Category Archives: Game Recaps
Rangers knock off Red Wings in overtime; Nash scores 10th of the season
Bobby Bevilacqua
Martin St. Louis congratulates his teammates after an overtime victory over the Detroit Red Wings at home by a final score of 4-3. Photo courtesy of MSG Photos.
After allowing the Detroit Red Wings (6-3-4) to tie up the game very late in the third period, the Rangers managed to avoid a catastrophic collapse and score on the power play in overtime to give the New York Rangers (6-4-2) a win in their third straight overtime game, with a final score of 4-3.
In Alain Vigneault’s 900th carrer game as an NHL head coach, the Rangers were able to earn him a thrilling win at Madison Square Garden.
Derick Brassard, one of my players to watch, had another great game tonight, picking up an assist on Rick Nash’s goal and scoring the eventual overtime winner. Brassard’s now has 11 points in 12 games this season.
Rangers lose second straight in shootout; St. Louis scores twice
Bobby Bevilacqua
The Rangers managed to score three goals against the Blues, but fell in the shootout for their second consecutive loss in overtime. Photo courtesy of MSG Photos.
The Rangers (5-4-2) dropped their second consecutive game in the shootout to the red-hot St. Louis Blues (7-3-1) by a final score of 4-3.
With two rookie defensemen making their first starts of the season, and Cam Talbot making his first start since October 10th, the Rangers held their own against one of the better teams in the West and brought it into overtime, but could not finish it off and walked away with a point.
Cam Talbot played very well tonight, making 31 saves on 34 shots, including some huge saves in the second period as well as late in the game.
Rangers fall to Winnipeg in shootout, lose McDonagh and Klein to Injury
Bobby Bevilacqua
The Rangers lost captain Ryan McDonagh early in the first period with a separated shoulder, and could miss a significant amount of playing time. Photo courtesy of MSG Photos.
The Rangers faced off against the Jets in a very exciting game, but came away with a 1-0 shootout loss, and a bad taste in their mouth following the loss of captain Ryan McDonagh and Kevin Klein to injuries.
Both Ondrej Pavelec and Henrik Lundqvist recored shutouts, with 65 minutes of shutout hockey. Both made some great saves, but it was Pavelec who had the heavier workload, stopping all 38 shots he faced.
Rangers come back to beat the Wild with huge 3rd period; Duclair scores first career NHL goal
Bobby Bevilacqua
Did that really just happen?
The Rangers managed to score 5 times in the third to complete a crazy, come from behind victory over the Minnesota Wild. Photo courtesy of MSG Photos.
After looking dead for the first two periods of the game, and dealing with two ejections, the Rangers managed to stay strong and scored 5 goals in the third period, leading them to a crazy 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Wild.
This was the first time the Rangers have scored 5 goals in a period since 2011 against the Canadiens, and it’s only the first time they have come back from a 3-0 deficit in the third since 1992 against the Minnesota North Stars.
Coming into tonight, the Wild had only given up 6 goals in 6 games. The Rangers practically managed to double that in one period, with the 5 goals coming from 5 different Rangers. Kevin Klein, Rick Nash, Derick Brassard, Anthony Duclair, and Mats Zuccarello all scored for New York.
Rangers win streak snapped in Montreal; Duclair tallies another point
Matt Steccato and Bobby Bevilacqua
EDITOR’S NOTE: A big thank you for my friend Matt who wrote a lot of the article, because I had to work for most of the game.
A scene from the Senators’ tribute at home following the shooting tragedy in Ottawa. Photo courtesy of NHL.com
Heading into the Bell Centre, the New York Rangers and the Montreal Canadiens were both riding 3 game win streaks, and for the Rangers, it came to an end.
After going through a 6-game series in the Eastern Conference Finals last season, the two teams are starting to develop a heated rivalry, which certainly came out in tonight’s game.
Following the tragedy that occurred in Ottawa a few days ago, the Habs were looking to help distract their country and come together to watch the sport they love.
The Canadiens came away with a 3-1 victory, thanks to goaltender Carey Price, who was stellar in tonight’s effort. Price is now 8-1-1 in his career against the Rangers. Read the rest of this entry
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