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Rangers look to keep winning ways against the Sabres at home
Bobby Bevilacqua
The Rangers will be back at Madison Square Garden to take on the Buffalo Sabres, who have struggled recently. Photo courtesy of MSG Photos.
The Rangers (20-11-4) have won nine of their last 10 games, and are hoping to continue to pick up another win against the struggling Buffalo Sabres (14-22-3) at Madison Square Garden.
The Sabres will be playing their second game in as many days, and were shut out by the Florida Panthers 2-0 on Friday night. The Sabres are now 1-6-1 in their last eight games.
While this is largely a rebuild year for the Sabres, they had been playing solid hockey for a while before hitting their recent eight game skid. Buffalo has also had some standout young players. Read the rest of this entry
Rangers finish the year on a positive note with a win over the Panthers
Bobby Bevilacqua
Henrik Lundqvist was in net for the Rangers 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers, stopping 18 shots for his 17th win of the season. Photo courtesy of the New York Rangers.
The Rangers (20-11-4) closed out the year strong, with a dominating win over the Florida Panthers (16-10-9) on the road, scoring five goals, all from different players.
The Blueshirts overcame a bad first 10 minutes, controlling the final 50 minutes, scoring the first goal of the game and never losing the lead.
Florida was held to just 20 shots in the game, mostly in part to an excellent defensive effort from all of the players. Ryan McDonagh, Marc Staal and Chris Kreider all stood out, playing well in their own end and preventing the Panthers from ever establishing their game. Read the rest of this entry
Rangers earn second consecutive shutout victory; St. Louis picks up two points
Bobby Bevilacqua
The Rangers managed to shut out the Canadiens on home ice, and were able to get the puck past Tokarski five times throughout the night. Photo courtesy of MSG Photos.
For the second game in a row, the Ranger (9-7-4) shutout their opponent, this time against the best team in the NHL, the Montreal Canadiens (16-6-1).
New York vastly outplayed their opponents, controlling play for almost the entire game. They outshot Montreal 34-21, had 15 takeaways, and lit up Dustin Tokarski for five goals, all while shutting down the Habs with tremendous defensive play.
Martin St. Louis was the offensive catalyst for the Rangers, assisting on Derek Stepan’s goal in the second period, and then scoring himself later on. St. Louis’ two points puts him at 998 for his career. Read the rest of this entry
Rangers set to take on Canadiens at The Garden
Rangers set to take on Canadiens at The Garden
Bobby Bevilacqua
The Rangers and Canadiens will square off in New York for the first time since Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Photo courtesy of the New York Rangers.
After Friday’s game against the Sabres was postponed, the Rangers (8-7-4) were able to get a long rest as they prepared to face off against the best team in the Eastern Conference; the Montreal Canadiens (16-5-1).
The last time that the Rangers met the Canadiens at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers went on to win Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals and advance to play for the Stanley Cup. Read the rest of this entry
Practice Notes: Lundqvist to start against Canadiens
Bobby Bevilacqua
The last time that the Rangers played the Canadiens at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers won Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals and advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 20 years.
The Rangers will play their first game in four days on Sunday when they face off against the Montreal Canadiens for the second time this season. This time, the two teams will play in New York.
The last time the Rangers played Montreal, it was at the Bell Centre, with the Habs coming away with a 3-1 victory. Carl Hagelin scored the lone goal for New York, assisted by Anthony Duclair and Dan Girardi. Carey Price led the Canadiens to victory, stopping 34 shots in the process.
Despite Talbots fantastic performance against the Flyers, where he earned his first victory of the season in a 2-0 shutout win, Vigneault has decided to start Lundqvist on Sunday.
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