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Rangers fall to Winnipeg in shootout, lose McDonagh and Klein to Injury

Bobby Bevilacqua

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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.

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Rangers aim for fourth consecutive home win; Hayes back in lineup

Bobby Bevilacqua

Rangers salute the crowd 10-28

The Rangers will be looking to win their fourth consecutive home game, and start off this four game homestand with a 2-0 record.

After playing just nine games in October, and only 3 games in the past 12 days, the Rangers embark on a jam-packed November tonight against the Winnipeg Jets.

New York will play the first of 15 games over the next 29 days, with 10 of those games being played on home ice.

The Rangers (5-4-0) are coming off of a sensational comeback victory over the Wild, where they scored 5 goals in the third period en route to their fourth win in 5 games. New York has not played since that game, which was on Monday. Read the rest of this entry

Rangers come back to beat the Wild with huge 3rd period; Duclair scores first career NHL goal

Bobby Bevilacqua

Did that really just happen?

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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.

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Rangers look to rebound against the Wild; AV considers center shuffle again

Bobby Bevilacqua

MSG 10-19

The Rangers return home to begin a 4 game home stand starting with tonight’s game against the Minnesota Wild.

After a loss in which New York was overwhelmed by Montreal, Vigneault and the Rangers (4-4-0) will change things up in order to create more offense tonight against the Wild (4-2-0) in the first game of a four game home stand. Vigneault also may shift the wing positions for tonight’s home-ice match as well.

After struggling in Montreal, especially in the faceoff circle, rookie Kevin Hayes may wind up being a healthy scratch for tonight. Hayes was demoted to the fourth line towards the end of the game after beginning the night with Chris Kreider and Rick Nash. Read the rest of this entry

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.

Senators pregame after Ottawa tragedy

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