Bobby Bevilacqua

Dan Girardi scored the first goal for the Rangers, and that would be all that they needed, with Henrik Lundqvist shutting out the Oilers and Carl Hagelin scoring an empty netter. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.

The Rangers (14-10-4) won their second game in as many days, shutting out the struggling Edmonton Oilers (7-19-5) by a final score of 2-0.

The Rangers got some surprising news this afternoon, when it was discovered that Derick Brassard, second on the team in points, had contracted the mumps, now the 12^th case in the NHL this season. With Brassard out, Vigneault had to make some changes in the lineup. Tanner Glass was reinserted into the lineup on the fourth line, and JT Miller was shifted to center, with Chris Kreider playing on the second line again. Read the rest of this entry →