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The Rangers look for revenge against the Maple Leafs

Bobby Bevilacqua

MSL congratulating teammates

Martin St. Louis and the Rangers will look for revenge against the Maple Leafs after Toronto took them down at The Garden, with the help of five second period goals en route to a 6-3 victory.

The Rangers (6-4-2) will play the Maple Leafs (6-5-2) in an original six matchup for the second time this season, and look to improve on the 6-3 defeat they suffered at the hands of Toronto at Madison Square Garden on October 12th.

New York is coming off of an overtime victory against the Detroit Red Wings by a score of 4-3, where Rick Nash, Martin St. Louis, and Derick Brassard all scored.

Toronto last played Thursday, losing in a shootout to the Colorado Avalanche on the road, by a score of 4-3. Read the rest of this entry

Rangers knock off Red Wings in overtime; Nash scores 10th of the season

 Bobby Bevilacqua

MSL congratulating teammates

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.

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Rangers aim to end homestand with a victory over Detroit

Bobby Bevilacqua

rangers defense 11-1

Rangers’ head coach Alain Vigneault will be coaching his 900th career NHL game tonight, and his team will be looking to give him a win on his special night at the Garden.

In Alain Vigneault’s 900th career game as a head coach, the Rangers (5-4-2) will look to supply him with a victory over the Detroit Red Wings (6-3-3) in an original six matchup at Madison Square Garden.

New York is coming off of two shootout losses against the Winnipeg Jets and the St. Louis Blues, where they likely deserved better with how hard they played and the injuries and inexperience that they had to overcome.

Despite the two tough losses, the Rangers have earned a point in six of their last seven games (4-1-2), as well as in three straight. Read the rest of this entry

Rangers lose second straight in shootout; St. Louis scores twice

Bobby Bevilacqua

msg and skaters 11-3

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.

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Rangers face off against St. Louis at MSG; McIlrath and Allen make season debut

Bobby Bevilacqua

When the Rangers (5-4-1) take the ice tonight at 7 PM against the St. Louis Blues (6-3-1), four of the defenseman in the starting lineup for New York will be guys that did not play when these two teams first faced off in the season opener.

Recent callups Connor Allen and Dylan McIlrath will both be in the starting lineup tonight, following the injuries to Ryan McDonagh and Kevil Klein.

New York Rangers v Los Angeles Kings

Connor Allen will be making his season debut tonight against the Blues tonight, and could either play with Mike Kostka or Dylan McIlrath. Allen is a capable two-way defender who can move the puck and play solid defense.

The two are not linemates in Hartford, but were teammates last season and roommates for training camp this year.

Allen nearly made the team out of camp last season, and played in three games for the Rangers, where he looked comfortable and moved well with the puck. In eight games in Hartford, he has scored twice and picked up three assists with a minus-one rating. Read the rest of this entry