The Rangers winning streak ended at three after a clunker at the Garden today, getting shutout 4-0 by the Panthers. Henrik Lundqvist allowed three goals on 23 shots before being pulled in the second period for Steve Valiquette. The Rangers did plaster Panther goalie Craig Anderson with 43 shots, but all were turned away.
Monzo: Not [...]
A decision on Petr Prucha’s future with the Rangers is on its way. Sam Weinman’s ‘Ranger Report’ reports Tom Renney had discussions with Jim Schoenfeld and Glen Sather to decide what to do with the fourth year winger. Prucha has been a healthy scratch for 9 straight games and will likely be one again tomorrow.
Monzo: [...]
Brian Burke was officially named President and GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs. TSN has the story.
Monzo: This was an obvious move for the Leafs. Burke was looking to come east because of his family and Toronto was looking for a change. This has been rumored for some time now and got to [...]
News: The Rangers continued their solid play, as they swept the Lightning and Panthers on their holiday trip to Florida. Last night the Rangers continued their shootout dominance, improving to 6-1 in the shootout, with a 4-3 win over the Panthers. Nikolai Zherdev, Dan Fritsche and Aaron Voros all netted goals. [...]
The Game:
The first-place Rangers (16-7-2) face-off against the Panthers (8-11-2) tonight in the first game of a home-and-home set at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida, starting at 7:30 pm.
The Goaltenders:
Henrik Lundqvist (14-5-2, 2.08 GAA) starts in net for the Rangers.
Craig Anderson (3-1-2, 2.01 GAA) gets the start for the Panthers.
The Notes:
The Rangers are 20-for-121 [...]
Larry Brooks reports in the New York Post that Petr Prucha may play tonight in Miami as the Rangers battle with the Panthers. Prucha has played in only eight of the Rangers 25 games this season. If he doesn’t get in, he may be sent down to Hartford on a conditioning assignment. [...]
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The first-place Rangers (16-7-2) earned a shootout victory over the Lightning (6-8-7) by the score of 3-to-2.
The Rangers have now won five of their last seven games.
For a complete recap, boxscore and stats, check out SNY.tv.
The Markus Naslund-Brandon Dubinsky-Nikolai Zherdev line worked well again tonight, with Nasulnd being the beneficiary, scoring both of the Rangers [...]
The Game:
The first-place Rangers (15-7-2) face-off against the Lightning (6-8-6) tonight for the final time this season in the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida, starting at 7:30 pm.
The Goaltenders:
Henrik Lundqvist (13-5-2, 2.09 GAA) starts in net for the Rangers. Lundqvist is 3-0-0 with a 1.34 GAA in three game versus the Lightning this [...]
A lot of things go unseen. A lot of players get mixed in the shuffle and don’t get the recognition they deserve. When I look at the Rangers roster, a lot of guys slip through the cracks and don’t get much praise for their job well done.
Two players come to the top of my list. [...]
