B R O A D W A Y***B L U E S H I R T S

xavier mcdaniel · February 2013

Team Notes:
- The Rangers defeated the Boston Bruins, 4-3, in the shootout tonight at TD Garden to extend their winning streak to three games. New York has now won seven of their last 10 contests after dropping their first two games of the season.

- Ryan Callahan tallied the game-deciding goal in the fourth round of the shootout. Rick Nash also converted his shootout attempt, while Henrik Lundqvist turned aside 3-4 shootout attempts faced.

- The Blueshirts improved to 7-5-0 (14 pts) overall, including a 2-3-0 mark on the road this season.

- New York has out-scored their opponents, 13-5, during their current three-game winning streak.

- The Rangers have won 11 of their last 15 games against the Bruins, including seven of their last nine meetings. New York is 22-7-2 against Boston since 2005-06.

- The Blueshirts are 5-1-0 in their last six games at TD Garden, having out-scored the Bruins, 15-10, over the span.

- The Rangers and Bruins have been separated by one goal in 19 of their last 24 meetings, including eight games that required extra time and six that went to the shootout, dating back to Mar. 24, 2007. New York improved to 12-5-2 in one-goal games against Boston over the span.

- The Blueshirts’ penalty kill was 4-4 (6:42) in the contest, and have now held their opponents scoreless on the power play in each of the last three games (11-11 over the span).

- The Rangers improved to 3-1-0 against Original Six opponents this season, including a 2-1-0 mark against Boston.

- The Rangers remained undefeated when scoring the game’s first goal this season, posting a record of 5-0-0 in those contests, compared to 2-5-0 when allowing the game's first goal. The Blueshirts improved to 5-0-0 when leading after the first and second periods.

- The Blueshirts were credited with 25 blocked shots, led by Ryan McDonagh and Dan Girardi who tied for the game-high with seven blocked shots apiece. Marc Staal tied his season-high with four blocked shots in the contest.
Player Notes:

- Henrik Lundqvist made a season-high, 37 saves, and turned aside 3-4 shootout attempts to improve to 6-5-0 overall, including a 1-3-0 mark on the road this season. He is now 1-2-0 with a 2.62 goals against average and a .925 save percentage in three games when stopping 30+ shots this season. Lundqvist improved to 42-27 in career shootouts, and is now tied for first among NHL goaltenders all-time in shootout wins (M. Brodeur). Tonight was Lundqvist’s 27th consecutive appearance against Boston, dating back to Jan. 13, 2007.

- Rick Nash converted his shootout attempt, registered one assist and three shots on goal in 20:47 of ice time to capture first star honors. He has recorded three points (one goal, two assists) in the last two games, and now leads the team in scoring with 10 points (three goals, seven assists) on the season. Nash improved to 27-68 (39.7%) in the shootout for his career.

- Carl Hagelin notched the game’s opening goal at 10:37 of the first period, and logged 15:20 of ice time. He has now tallied six points (four goals, two assists) in the last five games, including four points (three goals, one assist) in the last two contests. Hagelin ranks second on the team with four goals and is tied for fifth in scoring with six points.

- Dan Girardi recorded an assist, tied for the game-high with seven blocked shots and was credited with four hits in 28:46 of ice time. He has now tallied three assists in two games since returning to the lineup, after missing the previous two games due to injury.

- Derek Stepan notched an unassisted goal at 8:17 of the second period, registered three shots on goal and won 9-17 faceoffs (53%) in a career-high, 25:14 of ice time. He has now tallied two goals in the last three road games.

- Anton Stralman registered his first point of the season with an unassisted goal at 2:07 of the third period, and recorded three shots on goal in 17:56 of ice time. He is now seven points shy of his 100th career NHL point.

- Ryan Callahan notched the game-deciding goal in the fourth round of the shootout, and tied for the team-high with four shots on goal in 19:25 of ice time. Callahan improved to 4-14 (28.6%) on the shootout in his career, with all four of his shootout goals being the game-deciding goal.

- J.T. Miller led all skaters with a career-high, seven hits, posted a plus-one rating and logged 12:24 of ice time in the contest.

- Ryan McDonagh tied for the game-high with seven blocked shots and logged a game-high, 29:39 of ice time.

- Matt Gilroy registered one shot on goal while skating in his 200th career NHL game.

Bathgate66 · February 2013

Nash and Hagelin make magic together

http://fb.nbcsports.com/cD6

Cant believe we are 2-1 against the big bad Bruins this season.

Bathgate66 · February 2013

@NYRangers: The #NYR have assigned defenseman Steve Eminger
to @CTWhale for conditioning purposes.

igotid88 · February 2013

Lundqvist shouldn't have a day off. There's only 48 games or so this season

badbrains · February 2013

igotid88 wrote:

Lundqvist shouldn't have a day off. There's only 48 games or so this season

I agree with you 10000%. Marty let some soft goals in tonight.

Bathgate66 · February 2013

badbrains wrote:

igotid88 wrote:

Lundqvist shouldn't have a day off. There's only 48 games or so this season

I agree with you 10000%. Marty let some soft goals in tonight.

I cringed when we got to our first shootout and Henrik wasnt in the pipes,
and he had to go against the likes of Tavares and Nielsen.

xavier mcdaniel · February 2013

The Rangers defeated the Washington Capitals, 2-1, tonight at Madison Square Garden to extend their point streak to five games (4-0-1). New York has now registered at least one point in nine of their last 12 contests (8-3-1) after dropping their first two games of the season.

- The Blueshirts are now 8-5-1 (17 pts) overall, including a 6-2-1 mark at home this season.

- The Rangers have won six of their last eight regular season games against the Capitals, out-scoring Washington, 28-15, over the span.

- The Rangers have posted a record of 18-3-2 in their last 23 games against Southeast Division opponents, including a 3-0-0 mark against the Southeast Division this season. The Blueshirts have out-scored their Southeast Division opponents, 77-46, over the span.

- New York registered 20 shots on goal in the first period, which marks a season-high and is their most shots in a single period since posting 20 shots on goal in the Third Period on April 5, 2012, at Pittsburgh. The Rangers out-shot the Capitals, 40-28, in the contest.

- The Blueshirts’ penalty kill was 4-4 (8:00) in the contest, and have now held their opponents scoreless on the power play in each of the last five games (16 times shorthanded). The Rangers have posted a record of 4-1-1 when holding opponents scoreless on the power play.

- The Rangers out-hit the Capitals, 34-22, led by Ryan Callahan’s game-high, six hits, and Brian Boyle’s five hits.

Player Notes:
- Henrik Lundqvist made 27 saves to improve to 7-5-0 overall, including a 6-2-0 mark at home this season. He has held opponents to two goals or less in six of his last nine games (6-3-0, 1.88 goals against average, .930 save percentage over the span), and is 7-3-0 with a 1.99 goals against average and a .927 save percentage in his last 10 games.

- Carl Hagelin notched a goal to extend his career-high goal streak to four games (five goals), and registered four shots on goal in 16:41 of ice time to earn first star honors. His four-game point streak (five goals, two assists over the span) also ties his career-high.

- Derek Stepan registered the game-winning goal, while on the power play, at 4:25 of the third period, and logged 21:38 of ice time. He has notched two goals in the last three games.

- Rick Nash tallied an assist to extend his assist/point streak to four games (one goal, four assists over the span). He also registered a game-high, eight shots on goal, and led all forwards with 22:33 of ice time. Nash leads the team in points (12), shots on goal (57) and plus/minus rating (plus-nine), and is tied for first in assists (nine) this season.

- Ryan McDonagh recorded an assist and was credited with four hits in 21:21 of ice time. He has now tallied four points (one goal, three assists) in the last five games.

- Michael Del Zotto tallied the primary assist on the game-winning, power play goal, and was credited with two hits in a team-high, 24:17 of ice time. He is now four points shy of his 100th career NHL point.

- Brad Richards recorded a power play assist, was credited with two hits and logged 18:20 of ice time. He has now tallied an assist in each of the last two games, and is tied for the team lead with nine assists on the season.

- Ryan Callahan led all skaters with six hits and six blocked shots, and registered five shots on goal in 21:10 of ice time.

- Darroll Powe was credited with one hit and one blocked shot, while skating in his 300th career NHL game.

Post-Game Quotes:
- John Tortorella on tonight’s game…
“We’re going to take it one at a time. That’s all we can do is take it one at a time. The last game we grabbed a point there and tonight was a hard game. That’s all we’re trying to do, we’re not looking at streaks or records. We’re just trying to get points every night.”

- Henrik Lundqvist on the team’s recent play…
“I think we’re getting to where we need to be. We’re doing a lot of good things. It pays off, so I don’t know if you want to call it on a roll here. It’s a good feeling when we play the way we should play, and it pays off. I think special teams are key. Lately, the PK has been great, the power play’s getting really good. I think that’s a huge part of having success in this league is having special teams go well for you.”

- Carl Hagelin on the power play…
“We were on the puck and winning draws, that’s where it starts. When you win draws, you get the puck and they can’t be as aggressive.”

igotid88 · February 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzk1P7IW ... youtu.be&a

Bathgate66 · February 2013

igotid88 wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzk1P7IWK0Q&feature=youtu.be&a

:?:

Bathgate66 · February 2013

According to Andrew Gross, the Rangers lines at practice today are:

Marian Gaborik, Brad Richards, Ryan Callahan
Carl Hagelin, Derek Stepan, Rick Nash
Taylor Pyatt, Brian Boyle, JT Miller
Arron Asham, Jeff Halpern, Chris Kreider/Brandon Mashinter.

They placed Powe on IR ( wonder if he has a concussion - he was out of it )
and Called up Mashinter

Bathgate66 · February 2013

will be weird to see Prust going against us.

Over / Under on how long it takes for him to drop his gloves?

And who do we try and match him up with?

I think Mashinter from The Whale has been called up, he is a big boy.

GivenToJam88 · February 2013

Bathgate66 wrote:

will be weird to see Prust going against us.

Over / Under on how long it takes for him to drop his gloves?

And who do we try and match him up with?

I think Mashinter from The Whale has been called up, he is a big boy.

Asham might get into it with him

Bathgate66 · February 2013

GivenToJam88 wrote:

Bathgate66 wrote:

will be weird to see Prust going against us.

Over / Under on how long it takes for him to drop his gloves?

And who do we try and match him up with?

I think Mashinter from The Whale has been called up, he is a big boy.

Asham might get into it with him

respectfully,
i think Prust would bust Ashams ass
I hope its Mashinter or Boyle

Bathgate66 · February 2013

Bathgate66 · February 2013

GivenToJam88 · February 2013

Classic Rangers, can't hold a lead

Bathgate66 · February 2013

why the fuck wasnt that icing ?

GivenToJam88 · February 2013

It's now or never!

Rygar · February 2013

No fights. Habs on fire!

Bathgate66 · February 2013

Rygar wrote:

No fights. Habs on fire!

tough , formidable opponents.
totally clogged up the entire game with all those friggin icings.

will be good Saturday night up there.

B R O A D W A Y***B L U E S H I R T S

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