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HailHailVitalogy wrote:

Got my tickets for Adam Graves night

xavier mcdaniel wrote:

not so hush-hush if you read the daily news:


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It was a particularly big night for Dubinsky, who was named the MVP of the annual YoungStars Game. The game brought the top 16 rookies from the NHL's two conferences together for a 3-on-3 game, and Dubinsky led the East with two goals and an assist.

The YoungStars event showcased the great potential that Staal and Dubinsky have shown Rangers fans all season. Broken up into two six-minute periods, the YoungStars Game was worth one point in the total Superskills score for the winners of each period. Staal and Dubinsky were both outstanding in the first six minutes, as the East routed the West 6-2 to earn a point. The West would come back to win the second period 4-1.

Dubinsky was a standout on offense for the Eastern Conference YoungStars, all NHL rookies, as he had an hand in three of the six first-period goals. Staal, meanwhile, scored a beautiful goal on a first-period semi-breakaway and assisted on the East's lone second-period goal.


Rangers defenseman Marc Staal had a big night in the NHL YoungStars game, scoring one goal and setting up another.
Finishing the first period with two goals and an assist, Dubinsky got into the act early, feeding Washington's Nicklas Backstrom from the right circle for a 2-0 lead just 2:30 into the game. Only 45 seconds after setting up Backstrom, Dubinsky gave the East a 3-1 lead, scoring on a backhand from in front of the net.

Staal then made it 4-1 when he took a cross-ice pass in the right circle and skated in one-on-one with Western Conference goalie Chris Osgood of the Detroit Red Wings. Staal fooled the veteran Osgood with a high wrister that caught the top of the left post and bounced into the net for the type of goal that typified the wide-open excitement of a 3-on-3 format.

The Rangers rookies weren't done, however, as Dubinsky capped off the first-period scoring with only 13 seconds left, when he redirected a centering pass behind Osgood for his third point of the night.

Staal later picked up his second point when he set up a goal by Backstrom early in the second period. Staal took the initial shot, which was stopped by Western Conference goalie Manny Legace, but Backstrom was right there for the rebound.

Legace later made a big stop on a breakaway by Staal, as the Rangers defenseman nearly came up with his third point of the night to match Dubinsky.