Rangers Recap: Rangers win 4th in a row, Valley shuts out Ducks 3-0
by Jim Schmiedeberg on Oct 11, 2009 7:52 PM EDT
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PrintHenrik Lundqvist got the night off, but the Garden pipes were in good hands as backup Steve Valiquette turned away 18 shots to lead the New York Rangers to a 3-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks at Madison Square Garden tonight.
After two periods of scoreless play, Ales Kotalik got the Rangers on the board with a power play goal early in the period. Artem Anisimov's play continued to improve, and tonight notched his first NHL goal late with under five minutes remaining in the game. Dan Girardi added an empty net goal with the Rangers killing off a double minor and Jean-Sebastin Giguere on the bench to finish the scoring.
The Rangers power play continues to improve, they were 2 for 5 tonight.
Sean Avery made a triumphant debut, after missing the first four games of the season with a knee injury. The Garden faithful cheered every time Avery was on the ice, and Avery responded with an assist on Anisimov's goal. Marian Gaborik also added an assist on Kotalik's goal to keep his point streak alive at five games.
Michal Rozsival responded to his benching in the third period of the Rangers last game against Washington by playing a solid game, and logging over sixteen minutes of ice time.
Giguere was strong throughout for the Ducks, making 35 saves in a game dominated by the Rangers.
The Rangers hope to continue their winning ways when they face the winless Toronto Maple Leafs Monday night at Madison Square Garden.
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gaboriks assist
came on kotaliks goal, not AAs ;)
prospal and avery had the assists on AAs goal
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
and still no one noticed that Brodeur was 415 pounds, LOL
thanks, scoring corrected
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Oct 11, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
that’s true, maybe people thought he had been hanging out with Kirstie Alley
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Oct 12, 2009 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Dude
I literally just uttered those words from my mouth. Holy ****. That blew my mind.
"Jaromir Jagr.... it's a POWER PLAY GOAL!"
- Sam Rosen
I know
Shouldn’t we be getting ready for bed or something?
by Lunkwill Fook on Oct 11, 2009 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s good to see that Avery’s jaw didn’t show any signs of rust; he was giving it to Niedermayer after his PP assist. While I readily admit I’d hate Avery if he never played for the Rangers, I can’t help but enjoy what he does on the ice.
this was the rangers best game of the season. we doinated the puck, kept it down in their end most of the time, very solid in net and defensively, in which i mean not too many odd man rushes against., which was becoming a bit of a concern in my eyes. even rosi played reasonably well.
hopefully we can not look past toronto tomorrow and keep this goin. leafs game has all the making of a trap/letdown game, though i think torts will make sure they arent looking past them
Awesome Win
Ready to make it 5 straight against the struggling Leafs!
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by Nick Montemagno on Oct 11, 2009 11:20 PM EDT reply actions
#5
I see no reason why we should not produce against the Leafs. They are having trouble in both depts-scoring and defense. As long as we maintain an even keel approach to each game we should do well. This is a team that can score-just wish that Higgins would bury a few. He has the rest of his game going.
andrew ebbett
what’s going on with ebbett this year? did the koivu signing make AE an extra part?
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Atlantic Standings
| GP | W | L | OTL | PT | |
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New York Rangers
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55 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 79 |
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Philadelphia
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56 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 69 |
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Pittsburgh
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56 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 69 |
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New Jersey
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56 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 68 |
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New York Islanders
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56 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 56 |
(updated 2.15.2012 at 8:59 AM EST)
Rangers Schedule
Next 5 Games
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Chicago
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Thu 02/16 | 7:00 PM EST |
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Columbus
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Sun 02/19 | 8:00 PM EST |
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Pittsburgh
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Tue 02/21 | 7:00 PM EST |
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New York Islanders
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Fri 02/24 | 7:00 PM EST |
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Buffalo
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Sat 02/25 | 7:00 PM EST |
Last 5 Games
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Boston
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Tue 02/14 | W 3 - 0 |
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Washington
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Sun 02/12 | W 3 - 2 |
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Philadelphia
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Sat 02/11 | W 5 - 2 |
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Tampa Bay
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Thu 02/09 | OT - W 4 - 3 |
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New Jersey
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Tue 02/07 | L 0 - 1 |
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