Rangers News and Notes from last night's win over Toronto
Press Release from the Rangers:
- The Blueshirts defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-1, tonight at Air Canada Centre to improve to 7-1-0 overall, including a 3-1-0 mark on the road; the 7-1-0 record ties the best start through eight games in team history (1983-84)
- The Rangers have extended their winning streak to seven games, including three straight wins away from MSG; the seven-game winning streak is their longest since they won seven in a row during the 2005-06 season (Feb. 1 - Mar. 2).
- New York are currently tied for the league lead in goals per game (4.00 goals/game) and rank second in the NHL in goals against per game (1.88 goals against/game).
- Marian Gaborik tallied two assists in a team-high 21:21 of icetime; he has now registered at least one point in each of the Rangers eight games this season (six goals and 12 points), his longest point streak to begin a season in his career and best start through eight games since he recorded 13 points (five goals and eight assists) through eight to begin the 2002-03 season.
- Two Rangers defensemen notched a goal in tonight's contest - Marc Staal recorded the game-winner at 4:36 of the second period and Michael Del Zotto registered a power play goal 71 seconds later; the New York defense corps currently leads the NHL in goals scored (nine).
- Brandon Dubinsky opened the game's scoring with an unassisted goal at 16:00 of the first period, and finished the game with two points (one goal and one assist), a plus-two rating and 10 faceoff wins for a 63% (10-16) success rate.
- Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist made 34 saves to record his sixth straight win, his longest winning streak since he won seven in a row during the 2006-07 season (Mar. 17 to Apr. 1).
- Vinny Prospal recorded an assist on Del Zotto's power play goal to extend his scoring streak to seven games (three goals and 11 points).
- Enver Lisin registered his first goal as a Ranger at 2:26 of the third period to complete the game's scoring; Lisin's goal was assisted by Wade Redden and Michal Rozsival, giving Rangers defensemen a total of 24 points on the season.
- The Blueshirts practice schedule for tomorrow, October 18, is 12:00 p.m. at the MSG Training Center.
- The Rangers return to action on Monday, October 19, when they will face-off against the San Jose Sharks at Madison Square Garden (7:00 p.m.); the game will be televised nationally on Versus and can be heard on 970 The Apple.
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rangers beat leafs ...
you knew that when mcdonald was starting the rangers had the advantage the rangers top line of gaborik ,prospal , and dubi look real good now and some of the coaches have matchup problems with them it is stll early and this is the rangers we are talking about but this years team is far better and more balanced then last years club god bless you john tortarella it is because of you this team has a chance to be great …
by lohaus#54 on Oct 18, 2009 1:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
well said
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Oct 18, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great win in T.O.
I think the Rangers started off a bit slow, but when the Dubi,Gaborik,Prospal line got that first goal in the first period, I think everything started to get better and the team got more comfortable. You don’t want to give a team like the Leafs any hope that they can come back and win a game they don’t deserve. And Staal looked great, Michael Del Zotto is awesome and it was nice to see his folks in the stands at A.C.C.
Let’s hope this continues on Monday Night.
by NYR #35 Richter on Oct 18, 2009 2:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
KING HENRIK
I agree 100% we are doing great, but we have to do a better job protecting our Goalies,last night the Toronto players crash the net one to many times,we have to make them pay,next time we play Toronto we have to take Jason Blake out,I really think we need a bruiser Dman.
by RangersIce94 on Oct 18, 2009 4:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We need a bruiser to take the place of Rosival
It’s a shame he is not playing halfway decent, they might have had a chance dumping him (and his 5 million dollar cap hit) if he were not spending so much time tripping over the ice or hiding out in the penalty box.
by Rangers Bleed Blue on Oct 19, 2009 1:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is a frightening trend we’ve seen over the past three or four games, where teams have free reign and run all over Hank, and no one is taking any responsibility and standing up for him. Other teams are going to see this happening, and if we don’t do something about it tonight against San Jose, you can bet your sweet @ss that the Devils are gonna do it all night on Thursday. Who cares if we take a penalty, isn’t defending a goalie who can’t defend himself a top priority, especially when the goalie we’re talking about is in the top 5 in the world?
by DJ Wuss on Oct 19, 2009 9:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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