Rangers Vs. Flyers: Henrik Lundqvist And The Rangers Shut Down Flyers
by Bryan Winters on Nov 26, 2011 5:12 PM EST
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The New York Rangers came away with their second straight win this weekend, with a 2-0 shutout over the Philadelphia Flyers. The Rangers played excellent defense today, and absolutely shut down the top of line for the Flyers. Henrik Lundqvist stood tall today, and walked away with his 40th career shutout.
Right off the puck drop, we saw Brandon Prust and Zach Rinaldo drop the gloves just four seconds into the game. Meanwhile, Sean Avery and Wayne Simmonds were mixing it up at center ice. Brandon Prust set the tone of this game, with the decision over Rinaldo.
Just ten minutes later, Brandon Prust dropped the gloves once again, this time with Wayne Simmonds. Simmonds was running around all game, which Prust put an end to. Prust took the decision once again, and got three to four good shots in. We ended the first period scoreless.
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With a power play carrying over from the first period, the Rangers went back to work. About 45 seconds into the period, the Rangers scored, but it was quickly waived off and reviewed. The review showed that Ryan Callahan pushed the puck into the net with his glove, and the goal was disallowed.
Just a couple seconds later, Brad Richards converted on the power play, with a great shot from the circles. Ryan Callahan did a great job in front, setting up the screen in front of Sergei Bobrovsky. With about seven minutes left in the second period, Danny Briere took a cheap shot at Michael Del Zotto. Rinaldo was hit with his own team mates stick, and Briere went back at Del Zotto. Briere hit Del Zotto in the face with the cross check, and it sent him to the box for two minutes.
Five minutes in the third period, Carl Hagelin notched his first goal in the NHL, and it came at the right time. The Rangers needed this clutch two goal lead, and they got it from Hagelin. John Mitchell made a great play to get it back to Ryan McDonagh who threw it on net. Bobrovsky had a tough time with the shot and Hagelin buried it after two shots at it.
As I stated earlier, the defense was absolutely perfect tonight. They gave literally no ice to Claude Giroux and the Flyers top line. Henrik Lundqvist was also solid tonight to preserve the shutout. The Rangers will have a few days off before taking on the Pittsburgh Penguins this Tuesday at MSG.
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Very nice win...
too bad I totally missed this game. Pleasantly surprised after the horrible game against the Panthers.
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by Stepan the Ice! on Nov 26, 2011 5:16 PM EST reply actions
Last night and today were great games. With the addition and great play of Hagelin/Mitchell we’ve been able to roll all 4 lines throughout the game. Let’s hope it carries into our game vs. the Penguins.
by Eastern Impact on Nov 26, 2011 5:19 PM EST up reply actions
Hagelin....what else could be said
I’m greatful deveaux went retarded othwise I doubt we would of ever seen Hagelin. EC enjoy being scratched because as long as there here your fucked.
"It's far from done, but we did get something accomplished."-#19 B.Richards
by -19-AgainstAll on Nov 26, 2011 5:24 PM EST via mobile reply actions
meanwhile over at broad st.
- Dubinsky’s new name is officially weasel
- Shelley should be waived now seems like he’s hated as much as I hate ripped
- and the HBO special is going to be intense with shots and fights from today. Awesome
PS Talk about seeing torts smiling during a game. Thought I had something in my eye. He loves Hagelin you can just tell. Also not bad 60 min in hard teams. Guess lets just say Florida and Canadiens were a fluke and move on.
"It's far from done, but we did get something accomplished."-#19 B.Richards
by -19-AgainstAll on Nov 26, 2011 5:32 PM EST via mobile reply actions
*Rupp
(Spell check)
"It's far from done, but we did get something accomplished."-#19 B.Richards
by -19-AgainstAll on Nov 26, 2011 5:32 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Ya I know. That’s now his official name over there
"It's far from done, but we did get something accomplished."-#19 B.Richards
by -19-AgainstAll on Nov 26, 2011 6:17 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Remember those Cow & Chicken Cartoons?
Whenever Dubi scores a goal we should have a pic of him and the big words “I AM WEASEL!” Kidding of course, but if that’s the case, I think we should call the Flyers Skunks.
by NYR #35 Richter on Nov 26, 2011 11:50 PM EST up reply actions
The Rangers are officially a scary team to play against
I felt that the past two games and the next couple would really allow us to measure how good this team is. I personally thought that after seeing lossses against “Them” in Montreal and in Florida, we were ready to be reemed by the Failers and Caps. However, this team trounced the Caps and stifled the Failers. It is a little scary that NJ is hanging around as well as they are, there is no area for a let down this season as the Atlantic is a very competitve and hostile division.
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lots of teams doing surprisingly well actually. It seemed like Minnesota would never be able to get their act together; the Oilers were gonna be good, but I didn’t expect it this early, St. Louis has been performing since they fired their coach, and somehow, [Dallas – (Richards + Neal)] > [Dallas(2010-11)]
Take it to the net and keep jamming and jamming until somebody comes on you.
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by Scratch and Snif on Nov 26, 2011 6:48 PM EST up reply actions
and then of course the panthers and devils
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by Scratch and Snif on Nov 26, 2011 6:49 PM EST up reply actions
That somehow is the same puck luck that shot them to the top last year before they crashed and burned. Dallas, Minnesota and the Oilers have the same underlying issues we do, bad possession teams being carried by goaltending.
St Louis had the reverse, good possession team with crappy puck luck, it turned around. It’s possible Hitchcock expedited it, but it was gonna happen at some point.
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by George E. Ays on Nov 26, 2011 8:48 PM EST up reply actions
Good win!!! Congrets Rangers!
I do not want to see.Christiansen,ever in ranger uniform! also send Rupp somewhere and Deneneux too,waste of time! keep these lines ,keep on roster Mitchell and Hegelin!!Go rangers!
You sure it runs till almost two weeks after the game?
by Zuppa Di Pesce on Nov 26, 2011 9:41 PM EST up reply actions
There's a Preview tonight
Let me know how that works out for you . . .
by SimpleManiac on Nov 28, 2011 10:08 AM EST up reply actions
Great win! It’s really nice to see Mitchell and Hagelin contribute right away. Mitchell had a very strong game and was strong on the puck. And what can you say about Hagelin, He’s got great speed, good hands, and never stops moving. I can’t wait to see what this kid does for the rest of the year!
And I’m totally fine with Dubinsky only playing 12 minutes a night as long as we keep winning. I hope he starts scoring soon.
Great great win it was clear all game except for a couple of little spurts here and there that we were clearly the better team and Philly did not have many good chances…great great game defensively and good pressure around Bob..awesome energy from the crowd too it was awesome..gotta keep up that energy tho and not have lapses like Montreal and Florida where we just completely look dead and outplayed..Hagelin and Mitchell are definitely the right guys in there IMO..I’m a little tipsy do forgive me if my words run together lol
by Mr. Avery to you on Nov 26, 2011 6:03 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
We’re now 7-0-0 when Prust fights in the first minute of a game.
Time for him to do this regularly
by teknics on Nov 26, 2011 6:07 PM EST via mobile reply actions
…also let’s ship EC and Rupp for some picks, I want Hagelin and Mitchell to stick around.
I think we can dump Rupp at the deadline if he’s healthy, the whole vet presence etc thing.
by teknics on Nov 26, 2011 6:14 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Oh and 6-0-0 this season when they outshoot opponents (which of course would be great if it didn’t also mean we’ve only outshot our opponents 6 of 20 times this year)
by teknics on Nov 26, 2011 6:59 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Shots on Goal
Is a very misleading stat. Remember 3 years ago or so when the Rangers lead the league on shots on goal but got little for it? In fact I’m thrilled to hear the Rangers talk here and there about playing to get good scoring chances. That’s what it is about. Watching them, the old rangers would shoot. These Rangers look to hit the open player on the weak side for a great scoring chance rather than shooting.
Fully agree on keeping Hagelin and Mitchell around. I also want to see the Hobbit back in.
Can someone enlighten me?
I understand why Callahan’s goal was disallowed, but the only reason he was in a position to bat it in with his glove is because he got mugged from behind by Coburn… How is there no penalty called on that play? The goal should have been waived off, but why does the faceoff move outside the zone, and no penalty be assessed? He was literally dragged down with an arm around his face.
I also thought Briere’s penalty could merit a decent looking at by Shanahan. Not only did he slash his own player in the face, he then retaliated to his own idiotic move by flagrantly cross checking Del Zotto across the face. I’m working on the logic that he’s a repeat offender, and if they’re trying to eliminate needless headshots.. well this retaliatory cheap shot pretty much defines needless, considering he did the act that he was retaliating to.
They didn’t call it a penalty at the time so I don’t think they can use replay to determine penalties. Plus once you encroach the goalies “space” it tends to be 1-2 free shots to clear the crease, depending on how the refs are calling it that day of course
by teknics on Nov 26, 2011 9:23 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
There is clearing the crease and then there’s what Coburn did. He didn’t check him, he grabbed him and pulled him down, theres a big difference
by Zuppa Di Pesce on Nov 26, 2011 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
regardless
He hit him directly in the head with a cross-check. Should be an illegal hit to the head. If they want to get serious about the hits to the head then they should at least take a look at it. If an elbow to the head is suspendable then so should a cross-check to the head.. end of story.
by nhl_legendz on Nov 26, 2011 10:16 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
+1
Bash the guy when he desrves it, but give him props when he earns it. He had a good physical game today and it was even better than his game last night against the CAPS, which wasn’t too bad.
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by bleed'n blue on Nov 26, 2011 8:24 PM EST up reply actions
Great game. Had some decent scoring chances but when you play that tight defensively you won’t need that many quality scoring chances.
Great goal by Hagelin.
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by RichieToGabbySCORE on Nov 26, 2011 8:54 PM EST reply actions
A few notes:
Richard’s shot was not really a great shot. He kind of missed it but Cally had the great screen so it went in.
Also, McD and Girardi get a lot of credit, which they deserve, but Sauer is one of the most solid defensemen I have seen in a while. He just doesn’t mess up.
MDZ had a very solid game, and the two kids (Hagelin + Mitchell) deserve to at least get a few more games.
They are more skilled than Deveaux, better defensively than Rupp, and more noticeable than EC.
Two games in a row now we have seen all 12 forwards but together a great effort, and it has allowed Torts to roll 4 lines. This has kept everyone fresh, especially during the last 5 minutes of the period and the third.
Keep it going boys!!
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Seen quite a few uhhh “offspeed” shots from Richards this season and this wasn’t the first one to go in. I am not saying he does it on purpose, just mean those wobbly ducks are sometimes tricky to stop even when the goalie isn’t screened.
Meanwhile, if our first and second line centers both get 60 points, we will be doing pretty good this year.
Perhaps he does it on purpose sometimes, but watching the replay his stock almost misses the puck.
It would take an incredible amount of skill to do that on purpose. Knuckle-puck itme!!
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I sat down low in section 103 for the game tonight
so I was literally right behind the net (a little bit to the right of it) when Richards scored…the shot looked to be going full speed from my eye line, but it did seem to wobble a bit
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by Kevin Power on Nov 26, 2011 10:45 PM EST up reply actions
On replay you can see that is was definitely a slow, wobbly shot.
Cally’s screen was the reason it went in.
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Funny how Bryzgalov and Vokoun were the big goalie acquisitions and neither are playing.
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Great game by our boys. MSG was rocking with energy. Got to give credit to the Flyer fans who were up in the boonies as a group but very loud UNTIL it was 2-0, lol. That was the best defensive game MDZ has played this year. The Flyers did go at him as Torts kept Sauer high at the blue line to take the first Flyer rushing into the zone when possible. Hagelin and Mitchell were great and they play very well together. Bye bye EC. I think we still need a Deveaux/Rupp type in the line-up as Prust will be dead if he has to play that role. Briere is the weasel. Giroux looked like an old man with the stache but I wish we had him. 2 good wins back to back. Now the Pens.
Great game by the Rangers. I really like the current roster. Hagelin and Mitchell bring a lot to the team and it’s always a good day when the Rangers beat the Flyers.
I’d like to give a compliment to the refs. I wish the way they called the game yesterday would be the standard and not what we usually see where every little BS gets called.
Depth and 4 lines
Rangers are showing their depth giving them the ability to skate 4 solid hockey lines all with a threat of scoring. Combine that with very solid Blueliners and a goalie like Hank and you have the potential to do what they did against the Flyers. A real hockey masterpiece that was.
Lundqvist and shutouts
You gave Hank a few extras…..he’s not quite at 40 yet! But he should get it this season….
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37 regular season, 3 playoff.
Counts as 40 in my book
by teknics on Nov 27, 2011 10:49 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Unless MSG posted wrong # in broadcast
by teknics on Nov 27, 2011 10:49 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
No thats it, 37 regular season plus 3 playoff, career it would count as 40.
by CrazyRangerFan on Nov 27, 2011 11:03 AM EST up reply actions
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