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Rangers Vs. Penguins: Rangers Make It Four Straight With Win Over Penguins

The New York Rangers won their fourth straight game with a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight. This is the fourth time this season the Rangers have won four or more games in a row. Henrik Lundqvist was solid once again tonight in between the pipes with some great saves.

Just five minutes into the game, the Penguins cashed in first with a goal coming from Ben Lovejoy. Lovejoy was the trailer on the play, and was uncovered by the Rangers as he gave the Penguins a 1-0 lead. Nearing the end of the first period, Brad Richards tied up the game by picking up a loose puck in front of Marc-Andre Fleury.

It wasn't the greatest period that the Rangers have played this season, but they found a way to get back into the game. About midway through the first, John Tortorella took his timeout and it seemed to of worked, as the Rangers finally got their legs back.

Follow after the jump for more.

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Just three minutes into the second period, Brandon Dubinsky cashed in with a great play coming from Ryan Callahan. If anyone remembers the overtime winner in Pittsburgh last season where these two connected, it was just that but slightly reversed. Ryan Callahan made a great toe drag on the defenseman, and fed it over to Dubinsky who had the wide open net.

The Rangers played much better defensively in the second period, and basically shut down the Penguins top line. However, the Penguins did have their fair share of chances, but there was a guy named Henrik Lundqvist in the way. As if there wasn't enough fluky plays this game, Derek Stepan scored just a minute into the third period, and gave the Rangers a comfortable lead.

The puck was originally dumped into the zone, and Marc-Andre Fleury came out to play the puck, but it seemed to of his something in the ice and went right to Marian Gaborik. However, Gaborik was at a weird angle, and banked it off the post and out to Derek Stepan, who deposited the puck on the empty net. Everyone though Gaborik finally got his 300th career assist, but it was taken away after the puck touched a Penguin in front before going to Stepan. Poor Gaborik.

With the win, the Rangers are sitting comfortably atop of the Eastern Conference with 56 total points. The Rangers next game will be this coming Tuesday against the Phoenix Coyotes.

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@clalicata17

by Clalicata17 on Jan 6, 2012 9:49 PM EST reply actions  

Most points in the entire league, I love it, something special is developing here boys.

by Andy94 rangers are life on Jan 6, 2012 9:53 PM EST reply actions  

Random question: have we lost more than 2 in a row this season?

Oh and we’re now 5-0-1 this season on the 2nd game of back to backs

by teknics on Jan 6, 2012 9:59 PM EST via mobile reply actions  

didn’t we start the season 0-2-1? Besides that i don’t think so

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by Scratch and Snif on Jan 6, 2012 10:12 PM EST up reply actions  

i mean regulation losses, i figured our start was our worst (imagine if we had won 1 of those games we lost in regulation, we’d only have 8 losses right now)

by teknics on Jan 6, 2012 10:18 PM EST up reply actions  

Haven’t lost three in a row this season.

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by Danz10 on Jan 7, 2012 2:37 AM EST via mobile up reply actions  

the horrible Caps/Panthers road trip back in Nov I believe.

by Richter1994 on Jan 7, 2012 7:22 AM EST up reply actions  

wow

Unlike last year I do not fear when they are down points. Nomatter how bad I think there playing they always seem to change momentum. Last year I could guarantee they would of lost

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by -19-AgainstAll on Jan 6, 2012 10:07 PM EST via mobile reply actions  

+1, at the start and when Pitt scored the goal I was worried, but my faith was restored not long after

by teknics on Jan 6, 2012 10:19 PM EST up reply actions  

They looked really bad in the 1st

by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jan 6, 2012 10:24 PM EST up reply actions  

No game until tuesday?

Will be stressing on Giants for next 48 hours.

by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jan 6, 2012 10:24 PM EST reply actions  

UGH tell me about it

Although I wonder if any Rangers will go to the game like how Pascoe came to the game against the Panthers

by thisisboom on Jan 6, 2012 10:27 PM EST up reply actions  

I could see Dubi, Cally, Boyle and Prust chilling in a luxury suite.

by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jan 6, 2012 10:30 PM EST up reply actions  

I thought the same thing when I saw their schedule. That gap could give Boston a chance to catch up but you’re right, at least we’ll have the Giants in the middle of the barren stretch.

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by NYRWolfer on Jan 6, 2012 10:55 PM EST up reply actions  

Bring on the Falcons boys, GO GIANTS!!!!!

by CrazyRangerFan on Jan 7, 2012 3:08 AM EST up reply actions  

Just dropping in to say almost every team thinks “the Rangers can’t be that good” and every team is proven wrong.

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by Brandon C. on Jan 6, 2012 10:28 PM EST reply actions  

Great season to say the least.

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by Brandon C. on Jan 6, 2012 10:39 PM EST up reply actions  

I’m sure George will have a new post soon saying that we suck statistically but somehow we don’t suck in the win column. Much crying will ensue.

by Caerid11 on Jan 7, 2012 2:32 AM EST up reply actions  

Its pretty ridiculous when you think about it. We get almost doubled up in shots and still score 3 goals? Goalies have nightmares about playing us because of what we do to save percentages. Just seems crazy to think they can keep it up. But they’ve shown no signs of stopping. All that “regression” George said we got out of the way with last night… well we just regressed the regression.

by nhl21 on Jan 7, 2012 9:12 AM EST via mobile up reply actions  

George has said numerous times that we are “close to the elite category”, yet we are relying on unbelievable goaltending.

Can you really argue with either of those points?

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LET'S GO RANGERS!!!

by Moshe52792 on Jan 8, 2012 3:37 AM EST up reply actions  

Somebody pinch me...

No wait, don’t.

Have another doughnut

by schwartzy on Jan 6, 2012 10:41 PM EST reply actions  

one game at a time

still a long way to go, but this is really fun. they almost seem to stifle the other teams to the point of complete frustration. good teams too.

Shoot the puck Barry!!!

by dsteak on Jan 6, 2012 10:48 PM EST reply actions  

Good observation

especially by the 3rd period. We saw this especially in the Winter Classic and last night with the Pens. Both of those teams were totally out of sorts in the 3rd. We seem to always start off slow, then build and build as the game progresses. If we can hold teams down in the first period we’ll always be looking pretty good to win the game by the end.

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by Stepan the Ice! on Jan 7, 2012 10:00 AM EST up reply actions  

Hanks new pads looked great today…seems like hes got a little magic in those babies.

by CrazyRangerFan on Jan 6, 2012 10:54 PM EST reply actions  

New glove as well if i heard him right in postgame.

by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jan 6, 2012 11:00 PM EST up reply actions  

I love the cries of his pads being an illegal size from haters.

by KingHenrik_theVIII on Jan 7, 2012 1:18 AM EST up reply actions  

The Broadway Hat Standings:

Lundqvist 5

Del Zotto, Richards, Dubinsky, Stepan 2

Prust, Callahan, Woywitka, Anisimov, Fedotenko, Hagelin, Mitchell, Sauer, Eminger, Gaborik, Rupp, Stralman 1

Not in order for the 1’s.

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by Brandon C. on Jan 6, 2012 10:57 PM EST reply actions  

Biron got 1 too.

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by Brandon C. on Jan 6, 2012 10:59 PM EST up reply actions  

Nope, no Boyle, no Avery, (unsurprisingly) no Christensen, no Staal of course.

Have to guess that if any of the active of that bunch score a goal or two in a game soon they will get it.

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by Brandon C. on Jan 6, 2012 11:08 PM EST up reply actions  

No they play the No-Name “D” they just shut em down- no names, no points, no wins for the other guys. And when they’re done the other tem says “who the Fuck was that?”

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by RangerFanInChicago on Jan 6, 2012 11:09 PM EST up reply actions  

Biron makes 26

26 REGULATION wins!!!! Not even half way yet. Most exciting team in a long while.

At beginning of season I thought this would be a decent year, next year they would be contenders, and the year after that favorites. Looks like they’re a little ahead of schedule.

There’s only two players born in the seventies (Biron. Feds). Young team with moreyoung, hungry talent in the pipeline.VERY EXCITE!!!!

by Dr. Strangepork on Jan 6, 2012 11:11 PM EST up reply actions  

what would you guys say our weakest link is right now, i’de have to go with feds.. (only applicable to people who have actually been playing and healthy in other words, not EC)

by ariii on Jan 6, 2012 11:13 PM EST reply actions  

Fedo is slow but you have to expect him to be. He’s good for what his job is. I’m happy with everyone.

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by Brandon C. on Jan 6, 2012 11:19 PM EST up reply actions  

i’m happy with the team i like what i see, but i can’t get the notion of getting another explosive winger who can snipe while getting rid of some of our cap space. we have some expendable D now, woywittka erixon and forwards: EC (obv) but no one would want him anyway, wolski (maybe we can get somebody to want him if we showcase him for a few games).

throw in a high draft pick with a couple of the people from above and we can lighten our cap and add more scoring depth to the club

i’de love to see someone hags could work with on his line, boyle doesn’t seem to be working offensively with him

by ariii on Jan 6, 2012 11:25 PM EST up reply actions  

I think some one, can’t remember who was saying Fedo might be playing injured or hurt? I don’t know, either way I can’t say anyone is a weak link, their rolling on like a machine beating everyone, I’d like to have that caps game back again and I can’t wait to see how we match up against the bruins.. Man do they look scary

by ImMike88 on Jan 6, 2012 11:44 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions  

Feds

Yeah he was born in the seventies. Let’s get rid of him.

by Dr. Strangepork on Jan 6, 2012 11:25 PM EST up reply actions  

he’s doing an alright job, but ive seen pretty much every game this season and i haven’t really heard his name called out too much by the announcers, he never seems to go above and beyond, i don’t know ive liked the guy since last year but it seems he’s slower this year.

by ariii on Jan 6, 2012 11:29 PM EST up reply actions  

The weakest link is still Rupp, but if you’re talking weakest versus expectations, then yeah, Feds.

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by George E. Ays on Jan 6, 2012 11:35 PM EST up reply actions  

I give the weakest link to Boyle, actually.

I think Rupp serves more of a purpose than BB. I was adamant about trading him after his last season (we could have gotten something great). It is what it is.

And I’m a Boyle fan.

Granted, if we are counting all our players, it’d be Christensen and Woywitka. In that order. I know the OP said don’t count them, but our team is so damn good that, well, we don’t have many weak links.

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by Jonathan. on Jan 7, 2012 12:31 AM EST up reply actions  

Boyles The best faceoffs player and doing a lot of the defensive work without drowning, for me that gives him the edge on Feds, who has been getting killed all year defensively.

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by George E. Ays on Jan 7, 2012 12:38 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions  

I have been less-than-satisfied with Boyle's defensive work all year.

I just see him getting beat on assignments constantly. His forechecking has been getting better (back to last year’s level), so I think that his defense may catch up again.

And before I’m crucified, I know that it’s a very short glimpse. But I think that he and Dubi may be partying too much, as per 24/7. Whenever I see pictures of Rangers with booze, it involves those two (and sometimes MDZ). Perhaps MDZ has jettisoned that (would make sense as he’s been amazing this year).

I am the last guy who’d ever bring up a guy partying as to poor play, but I do wonder with those two.

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by Jonathan. on Jan 7, 2012 12:43 AM EST up reply actions  

Boyle has done a fantastic job from what I can tell. Not a great offensive player, but isn’t supposed to be. Blocks a ton of shots, slows down the other teams top line by using size to his advantage.

There’s a reason his line gets playing time vs other teams best offensive line.

As for drinking comment, there’s really no way for us to know and no reason for us to believe so.

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by Brandon C. on Jan 7, 2012 2:24 AM EST via mobile up reply actions  

Other teams know Boyle is a Ranger. They feel him. Boyle and his line are a major reason why we just clog up the game. Playing against us is an unrelenting experience…Boston is like that too. We’re balanced and strong. Keep EC and Wolski out of the lineup.

by voice22 on Jan 7, 2012 2:54 AM EST up reply actions  

From BIP’s fanpost:

Boyle: Yeah I admit it, I was one of those people who thought Boyle could reproduce, or at least come close to, his production from last year. Does that mean his year is a disappointment? Offensively, yeah if you expected him to score 20+ goals. Defensively? Not at all. He IS our defensive forward. Proof?

Only 6 other forwards in the ENTIRE league have started in the defensive zone more than Boyle.
For forwards that have started in the Def zone more than the off zone (51 to 100% Dzone starts) only 14 players in the entire league have been on the ice for less goals against per 60min.
In fact, if you look at forwards that start in the dzone 60%+ of the time only 4 have a positive +/- per 60. Boyle is 3rd out of those 4
Ranks 25th in league with defensive zone faceoffs won. Which is a 54% def zone winning percentage. BR 48%; Dubi 47%

Sounds pretty “satisfactory” on defense…

by BigB22 on Jan 7, 2012 11:19 AM EST up reply actions  

Well, this game wasn’t pretty, but once a year Lundqvist steals one in Pittsburgh it seems. You’ll take it on the 2nd night of a back to back.

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by George E. Ays on Jan 6, 2012 11:43 PM EST reply actions  

a win is a win

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by feslenraster on Jan 7, 2012 2:47 PM EST up reply actions  

Flashback time!! :

Anyone else absolutely love that this year’s edition of the incredible toe-drag beauty against the Pens was brought to us by Cally-Dubi instead of Dubi-Cally like last year? OHHHH BABY! :)

by mgweissman on Jan 7, 2012 12:26 AM EST reply actions  

unreal – almost the exact play in reverse…
i was stuck watching the pen’s feed (thanks twc/msg) and they picked-up on it quick – replay and all. the game highlights didn’t show msg mentioning it at all…surprising. did they at some point?

by j.surly on Jan 7, 2012 12:39 AM EST up reply actions  

Yeah.

During the intermission they asked Cally what he thought about the goal, and showed both goals to him.

"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."

LET'S GO RANGERS!!!

by Moshe52792 on Jan 7, 2012 2:36 AM EST up reply actions  

So when do the metrics that say we suck start kicking in?

You know, because I was told how mediocre this team really was and that these defensive and team metrics showed that we’d finish in the bottom half of the East. When do we begin to suck? Someone? Anyone?

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by Jonathan. on Jan 7, 2012 12:29 AM EST reply actions  

When did anyone say they’d finish in the bottom of the East?

Incidentally, I have a post coming shortly that shows the metrics pretty much say we’re playing at the borderline elite level currently, though still with unreal goaltending.

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by George E. Ays on Jan 7, 2012 12:37 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions  

Which is why metrics mean jack-all in hockey.

The last posted set of metrics predicted a finish from 5-8, IIRC. Which I took great umbrage with and called out. Metrics in hockey are stupid and our play in the early half shows how stupid they are.

There are some people on HFBoards still proclaiming we have been in for some big fall. Our team is going to blow up because we are OMG LOW ON THE METRIC SCALE OF GREATNESS.

I get the need to try and put everything in statistics. But I will say again and again — it does not work in a team sport such as hockey.

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by Jonathan. on Jan 7, 2012 12:41 AM EST up reply actions  

If we are apparently proving the metrics wrong, that would only show that a margin of error exists, or that metrics aren’t the commandments of the sport; nobody disagrees with that. Saying that they don’t work at all though is just as wrong as saying that they’re perfect. If people have kept using them – and pretty qualified and studied people at that – you have to assume that they do have some weight to them.

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by Scratch and Snif on Jan 7, 2012 1:26 AM EST up reply actions  

unlike in baseball...

…no one important in hockey pays much attention to them. I love Sabermetrics in baseball. Adore them.

Not in hockey. Talk to scouts. Even the young ones avoid them. There are many, many Sabermetric scouts in baseball.

Hockey can never, ever be evaluated as such. I speak in absolutes because it’s the truth.

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by Jonathan. on Jan 7, 2012 1:37 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions  

“Hockey can never, ever be evaluated as such. I speak in absolutes because it’s the truth.”

What stops me from saying “hockey will be evaluated as such. It’s the truth.”

There’s no way of telling for sure, and if I had to guess I bet you’re wrong about the scouts.

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by Brandon C. on Jan 7, 2012 2:26 AM EST via mobile up reply actions  

I can tell you right now that I am not wrong about the scouts because I am still in touch with a number of guys in the bigs.

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by Jonathan. on Jan 7, 2012 6:16 PM EST up reply actions  

What George said

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by Brandon C. on Jan 7, 2012 6:37 PM EST up reply actions  

Fantastic. No one has doubted you have contacts. But this:

…no one important in hockey pays much attention to them

Is a false statement.

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by George E. Ays on Jan 7, 2012 6:56 PM EST up reply actions  

are you in contact with all of them? then you cant speak in absolutes if youre not

by teknics on Jan 7, 2012 10:58 PM EST up reply actions  

I know Sather, Torts, Ken Holland (or “Kenny” as I call him) and Ron Wilson. They ALL use metrics pretty extensive. I know it’s not the whole league but from who I know it suggests that it matters to most teams.

by BigB22 on Jan 8, 2012 3:20 PM EST up reply actions  

And I’ve told you a dozen times that front offices are paying people specifically for them. You can speak to absolutes all you want, but there are more people making decisions than just scouts.

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by George E. Ays on Jan 7, 2012 5:52 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions  

Wake me when there are big office supporters of these stats.

Don’t worry. I’ll wait.

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by Jonathan. on Jan 7, 2012 6:16 PM EST up reply actions  

You don’t have to wait, they’re there already.

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by George E. Ays on Jan 7, 2012 6:50 PM EST up reply actions  

Torts uses metrics.

by teknics on Jan 7, 2012 10:59 PM EST up reply actions  

It essentially boils down to this. How much success do you think the Rangers would have if they were outshot 30-20 every night?

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by George E. Ays on Jan 7, 2012 6:10 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions  

If the Rangers picked their shots? Who knows?

Shot totals are as useful as +/-.

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by Jonathan. on Jan 7, 2012 6:17 PM EST up reply actions  

This might be perfect. I mean you can’t do any better than that.

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by fat_daddyo on Jan 7, 2012 6:14 AM EST up reply actions  

It happened in Minny, regressed to mean harshly lol

by teknics on Jan 7, 2012 7:53 AM EST via mobile up reply actions  

Sounds about right.

We do have unreal goaltending.

"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."

LET'S GO RANGERS!!!

by Moshe52792 on Jan 7, 2012 2:37 AM EST up reply actions  

Actually, the bottom line a couple of months ago was “the metrics need to improve if we want to keep winning” and I believe they have. Nobody ever said we would be bottom half, they just said if we kept playing that way, we wouldn’t keep stringing together 7 game winning streaks. We are playing better now than during that first big run. That only goes to prove metrics are meaningful.

Also, every hockey team in the league pays attention to metrics, don’t fool yourself.

by BigB22 on Jan 7, 2012 11:18 AM EST up reply actions  

We would have kept winning even if the metrics jumped a shark

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by Jonathan. on Jan 7, 2012 6:18 PM EST up reply actions  

flag on the play, improper use of a meme, 15 yards.

by teknics on Jan 7, 2012 10:59 PM EST up reply actions  

That doesn’t mean what you think it does.

by BigB22 on Jan 8, 2012 3:12 PM EST up reply actions  

Oh yeah.

Can we please re-sign Stralman? I feel like I was the only freaking fan that supported this signing and supported him when he sucked his first two or three games. He has been absolutely FANTASTIC under Torts.

It's like saying you dislike Don Frye's mustache, which itself is the equivalent of spitting on the Constitution. - Anthony Pace

by Jonathan. on Jan 7, 2012 12:32 AM EST reply actions  

“Henrik’s pads are illegal and Boston is better regardless of the standings”, a text from a disgruntled friend and Devils fan right after the game! LOL!!!!!!

by KingHenrik_theVIII on Jan 7, 2012 1:16 AM EST reply actions  

Hanks pads are not illegal… People have no idea what they are talking about…

by CrazyRangerFan on Jan 7, 2012 3:16 AM EST up reply actions  

Yeah for sure.

They are better for now, but we are a close second and could definitely take them in a series.

"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."

LET'S GO RANGERS!!!

by Moshe52792 on Jan 7, 2012 4:26 AM EST up reply actions  

Disagree

They’re the best team in the NHL by far. Its a race to the conference finals against them right now.

by Rob L on Jan 7, 2012 12:19 PM EST up reply actions  

We did get the best of them last year if I can remember correctly, and they are largely the same team. We got much better from last year. I’ll hold my opinions on whose better until our season series with them.

by CrazyRangerFan on Jan 7, 2012 12:59 PM EST up reply actions  

who is saying Hanks pads are illegal??

no one talks about the king like that. He could play without pads and still have a .950 save percentage.

by OhCallyMyCaptain on Jan 7, 2012 3:19 AM EST reply actions  

That’s NJD/PITT/PHI favorite excuse, NJD moreso.

by teknics on Jan 7, 2012 7:55 AM EST via mobile up reply actions  

I read that the NYS Attorney General is mediating the contract dispute between TWC and MSG, behind the scenes, as they say; scheduled to meet with both parties next week, so maybe that will get things rolling. Great win! Not pretty (except for Hank) but 2 more points in the bank! Hey, that rhymes.
GO G-MEN!!

by mike1967 on Jan 7, 2012 9:13 AM EST reply actions  

Again...

Missed the game because of the blackout. Unlike Florida, this looks like the opposite of a dominant performance. Whats the scoop?

by Rob L on Jan 7, 2012 12:30 PM EST reply actions  

It Wasn't a Dominant Performance

The Rangers were opportunistic. With huge help from Fleury at a critical point in the game.

by cmont on Jan 7, 2012 1:19 PM EST up reply actions  

Huge help, yes, but the game was already won and we were at that point firing on all cylinders.

by BigB22 on Jan 7, 2012 1:45 PM EST up reply actions  

To answer your question, we came out totally flat and without energy in the first, then we scored and were all over them, we held Malkin to one shot (and also one post).

by BigB22 on Jan 7, 2012 1:46 PM EST up reply actions  

I wouldn’t say that, we scored but then the Pens were quickly back in our zone, I would say we were dominated for about 85% of the game and cashed in on our opportunities and Hank stood tall once again. A similar win from earlier in the season comes to mind, the game against Vancouver was similar to this one.

by CrazyRangerFan on Jan 7, 2012 2:03 PM EST up reply actions  

Ok

This seems about right after watching highlights and talking to some friends. Thanks guys. Henrik steals another one – good but not good for the long run.

by Rob L on Jan 7, 2012 2:05 PM EST up reply actions  

The goalie is part of the team.

If we didn’t have an elite goalie, we could pay for another elite player.

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by Moshe52792 on Jan 8, 2012 3:40 AM EST up reply actions  

best part is next year we can pay for our elite goalie, and have cap space for another elite player

by teknics on Jan 8, 2012 9:54 AM EST up reply actions  

Silly things like shot totals fail again!

Shot totals is a retarded way to base performance off of. Look at the old Devils. Constantly putting up huge shot numbers. And where were they from? Usually the outside. Low percentage shot totals. We don’t shoot NEARLY as much from low percentage areas as other teams do. We are a puck possession team that prefers to get inside to shoot rather than just sling from the outside and hope for the best.

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by Jonathan. on Jan 7, 2012 6:20 PM EST up reply actions  

We don’t shoot NEARLY as much from low percentage areas as other teams do

Yeah, that’s not true.

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by George E. Ays on Jan 7, 2012 6:45 PM EST up reply actions  

thats an easy one too, just look at nhl.com’s game tracker our little circles are in all the same spots as other teams

by teknics on Jan 7, 2012 11:00 PM EST up reply actions  

Just looks at Richie’s goal. Came off a terrible angle shot by McD.

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by Moshe52792 on Jan 8, 2012 3:41 AM EST up reply actions  

and callys scored 2 from the goalline in the corner this year

by teknics on Jan 8, 2012 9:54 AM EST up reply actions  

Please don’t use the word retarded in that manner. Thank you.

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by Brandon C. on Jan 8, 2012 2:07 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions  

still rolling

man another great division win does this smell like 94 again . im just waiting for them to get mactavish and anderson. lol lol

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by lohaus#54 on Jan 7, 2012 3:28 PM EST reply actions  

Would it count if we hire them as assistants to the assistant coach or something?

by Kritikal on Jan 7, 2012 8:06 PM EST up reply actions  

wonder who this years mact and anderson will be

by teknics on Jan 7, 2012 11:01 PM EST up reply actions  

Was very nervous before the Rangers got their first goal.

Can’t believe how great the team is playing right now. We should hire some goofs to hold HBO cameras and follow the boys around for the rest of the season.

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by Dig Deep on Jan 7, 2012 5:58 PM EST reply actions  

“We should hire some goofs to hold HBO cameras and follow the boys around for the rest of the season.”

You told me it’s an important job…

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