Rangers' Vigneault On WFAN: No Easy Games In NHL These Days
Rangers coach Alain Vigneault says the NHL is more competitive this season than it's been at any point in his coaching career.
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Rangers coach Alain Vigneault says the NHL is more competitive this season than it's been at any point in his coaching career.
There aren't enough superlatives to properly characterize how well the Rangers played in November. Their 9-3 record rescued them from a brutal start that had many calling for head coach Alain Vigneault's head.
Denis Malgin scored with 1:09 left and the Florida Panthers recovered after giving up two three-goal leads to beat the New York Rangers 5-4 Tuesday night.
The Blueshirts snoozed through the first 20 minutes and were outshot 11-4 in the opening frame.
Jimmy Vesey scored the tying goal early in the third period and added the winner in the seventh round of a shootout to give the New York Rangers a victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday.
Lundqvist made 40 saves — many of the acrobatic variety — and thanks to Mats Zuccarello's goal 37 seconds into overtime, the Rangers beat Detroit 2-1 on Friday night.
When the Rangers re-signed Brendan Smith in late June, they did so with the intention of him remaining a focal point of their defense.
Chris Kreider and Jesper Fast scored two goals apiece, including Kreider's first just 52 seconds into the game, and the New York Rangers rolled to a victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night.
The New York City area has had a championship dry spell since, well, I submitted my first Thanksgiving post six years ago.
At the quarter-way mark of the 2017-18 season, Grabner is thriving in a bottom-six role.
Henrik Lundqvist stopped 20 shots for his second shutout of the season and 63rd of his career, leading the New York Rangers over the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night.
Sergei Bobrovsky made his typical batch of highlight-reel saves to help the Columbus Blue Jackets shut out the potent New York Rangers.
The Blackhawks grabbed control with four goals in 6 minutes, 6 seconds, capped by Anisimov's power-play slam through Henrik Lundqvist's legs at 5:14 of the third.
Shattenkirk has been key in the turnaround from a 3-7-2 start. The 28-year-old blueliner is currently on a seven-game point streak, amassing three goals and seven assists.
The days of the Rangers having a stagnant, misfiring power play appear to be over.
