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Rangers Look to Extend Home Win Streak to Five

November 17, 2018 Matthew SegalBrady Skjei, David Quinn, Eastern Conference, Game Preview, Henrik Lundqvist, Jimmy Vesey, Mats Zuccarello, Metropolitan Division, new york rangers, pregame, Pregame Analysis, Rangers news0 comment

The Rangers attempt to bounce back from a defensive nightmare as they play host to the Florida Panthers (7:00 p.m. ET, MSG). Last time out, the Blueshirt defense surrendered 6 goals in a 7-5 loss against the Islanders. Henrik Lundqvist was pull for the first time this season after giving up five goals through two periods. On five of the six Islander goals, the Rangers defense fail to tie up a stick in front of the crease. The Islanders scored four goals on deflections and the winning goal came as…

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Rangers Renew Long Time Rivalry in Battle of New York

November 15, 2018November 16, 2018 Matthew SegalBrady Skjei, David Quinn, Eastern Conference, Game Preview, Henrik Lundqvist, Jimmy Vesey, Metropolitan Division, mika zibanejad, pregame, Pregame Analysis0 comment

The Rangers and Islanders will do battle for the first time this season in the Battle of New York (7:00 p.m. ET, MSG). Monday night, the Blueshirts defeated a tough Canucks side 2-1 in a very tight game. The Rangers young stars came to play, and they were the difference in this matchup. Most noticeably, Filip Chytil had his best game of the season and he was rewarded with his first goal of the season. Chytil started the game on the fourth line and he ended the game on the…

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Rangers Look to Bounce Back in Columbus After Heartbreaking Loss

November 10, 2018 Matthew SegalBrady Skjei, David Quinn, Eastern Conference, Game Preview, game previews, Henrik Lundqvist, Jimmy Vesey, JT Miller, Mats Zuccarello, Metropolitan Division, mika zibanejad, new york rangers, pregame, Pregame Analysis, Rangers, Rick Nash0 comment

The Rangers will look to bounce back against the Blue Jackets after failing to close another game late in the third period (7:00 p.m. ET, MSG). After playing a solid 40 minute of hockey and earning a two-goal lead courtesy of Kevin Shattenkirk and Neal Pionk, the Red Wings would force overtime and win it seconds before the shootout. At the beginning of the third period, Brendan Smith turned the puck over behind his own net and Detroit cut the lead to one. Andreas Athanasiou would get around the defense…

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Rangers Look to Extend Win Streak to Five Without Zuccarello

November 10, 2018 Matthew SegalBrady Skjei, David Quinn, Eastern Conference, Game Preivews, Game Preview, game previews, Henrik Lundqvist, Jimmy Vesey, Mats Zuccarello, Metropolitan Division, new york rangers, Original 6, Original Six, pregame, Pregame Analysis, Rangers, Rangers news0 comment

The Rangers travel to Detroit in hopes to extend their win streak to five games without Mats Zuccarello (7:30 p.m. ET, MSG). Relentless. The Blueshirts used a three goal third period to defeat the Montreal Canadiens and extend their win streak to four. David Quinn’s team found themselves down by two in the second period and would score four unanswered goals in a comeback win. With under three to go in the third period, it appeared the game was destined for overtime. What started off as an innocent looking play,…

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Lias Andersson Makes Season Debut Against Montreal

November 6, 2018November 7, 2018 Matthew SegalBrady Skjei, David Quinn, Eastern Conference, Game Preivews, Game Preview, game previews, Henrik Lundqvist, Jimmy Vesey, Lias Andersson, lundqvist, Mats Zuccarello, mika zibanejad, Original 6, Original Six, pregame, Pregame Analysis, Rangers news0 comment

The Rangers seek to extend their longest win streak of the season against the surprising Montreal Canadiens (7:00 p.m. ET, MSG). Sunday night, the Blueshirts used a 19 second stretch to top the Buffalo Sabres on their return to Madison Square Garden. After a very defensive first period, the Rangers came out and scored two quick goals in the first minute of the period. Neal Pionk got his first goal of the season and just seconds later, Jimmy Vesey received a nice backhand pass from Brett Howden and beat Carter…