For the second consecutive night, the New York Rangers earned two points on the back of Henrik Lundqvist. Another excellent performance was only enough to get the team to a shootout, but goals from Mats Zuccarello and Kevin Hayes earned the team the second point against the New Jersey Devils. With another divisional matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins looming tomorrow night, New York will begin preparations today. Here are today's news and links:
Rangers News:
- Brett Cyrgalis recaps last night's shootout victory over the Devils (NY Post)
- Steve Zipay notes that New York's penalty killing has had a bounce back season, as they now rank third in the league (Newsday)
- Karly Redpath juxtaposes the career of Brady Skjei with Ryan McDonagh's when he was Skjei's age to search for similarities (Blue Line Station)
- Brandon Cohen discusses how the Rangers have reaped the benefits of college players spurning the teams that drafted them, with Jimmy Vesey and Kevin Hayes leading the way (Blue Line Station)
- Dave Shapiro recaps the Hartford Wolfpack's 5-4 victory over the Hershey Bears from Friday night (Blue Seat Blogs)
- Postgame Notes: New York's first 6 on 5 goal since February helped keep the team's winning streak alive (Official Team Site)
- He appeared in 33 games as a Rangers, and is the only player to suit up for all five teams in the old Atlantic Division.