New York's powerplay came through in a big way last night, as they scored four goals en route to a 6-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. Matt Puempel, who inexplicably continues to get time on the man advantage, made the most of it by netting three of the team's four goals on the powerplay as he recorded the first hat trick of his career. With Arizona now in the rear view mirror, the Rangers will prepare for a game against yet another cellar-dwelling team, the Colorado Avalanche. Here are today's news and links:
Rangers News:
- Brett Cyrgalis reports that Rick Nash's return to the lineup has been pushed back to next week due to his lingering groin injury (NY Post)
- Steve Zipay recaps last night's 6-3 victory at Gila River Arena (Newsday)
- Sean Hartnett points out that despite the team's victory, the Rangers' defense corps revealed a number of holes during last night's game (CBS)
- Steven Loffredo thinks discusses how Derek Stepan has busted out of his scoring slump at a great time (The Hockey Writers)
- Tom Urtz Jr.