Just 24 short hours after losing a 8-5 shootout to the Toronto Maple Leafs, the New York Rangers responded tonight with a 2-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens. Henrik Lundqvist, who was back in the crease tonight after being yanked during the first period last night, pitched a 34 save shutout to backstop the Rangers. There was a bit of outrage during the pregame warmups, when Brendan Smith was absent and Filip Chytil was listed as a scratch on the roster report.
Alain Vigneault threw a concerning curve ball by inserting Nick Holden and Steven Kampfer into the lineup, and rolling with seven defensemen for tonight’s contest.