NYR TODAY MONDAY MARCH 28

RANGERS VS PENGUINS POST GAME MORNING REVIEW

Rangers fall in Overtime to Pens
@RNYRF Staff Report
Despite Eric Staal's 2 goal night and a 6 point effort by him and his 3rd line mates the Rangers couldn't hold off the Penguins in Overtime.
The Rangers broke the ice first just under 5 minutes into the opening period when on a beautiful feed by Kevin Hayes, Eric Staal put one past Penguins' Marc Andre Fleury giving the home team the 1-0 lead. The Penguins knotted up the score on a goal by former NY Ranger Matt Cullen 10 minutes later to end the period tied at 1. The Rangers as they did in the first period opened and sustained pressure in the Pittsburgh zone early on resulting in Eric Staal's 2nd of the game at 2:07 of the Period. The Rangers held the 2-1 advantage until 8:36 of the period when a failed clearing attempt by Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist was thwarted by another former Ranger Carl Hagelin when he stopped the puck along the boards sending a shot at Lundqvist. Lundqvist scrambled back and stopped Hagelin's shot but the rebound was picked up by Pens Phil Kessel who sent one over the sprawled out Rangers Netminder. Through the remainder of the second and the full third period both teams remained scoreless sending the game into 3 on 3 overtime tied at 2. With just 1.4 seconds remaining The Rangers Derick Brassard took his 2nd hi-sticking penalty of the night giving the Pens a 4 on 3 advantage to start overtime for almost the full opening 2 minutes. The Rangers were able to stave off Pittsburgh's man advantage but with just 30 seconds remaining in the period Pens' leading scorer Sidney Crosby deflected a shot past Lundqvist for the win to collect their 3rd win over the Rangers this season series. The Rangers picked up 1 point for the tie keeping them in 2nd place in the Metro Division 3 points ahead of Pittsburgh. The Rangers have 6 games remaining on the season while Pens have a game in hand over New York with 7 remaining.

The Rangers return to action on Wednesday to close out March's calendar when they travel to Carolina to take on the Hurricanes in Eric Staal's first return to his old stomping grounds since the trade deadline.


NYR Alumni Birthdays 3/28 
Mike Allison C (1980-1986) Jeff Beukeboom D (1991-1999)

TODAY IN NYR HISTORY MARCH 28
1930: The Rangers play the longest overtime game in franchise history, losing to the Montreal Canadiens, 2-1, in Game 1 of the Semifinals. The game ends 8:52 into the fourth overtime period.