REAL New York Rangers Fans: NYR TODAY THURSDAY 3/17: POST GAME REVIEW, GAME DAY PREVIEW

Thursday, March 17, 2016

NYR TODAY THURSDAY 3/17: POST GAME REVIEW, GAME DAY PREVIEW

NEW YORK RANGERS @ ANAHEIM DUCKS POST GAME MORNING REVIEW
@RNYRF Staff Report

KLEIN'S TWO LIFTS RANGER PAST DUCKS

In a solid defenseive effort by both teams along with almost parallel goaltending by the Rangers Antti Raanta and Ducks John Gibson the Rangers pulled out a win for 2 much needed points in the Metro Division Standings. Rangers defenseman Kevin Klein scored his 7th and 8th goals of the season earning himself his first 2 goal game in his career.
Klein's effoort was almost marred in the first period when Anaheim's sniper Corey Perry picked his pocket and Jamie McGinn fired one past Rangers Antti Raanat to break the ice and give the Ducks the lead at 14:003 of the first period. The Ducks took the 1-0 lead into the second period until Klein scored his first of the game just 3:11 into the middle period off a rebound on a shot by 4th line winger Tanner Glass knotting the game at one each. With both teams evened up going into the third period and both teams defense flourishing Klein earned his second goal of the night when he headed to the Anaheim net and deflected a pass from Eric Staal to J.T. Miller past Gibson for the game winning goal with just under 7 minutes remaining in regulation play. The 2 goal night for Klein earned him the Games First Star and the team awarded Broadway Hat for player of the game.
Klein now has tallied four points in his last five games. The Rangers earned 2 much needed points to move back ahead of the NY Islanders for sole possession of second place in the Metropolitan Division. The Islanders still have 1 game in hand during the upcoming schedule.

RANGERS GAME DAY PREVIEW

NEW YORK RANGERS (40-23-7) @ LOS ANGELES KINGS (42-22-5)
TONIGHT 10:30 PM TV: MSG, NHLN-US

New York visits Los Angeles in second of three-game road trip

Season series: The Los Angeles Kings blew an early two-goal lead but rallied for a 5-4 overtime victory against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 12. Anze Kopitar had a hat trick, including the game-tying goal at 19:30 of the third period, and Tanner Pearson scored at 3:10 of overtime.

Rangers team scope: Henrik Lundqvist is expected to be back in goal after Antti Raanta made 22 saves in a 2-1 victory at the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday. Defenseman Kevin Klein, whose first-period turnover led to Anaheim's goal, tied the game early in the second period and scored the game-winner with 6:41 left in the third. It was the first two-goal game of his NHL career. New York moved back into second place in the Metropolitan Division, two points ahead of the New York Islanders. The Rangers have won 12 games in a row after a regulation loss. "I thought it was one of the better defensive games we've played all year," coach Alain Vigneault told MSG Network. "We were able to get it done, and now we move on to Los Angeles."

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