Rangers hand Coyotes fourth straight loss 3-2
Looking like a bad sequel to a bad movie, the first period opened up with another deflection in front getting past Henrik Lundqvist on the first shot on net as Madim Vrbata tipped one in over Lundqvist's shoulder to give the Coyotes the 1-0 lead. The Rangers looking tired at the start of the game after playing the Capitals the prior night but once again fought back and Josh Jooris tied the game on a mini breakaway goal past Arizona netminder Louis Domingue.
The Rangers pulled ahead in the second period when J.T. Miller redirected a Ryan McDonagh Slapshot at the corner of the Arizona net for a Power Play Goal. Looking as though they might take a lead into the locker room the Rangers were thwarted when off a feed from Max Domi, Vrbata struck once again and tied the game at 2 each.
The Rangers were able to move back ahead of Arizona in the third period when the returning from injury Dan Girardi blasted one from just inside the blueline into the Coyotes goal to give the Rangers the lead just under two minutes into the closing period. The Rangers despite numerous turnovers during the game found a way to pull this one out of their "Broadway Hat" and start the five game home stand with a win.
Prior to the game the Rangers announced that rookie Pavel Buchnevich was placed on short term injured reserve. Buchnevich who has been suffering through back spasms was not quite coming along as he should and the team felt they needed to place him for the time being in case of any emergency call up needs.
Team leading scorer Chris Krieder was a scratch tonight due to reporting neck spasms early this morning to the Rangers staff. He is being listed as day to day but Rangers seem confident it's nothing serious and won't linger for long.
Back to action on Wednesday as the Rangers host Original 6 counterparts the Boston Bruins, game start 8:00 PM.
FINAL GAME STATS
NEW YORK RANGERS 3 ARIZONA COYOTES 1
SOG: NYR 26 ARI 29
POWER PLAY: NYR 1/2 ARI 0/1
GOALTENDERS:
Arizona - L. Domingue (23 SV)
New York - H. Lundqvist (27 SV)
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS SCORE
00:33 Arizona Radim Vrbata (2) ASST: Connor Murphy (3) 1-0
12:13 New York Josh Jooris (1) ASST: Michael Grabner (1), Jesper Fast (3) 1-1
2ND PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS SCORE
05:45 New York PPG - J.T. Miller (2) ASST: Ryan McDonagh (5), Brandon Pirri (2) 1-2
16:18 Arizona Radim Vrbata (3) ASST: Max Domi (2), Christian Dvorak (2) 2-2
3RD PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS SCORE
01:55 New York Dan Girardi (1) ASST: Brady Skjei (2) 2-3
PENALTY SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS
09:34 Arizona Alex Goligoski - Hooking - 2 minutes
2ND PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS
04:24 Arizona Jakob Chychrun - Hooking - 2 minutes
17:43 New York Rick Nash - Tripping - 2 minutes
3 STARS OF THE GAME:
2. Radim Vrbata
3. Ryan McDonagh
BROADWAY HAT:
Dan Girardi
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