3 Goals in 62 seconds is all it took for the Rangers to lose to the Canadiens tonight in Montreal. Despite leading twice going into the second 1-0 and third period 3-2 the Rangers lost their opportunity to gain 2 much needed points in the standings.
Antti Raanta who started the game did not return for the second period due to a "lower body" injury resulting from a collision in front of the Rangers net with Habs' David Shaw. Henrik Lundqvist replaced Raanta to start the second period and was charged with all 5 Montreal goals. The first of which came on the first shot he faced.
The Rangers did get some things going their way when what looked to be a Montreal goal was overturned in the first and Rick Nash's goal in the second period was upheld. The Rangers finally cashed in on the power play on the first goal of the game when Brandon Pirri scored just 4 seconds into the man advantage.
Playing Center tonight J.T. Miller picked up his league leading third short handed gaol of the season, Miller is also tied for the lead in short handed points with three. Derek Stepan rounded out the Rangers scoring on a deflection that first looked to be a high stick but was ruled otherwise.
The Rangers are off until Tuesday when they host the Dallas Stars at MSG.
FINAL GAME STATS
NEW YORK RANGERS 4 MONTREAL CANADIENS 5
SOG: NYR 32 MTL 32
POWER PLAY: NYR 1/4 MTL 0/2
GOALTENDERS:
New York - H. Lundqvist (17 SV), A. Raanta (10 SV)
Montreal - C. Price (28 SV)
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS SCORE
12:24 New York PPG - Brandon Pirri (7) ASST: Ryan McDonagh (25), Derek Stepan (23) 1-0
2ND PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS SCORE
03:08 Montreal Alex Galchenyuk (10) ASST: Mark Barberio (4), Max Pacioretty (17) 1-1
06:20 New York Rick Nash (14) ASST: Kevin Hayes (19), Pavel Buchnevich (6) 2-1
07:58 Montreal Brian Flynn (6) ASST: Phillip Danault (13), Jeff Petry (14) 2-2
11:07 New York SHG - J.T. Miller (14) ASST: Kevin Hayes (20) 3-2
3RD PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS SCORE
10:53 Montreal Alexei Emelin (2) ASST: Phillip Danault (14) 3-3
11:29 Montreal Max Pacioretty (20) ASST: Zach Redmond (5) 3-4
11:55 Montreal Paul Byron (13) ASST: Phillip Danault (15), Alexei Emelin (4) 3-5
14:53 New York Derek Stepan (10) ASST: Mats Zuccarello (24), Nick Holden (15) 4-5
PENALTY SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS
06:24 New York Brady Skjei - Tripping - 2 minutes
12:20 Montreal Andrew Shaw - Interference - 2 minutes
16:56 Montreal Andrew Shaw - Game Misconduct - 10 minutes
16:56 Montreal Andrew Shaw - Interference - Maj. - 5 minutes
16:56 Montreal Andrew Shaw - Fighting - 5 minutes
16:56 New York J.T. Miller - Fighting - 5 minutes
2ND PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS
10:30 New York Nick Holden - Slashing - 2 minutes
3RD PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS
12:12 Montreal Sven Andrighetto - Slashing - 2 minutes
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