NYR TODAY FRIDAY 11/30: Alumni Birthdays, Today in Rangers History

NYR Alumni Birthdays 11/30:

Dave Barr RW (1983-1984) Curt Giles D (1986-1987) Sean Pronger C (1998-1999) Ronnie Lowe LW (1947-1948)

Today in NYR History 11/30:

1926: In the first ever meeting between the Rangers and the Chicago Blackhawks, the Rangers skate away with a 4-3 victory at MSG.

1973: The Rangers acquire Gilles Marotte and Real Lemieux from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Sheldon Kannegiesser, Mike Murphy and Tom C. Williams.

1977: Phil Esposito moves into second place behind Gordie Howe on the NHL's all-time goals list. 
Espo tallies a hat trick in the visiting New York Rangers' 4-0 victory against the St. Louis Blues. The three goals give Esposito 605 in his career, one more than Bobby Hull.

2015: Henrik Lundqvist earns his 352nd NHL victory. 
With 33 saves in the Rangers' 4-3 win against the Carolina Hurricanes at Madison Square Garden, Lundqvist moves past Terry Sawchuk for the third-most wins by a goaltender with one franchise in NHL history.

2017: The Rangers Acquire Peter Holland from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Adam Cracknell.

RANGERS VS SENATORS POST GAME WRAP UP 11/29

RANGERS BLANKED BY SENATORS 3-0

Blueshirts a No-Show in Second of Home and Home Games

Sad to say there's not much here to say on the part of the New York Rangers. Coming into tonight's game without forwards Mats Zuccarello still suffering from a tweaked groin injury and Vladislav Naestnikov undergoing concussion protocol the Rangers were faced with using 11 forwards and 7 defensemen for there opening of a 2 game trip into Canada.

New York started off the evening using defenseman Brendan Smith on the fourth line withTim Gettinger, cented by Steven Fogarty. The insertion moved Lias Andersson to the wing on the 3rd line with Brett Howden and Jesper Fast and Chris Kreider to a line with Mika Zibanejad and Ryan Strome. The line of Jimmy Vesey, Kevin Hayes and Filip Chytil wa the only line kept intact from the last few previous games.

An early first period goal within the first three minutes from Drake Batherson set the pace of the game for the Senators, riding a 4-3 comeback win over Philadelphia on Tuesday after losing their previous 4 straight. The Sens finished off the night with additional goals from Magnus Paajarvi in the first and a second period tally from Matt Duchene.

The Rangers could not seem to get going since puck drop, having most of their 27 shots on goal being one and done chances with no rebounds or screens in front of Ottawa's Craig Anderson. The only real chance was a puck that crossed the line as Anderson was pushed into the net by his defender shoving Jesper Fast from behind. The replay looked as though Anderson did not have control of the puck which slid under him and in before the referee's whistle blew and as the red light lit. The officials went for a quick review and and came back with the answer that the play stood, No Goal due to incidental contact between Fast and Anderson not being a review able play.

Henrik Lundqvist made 31 saves of 34 shots on goal in tonight's game in his 20th appearance of the season.

The Rangers finish November with a record of 9-4-1 and 19 points.

FINAL GAME STATS

New York Rangers 0 Ottawa Senators 3

SOG: NYR 27 OTT 34
PIM: NYR 2 OTT 0
PPO: NYR 0/1 OTT 0/0
HITS: NYR 27  OTT 21
BLKS: NYR 9 OTT 7
GVA: NYR 7 OTT 16
FO%: NYR 38% OTT 62 %

GOALTENDERS:
NYR: H. LUNDQVIST 31 SV,  2 GA
OTT: C. ANDERSON  27 SV, 0  GA

GOALS
New York - None
Ottawa - D. Batherson, M. Paajarvi, M. Duchene

SCORING SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
02:06 Ottawa Drake Batherson (3) ASST: Matt Duchene (21), Maxime Lajoie (6) 0-1
14:35 Ottawa Magnus Paajarvi (2) ASST: Zack Smith (6), Tom Pyatt (2) 0-2

2ND PERIOD
17:00 Ottawa Matt Duchene (12) ASST: Drake Batherson (4), Ryan Dzingel (8) 0-3

3RD PERIOD
No Scoring

PENALTY SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
No Penalties

2ND PERIOD
No Penalties

3RD PERIOD
1ST PERIOD
No Penalties

2ND PERIOD
No Penalties

3RD PERIOD
14:48 New York Tony DeAngelo - Roughing - 2 minutes

RANGERS VS SENATORS GAME DAY PREVIEW 11/29

RANGERS AND SENATORS FACEOFF IN SECOND OF HOME AND HOME

New York Rangers (13-10-2) vs Ottawa Senators (10-11-3)

Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Que, CA

TONIGHT 7:30 PM. TV: MSG, RDS RADIO: ESPN-NY

Tonight the Rangers will be facing the Ottawa Senators on their home ice after a 4-2 win on Monday night at MSG. The Rangers have been off since the win while Ottawa traveled to Philadelphia on Tuesday and picked up a 4-3 win over the Flyers to snap a 4 game losing streak. The Rangers will be looking to snap a 2 game road losing streak, their last 3 games away from MSG were to all Metropolitan Division rivals,  in Philadelphia, a 4-0 loss, in Brooklyn a 7-5 loss and in Columbus a 5-4 win over the Blue Jackets their last road victory.

The Rangers looking more like a wound care center were already without forwards Mats Zuccarello, Pavel Buchnevich, Cody McLeod and defenseman Adam McQuaid will now be without forward Vladislav Namestnikov after an awkward hit at center ice on Monday against the same Senators from Thomas Chabot which has resulted in Namestnikov being kept out of the lineup due to concussion protocol.

The Rangers announced on Wednesday that both Namestnikov and Zuccarello who has been out with a tweak groin for the last 7 out of 8 games will not make the Rangers road trip to both Ottawa tonight and Montreal tomorrow to face the Canadiens.

As of now the Rangers are left with 11 forwards and 7 defensemen unless a call up is made today before game time from Hartford. With both Tim Gettinger and Steven Fogarty brought up from the Wolf Pack last week to replace Buchnevich and McLeod the Rangers have limited cap space of  $1,641,982 open for a recall according to cap friendly.

Forward Matt Beleskey who made a hard push to make the opening night roster before suffering a separated shoulder in preseason would not be an option even if Namestnikov and McLeod were added to the LTIR. Beleskey currently is a minor league cap hit of $875,000 but has an NHL hit of $3,800,000 if he is on the main roster.

One of the young Wolf Pack Forwards would be the Rangers only options possibly being Vinni Lettieri who was recently demoted or Boo Nieves who was close to making this seasons roster before suffering a concussion in Rangers preseason. Lettieri has more NHL experience so he would most likely be the one promoted.

Henrik Lundqvist 9-7-2 is expected to get the start tonight on Ottawa after a 29 save win against the Sens on Monday.

Ottawa comes in tonight's game ending their 4 game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Flyers on Tuesday in Philly. Brady Tkachuk scored twice in the third period and Matt Duchene scored the eventual winner with 2:59 left in regulation.

RANGERS PROBABLE LINEUP vs OTTAWA
Forwards:
??-Zibanejad-Fast
Kreider-Hayes-Chytil
Vesey-Howden-Strome
Gettinger -Andersson-Fogarty

Defense:
Skjei- Smith
Staal-Pionk
Claesson-Shattenkirk

DeAngelo

Lundqvist in net

RANGERS TEAM LEADERS:
Points: Chris Kreider 21
Goals: Chris Kreider 13
Assists: Mika Zibanejad 13


SENATORS TEAM LEADERS:
Points: Matt Duchene 31
Goals: Matt Duchene 11
 Assists: Thomas Chabot 22

RANGERS ALL-TIME RECORD VS SENATORS
Overall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-44-3-4 (91 pts)
Home Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-26-0-2 (40 pts)
Road Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-19-3-2 (51 pts)
Goals For. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Goals Against. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Shutouts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, last – 11/19/2017 (3-0; Lundqvist)
LAST TIME
Last Ranger Win at MSG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/19/2017 (3-0)
Last Ranger Win at Ottawa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/14/2015 (2-1, SO)
Last Senator Win at MSG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/27/2016 (2-0)
Last Senator Win at Ottawa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/17/2018 (6-3)

2017-2028 HEAD TO HEAD RESULTS
2018-02-17 NYR @ OTT 3-6 L
2017-12-13 NYR @ OTT 2-3 L
2017-11-19 NYR OTT 3-0 W

2018-2019 HEAD TO HEAD RESULTS
2018-11-26 NYR OTT 4-2 W

NYR TODAY THURSDAY 11/29: Alumni Birthdays, Today in Rangers History

NYR Alumni Birthdays 11/29:

Bill Baker D (1982-1983) Ian Cusheman D (1959-1960) Tanner Glass LW (2014-2017) Alex Kaleta LW (1948-1951)

Today in Rangers History 11/29:

1934: The Rangers trade the rights to sign Vic Ripley to the St. Louis Eagles in exchange for cash considerations.

1967: The Rangers acquire Ron Atwell and Ron Stewart from the St Louis Blues in Exchange for Red Berenson and Barclay Plager.

1998: The Rangers play the Nashville Predators for the first time, and defeat them, 5-1, at MSG.  
Wayne Gretzky tallies a goal and two assists in the win.

NYR TODAY WEDNESDAY 11/28: Alumni Birthdays, Today in Rangers History

NYR Alumni Birthdays 11/28:

Michael Kostka D (2014-2015) Jim Neilson D (1962-1974) Art Strobel LW (1943-1944)

Today in NYR History 11/28:

1972: The Rangers acquire Yvs Belanger from the Atlanta Flames in exchange for Curt Bennett and Barry Gibbs.

2014: Martin St. Louis gets the 1,000th point of his NHL career. 
St Louis scores a second-period goal for the New York Rangers in a 3-0 win against the Flyers. At 39 years and 163 days, he becomes the third-oldest player at the time to reach 1,000 points, behind Ray Whitney (39 years, 328 days) and Nicklas Lidstrom (39 years, 170 days).

NYR TODAY TUESDAY 11/27: Alumni Birthdays, Today in Rangers History

NYR Alumni Birthdays 11/27:

Bob Jones LW (1968-1969) Chris Kotsopoulos D (1980-1981) Ken Schinkel RW (1959-64,1966-67)

Today in NYR History 11/27:

1926: The Rangers play the Montreal Canadiens for the first time, and defeat them, 2-0, in Montreal.

1942: The Rangers acquire Red Garrett and Hank Goldup from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Babe Pratt.

1944: The Rangers acquire Guy LaBrie from the Boston Bruins in exchange for $12k cash.

1960: Rod Gilbert makes his NHL debut in a 3-3 tie against the Chicago Blackhawks at MSG.

1984: The Rangers trade Mark Morrison to the Edmoton Oilers in exchange for cash considerations.

1998: The Rangers acquire Stanislav Neckar from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Bill Berg and the 1999 2nd round pick (#44-Jordan Leopold).

RANGERS VS SENATORS POST GAME WRAP UP 11/26

RANGERS TAKE FIRST OF HOME AND HOME GAMES 4-2

Staal's & Andersson's first goals of the season spark Rangers past Sens

The Rangers two game losing streak has come to an end. After having lost back to back games to Philadelphia and Washington this past Friday and Saturday in afternoon matinee we would not say the Rangers were in desperate need of a win after going 10-3-2 in their last 15 games but it was a much needed win for New York tonight to regain their home ice advantage that they have been riding for most of the young season.

Marc Stall netted his first of the season to open the scoring just past the midway point of the first period only to have Ottawa even it up when Mark Stone tabbed his first of two in the game to even it up 1-1. The even up would last through a wild second which saw the Rangers hit numerous posts , just millimeters away from the Blueshirts regaining the lead.

The Rangers didn't have to wait long to retake the lead in the third when at 3:26 in, a Mark Strome shot hit Lias Andersson in the backside  and past Ottawa's Craig Anderson for the rookie's long awaited first goal of the season. Not a pretty tally but a point on the scoreboard none the less. The goal was challenged by the Sens for goaltender interference as both Andersson & Anderson connected skate to skate as the puck went over the line. After a quick review the goal stood and the Rangers took the lead 2-1.

Chris Kreider would score his team leading 13th of the season to put the Rangers ahead for good just under 5 minutes later 3-1.

Great goaltending continued between Anderson and Rangers starter Henrik Lundqvist to keep the game scoreless until Ottawa with three  plus minutes on the clock pulled Anderson in favor of the extra skater. The early pull of Anderson would pay off as Mark Stone cut the Rangers lead to 1 with his 2nd tally of the game making it 3-1 with just under 3 minutes remaining. After the faceoff Ottawa went by the old tried but true of going with what works and pulled Anderson once again. This time however the Rangers after a turnover at center ice caused by Vladislav Namestnikov giving up the body and taking a questionable hit from Thomas Chabot which looked as though it was a shoulder to the jaw caused the turnover and while he was just getting back to the bench teammate Mika Zibanejad put the final tally into Ottawa's empty net for the 4-2 win.

Te Rangers penalty kill was 2 for 2 tonight but the power play went 0 for 3.

Henrik Lundqvist picked up the win and first star honor with 29 saves on the night. Although the Rangers home winning streak ended at 7 on Saturday with the loss to Washington, Lundqvist extended his MSG winning streak to 6 games with the victory.

Mika Zibanejad picked up the second starwith two points on the night, the empty net goal and the primary assist on Marc Stall's first period goal.

Lias Andersson is the third rookie to register a goal this season for the Rangers along with Filip Chytil and Brett Howden.

Through the first 25 games this season, 21 different players have tallied a goal for the Rangers. Prior to 2018-19, the last time the Rangers had 21 different players register at least one goal through the first 25 games of a season was 1988-89.

The Rangers are off until Thursday when they play the second of the home and home in Ottawa. Meanwhile Ottawa heads to Philadelphia to take on the Flyers tonight.

FINAL GAME STATS

New York Rangers 4 Ottawa Senators 2

SOG: NYR 33 OTT 31
PIM: NYR 6 OTT 10
PPO: NYR 0/3 OTT 0/2
HITS: NYR 31  OTT 20
BLKS: NYR 10 OTT 21
GVA: NYR7 16 OTT 19
FO%: NYR 52% OTT  48%

GOALTENDERS:
NYR: H. LUNDQVIST 29 SV,  2 GA
OTT: C. ANDERSON 30  SV, 4  GA

GOALS
Ottawa - M. Stone (2)
New York - C. Kreider, L. Andersson, M. Staal, M. Zibanejad

SCORING SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
10:55 New York Marc Staal (1) ASST: Mika Zibanejad (13), Jesper Fast (8) 0-1
13:03 Ottawa Mark Stone (10) ASST: Colin White (7), Brady Tkachuk (5) 1-1

2ND PERIOD
No Scoring

3RD PERIOD
03:26 New York Lias Andersson (1) ASST: Ryan Strome (3) 1-2
08:18 New York Chris Kreider (13) ASST: Filip Chytil (4), Kevin Hayes (12) 1-3
17:17 Ottawa Mark Stone (11) ASST: Brady Tkachuk (6), Matt Duchene (20) 2-3
18:21 New York EN - Mika Zibanejad (8) 2-4

PENALTY SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
05:54 New York Jimmy Vesey - Hooking - 2 minutes
18:20 New York Mika Zibanejad - Tripping - 2 minutes


2ND PERIOD
01:37 Ottawa Zack Smith - Stick Holding - 2 minutes
17:08 Ottawa Mark Stone - Hooking - 2 minutes

3RD PERIOD
04:50 Ottawa Thomas Chabot - Holding - 2 minutes
08:50 Ottawa Brady Tkachuk - Roughing - 2 minutes
11:14 Ottawa Thomas Chabot - Tripping - 2 minutes
11:14 New York Vladislav Namestnikov - Kneeing - 2 minutes

3 STARS OF THE GAME

1. NYR HENRIK LUNDQVIST

2. NYR MIKA ZIBANEJAD

3. OTT Mark Stone

BROADWAY HAT

Marc Staal

RANGERS VS SEANATORS GAME DAY PREVIEW 11/26

RANGERS FACE SENS AT MSG LOOKING TO SHAKE 2 GAME LOSING STREAK

New York Rangers (12-10-2) vs Ottawa Senators (9-11-3)

Madison Square Garden NYC, NY

TODAY 7:00 PM. TV: MSG, RDS RADIO: ESPN-NY

The Rangers hope to shake off their first losing streak in a month tonight when they host the Ottawa Senators at MSG. After 7 straight home wins the Rangers are in a position they haven't been much used to, having to turn things around after suffering two straight losses including one on home ice. Dropping a 4-0 drubbing in Philadelphia on Friday afternoon and again on Sunday afternoon, a 5-3 loss at the "friendly confines" of MSG the Rangers welcomed a day off in between games yesterday to reflect on what went wrong.

The Rangers previously had a good run going before the Philadelphia matinee starting with a 4-3 shootout win in San Jose on Oct. 30, the Rangers reeled off a 9-1-1 record including going 7-0 at the Garden during the push.

Henrk Lundqvist who sat in favor of Alexandar Georgiev in Saturday's loss is expected to return tonight against Ottawa between the twine.

Mats Zuccarello who played 15 minutes in Friday's game in Philly and sat for the seventh time in nine games due to a groin injury on Sunday is not expected to return tonight as forward Tim Gettinger who was called up from the Wolf Pack for the Washington game and then returned to Hartford following the game was again recalled yesterday. It's expected that Gettinger will slot back in on the 4th line tonight.

The defense is up in the air as Tony DeAngelo who has been a steady part of the defense and an offensive threat with his key passing out of the Rangers zone was sat after having a tough day in Philadelphia. Brendan Smith returned to replace DeAngelo and collected an assist in the loss to the Caps, his 3rd point (1 goal, 2 assists) in his last 3 games.

Ottawa 3-7-0 on their last 10 games comes into tonight's contest having lost their previous 3 games including a pair of 6-4 losses. 1 in Minnesota and 1 in Dallas on Friday. The Senators allowed a season-high 54 shots on goal Friday and it was the third time they allowed at least 50 shots and allowed its 100th goal of the season.

RANGERS PROBABLE LINEUP vs OTTAWA
Forwards:
Namestnikov-Zibanejad-Fast
Kreider-Hayes-Chytil
Vesey-Howden-Strome
Gettinger -Andersson-Fogarty

Defense:
Skjei- Smith
Staal-Pionk
Claesson-Shattenkirk

Lundqvist in net

This is the first meeting of the season between the Rangers and Senators and first of two at MSG. Last season the Senators won the series 2-1 with both wins coming in Ottawa 6-3 & 3-2 while getting shutout at MSG 3-0 by Lundqvist.

RANGERS TEAM LEADERS:
Points: Chris Kreider 20
Goals: Chris Kreider 12
Assists: Mika Zibanejad 12


SENATORS TEAM LEADERS:
Points: Matt Duchene 29
Goals: Matt Duchene 10
 Assists: Thomas Chabot 21

RANGERS ALL-TIME RECORD VS SENATORS
Overall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-44-3-4 (89 pts)
Home Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-25-0-2 (38 pts)
Road Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-19-3-2 (51 pts)
Goals For. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Goals Against. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Shutouts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, last – 11/19/2017 (3-0; Lundqvist)
LAST TIME
Last Ranger Win at MSG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/19/2017 (3-0)
Last Ranger Win at Ottawa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/14/2015 (2-1, SO)
Last Senator Win at MSG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/27/2016 (2-0)
Last Senator Win at Ottawa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/17/2018 (6-3)

2017-2028 HEAD TO HEAD RESULTS
2018-02-17 NYR @ OTT 3-6 L
2017-12-13 NYR @ OTT 2-3 L
2017-11-19 NYR OTT 3-0 W

NYR TODAY MONDAY 11/26: Alumni Birthday, Today in Rangers History

NYR Alumni Birthday 11/26:

Rich Brennan D (1998-1999)

Today in Rangers History 11/26:

1967: Gilles Villemure makes 35 saves and shuts out the St. Louis Blues, 1-0, in the Rangers first meeting with St. Louis. 

1970: The Rangers play for the first time in Buffalo and tie the Sabres 2-2.

2005: The Rangers and Washington Capitals participate in the longest shootout in NHL history (15 rounds). 
The Rangers’ Marek Malik tallies the winner with a between-the-legs shot in the 15th round.

Marek Malik Shootout Goal, Round 15:  11/26/2005

NYR TODAY SUNDAY 11/25: Alumni Birthday, Today in Rangers History

NYR Alumni Birthday 11/25:

Harry Foster D (1929-1930)

Today in NYR History 11/25:

1992: Adam Graves tied a single-period Rangers record by tallying three goals in the third period.

1992: Mark Messier tallies six points (two goals, four assists) in an 11-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. 
The six points are the most Messier recorded in a single game as a Ranger.

1997: Three years after helping the New York Rangers to their first Stanley Cup since 1940, Mark Messier returns to Madison Square Garden for the first time after signing with the Vancouver Canucks during the offseason. 
Messier cries on the bench during a video tribute, but he scores a breakaway goal and is named the game's First Star in Vancouver's 4-2 victory.

1998: The Rangers acquire Petr Nedved, Sean Pronger and Chris Tamer from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Alexei Kovalev, Harry York and future considerations.

RANGERS VS CAPITALS POST GAME WRAP UP 11/24

RANGERS DROP SECOND IN A ROW, GARDEN STREAK ENDS AT 7

3 Unanswered 2nd Period Goals from Caps leads to 5-3 Home Loss

Things looked to be going the Rangers way heading into the midway point of the second period with a 2-0 lead on goals from Jimmy Hayes, a tic, tac, toe play between Vesey, Jesper Fast and Kevin Hayes that gave the Blueshirts the 1-0 lead in the first period then a bullet of a shot from Brady Skjei past netminder Pheonix Copley to make it 2-0 at 9:39.

But the wheels fell off the wagon just 30 seconds later as Nic Dowd put the Capitals just 1 goal behind 2-1, Although the young Rangers had their chances especially from the line of Vesey, Hayes and Fast the Caps were able to continue their comeback. Jakub Vrana tied the game with 5:33 left on the clock and then Alex Ovechkin beat Alexandar Georgiev for the go ahead goal with 30 seconds remaining in the middle period. Another late period goal given up by the Rangers, a problem that has plagued them the entire season.

The Rangers looked to gain ground in the third period when Ryan Strome off a beautiful back hand pass from rookie Brett Howden swooped around the Caps net and finished the wraparound past the empty net side of Copley to tie the game 3-3. With both teams getting chances but Georgiev and Copley standing their ground the Caps were the ones to finally take advantage with a goal from Brett Connolly to put them ahead with under 7 minutes left in regulation for the 4-3 lead. Washington would add an empty net goal with Georgiev on the bench for the extra skater at the end of the period as Tom Wilson clearly hit Rangers forward Chris Kreider from behind, a missed call from the officials which instead of a Rangers man advantage turned into a blue line empty net goal for the Caps.

FINAL GAME STATS

New York Rangers 3  Washington Capitals 5

SOG: NYR 30 WSH 28
PIM: NYR 4 WSH 4
PPO: NYR 0/2 WSH 0/2
HITS: NYR 42 WSH 33
BLKS: NYR 8 WSH 11
GVA: NYR 23  WSH 18
FO%: NYR 64% WSH  36%

GOALTENDERS:
NYR: A. GEORGIEV 24 SV, 5 GA
WSH: P. COPLEY 27 SV, 3 GA

GOALS
Washington - A. Ovechkin, B. Connolly, J. Vrana, N. Dowd, T. Wilson
New York - B. Skjei, J. Vesey, R. Strome

SCORING SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
09:12 New York Jimmy Vesey (8) ASST: Jesper Fast (7), Kevin Hayes (10) 0-1

2ND PERIOD
09:39 New York Brady Skjei (2) ASST: Brendan Smith (4), Kevin Hayes (11) 0-2
10:10 Washington Nic Dowd (2) ASST: John Carlson (18), Brett Connolly (9) 1-2
16:27 Washington Jakub Vrana (6) 2-2
19:30 Washington Alex Ovechkin (17) ASST: John Carlson (19), Dmitry Orlov (7) 3-2

3RD PERIOD
05:30 New York Ryan Strome (2) ASST: Brett Howden (9), Neal Pionk (11) 3-3
13:36 Washington Brett Connolly (4) ASST: John Carlson (20), Jakub Vrana (8) 4-3
18:52 Washington EN - Tom Wilson (4) ASST: Michal Kempny (4) 5-3

PENALTY SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
00:25 New York Jesper Fast - Tripping - 2 minutes
06:59 New York Jimmy Vesey - High-sticking - 2 minutes
17:27 Washington Tom Wilson - Interference - 2 minutes

2ND PERIOD
00:59 Washington Lars Eller - Hooking - 2 minutes

3RD PERIOD
No Penalties

NYR TODAY SATURDAY 11/24: Alumni Birthday, Today in Rangers History

NYR Alumni Birthday 11/24:

Jack McDonald RW (1943-1944)

Today in NYR History 11/24:

1935: Murray Murdoch tallied the only goal of the contest with 7:35 remaining in regulation and Dave Kerr earned the win and shutout as the Rangers defeated the Boston Bruins, 1-0, at MSG.

1938: Bryan Hextall (two goals, three assists), Phil Watson (one goal, four assists), and Dutch Hiller (two goals, two assists) recorded 14 points as the Rangers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, 6-2, at MSG.

1955: Gump Worsley posted his second shutout in as many days, stopping all 37 shots he faced, and Wally Hergesheimer registered a hat trick as the Rangers defeated the Boston Bruins, 5-0, in Boston. Worsley stopped all 73 shots he faced while recording back-to-back shutouts against Boston.

1982: Rob McClanahan records a hat trick in an 8-5 Rangers win over the Minnesota North Stars at MSG.
It’s the third straight game in which the Rangers record a hat trick.

2017: The New York Rangers unveil their Uniforms for the 2018 NHL Bridgestone Winter Classic vs the Buffalo Sabres at Citi Field in New York.

RANGERS VS CAPITALS GAME DAY PREVIEW 11/24

HOME SWEET HOME, RANGERS RETURN TO MSG TO FACE CAPITALS

Rangers look to regain momentum in second of back to back afternoon games

New York Rangers (12-9-2) vs Washington Capitals (12-7-3)
Madison Square Garden. NYC, NY
TODAY 2:00 PM TV: MSG, NHLN-US RADIO: ESPN-NY

Coming off a lackluster showing in Philadelphia in which the Rangers could not gain any footing against the desperate Philadelphia Flyers in 4-0 loss the Rangers look to continue their home luck and get their 8th straight win at MSG this afternoon against the Capitals.

As of yesterday Henrik Lundqvist was slated to get the start today but with the loss we may see backup Alexandar Georgiev get the start after his shutout win over the Islanders last Thursday.

Yesterday saw the return of Mats Zuccarello from a 3 game abscence due to a groin injury. Forward Tim Gettinger was recalled yesterday from Hartford of the AHL. If Gettinger makes his debut will be decided after today's optional morning skate at MSG.

Led by Alex Ovechkin the Capitals come into today's contest having won 4 of their last 5 games, 6 of their last 10 and are riding a 4 game winning streak. Their most recent win coming yesterday, 3-1 over the Detroit Red Wings.

This is the second of four games between the Rangers and Capitals this season and the first at the Garden. In their previous meetings the Rangers took the loss 4-3. Henrik Lundqvist suffered the loss while Mika Zibanejad scored and Chris Kreider and Jimmy Vesey tallied power play goals.

RANGERS TEAM LEADERS:
POINTS: Chris Kreider 20
GOALS: Chris Kreider 12
ASSISTS: Mika Zibanejad 12

CAPITALS TEAM LEADERS:
POINTS: Alex Ovechkin 26
GOALS: Alex Ovechkin 16
ASSISTS: Nicklas Backstrom 19

RANGERS ALL-TIME RECORD vs CAPITALS
Overall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97-96-19-7 (220 pts)
Home Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-43-9-5 (118 pts)
Road Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-53-10-3 (101 pts)
Goals For. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 728
Goals Against. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 745
Shutouts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, last – 12/27/2107 (1-0, Pavelec SO)
LAST TIME
Last Ranger Win at MSG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/27/2017 (1-0 SO)
Last Ranger Win at Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/22/2016 (4-2)
Last Capital Win at MSG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/26/2018 (3-2)
Last Capital Win at Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-17-2018 (4-3 OT)

HEAD TO HEAD RESULTS 2017-2018
2018-03-28 NYR @ WSH 2-3 L
2018-03-26 NYR WSH 2-4 L
2017-12-27 NYR WSH 1-0 W SO
2017-12-08 NYR @ WSH 2-4 L

2018-2019
2018-10-17 NYR @ WSH 3-4 L OT

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: Rangers Recall Gettinger from Hartford

Rangers Recall Tim Gettinger From Hartford

by New York Rangers @NYRangers / NYRangers.com

New York Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton announced today that the team has recalled forward Tim Gettinger from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Gettinger, 20, has skated in 20 games with the Wolf Pack this season, registering seven goals and four assists for 11 points, along with six penalty minutes. Entering today, he is tied for first among AHL rookies in goals in 2018-19. In addition, Gettinger is tied for first on the Wolf Pack in goals, is tied for second on the team in shots on goal (42), and is tied for third in power play goals (two) thus far this season. He registered a point in each of his first four games of the season, and he recorded his first career AHL goal/point while making his AHL debut on Oct. 5 vs. Providence. Gettinger has tallied a goal/point in three of the last six games and has recorded four points (three goals, one assist) over the span.

The 6-6, 220-pounder played four seasons with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) prior to beginning his professional career this season. Gettinger skated in 242 OHL games during his four seasons with Sault Ste. Marie (2014-15 - 2017-18), registering 91 goals and 96 assists for 187 points, along with a plus-67 rating and 125 penalty minutes. He established OHL career-highs in several categories with Sault Ste. Marie in 2017-18, including games played (66), goals (33), assists (36), points (69), and plus/minus rating (plus-35), and he served as the Greyhounds' captain during the season.

The Cleveland, Ohio native was selected by the Rangers in the fifth round, 141st overall, of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

RANGERS VS FLYERS POST GAME WRAP UP 11/23

Rangers a No Show in Thanksgiving Showdown

Blanked by Pickard and Flyers 4-0 in Philly

The Flyers were just a bit more hungry after the Thanksgiving Holiday as they looked to end a four game losing streak to the surging New York Rangers.

Sean Couturier picked up a hat trick in the contest, the first coming in the opening period when his shot towards the net was saved by Henrik Lundqvist but the rebound deflected in off of Brady Skjei as he was defending the approaching Flyers threat for a goal that would last until just under 5 minutes remaining to play.

Henrik Lundqvist shined in the defeat stopping 40 of 43 shots, keeping the Rangers one goal short of a tie for most of the game while time after time the Rangers struggled to get offensive time in the Flyers zone. Cal Pickard was able to turn away the Rangers chances with 31 saves on the night.

As the teams reached the final five minutes the Rangers defense finally collapsed allowing 2 goals from Couturier and an empty net tally from Jordan Weal.

The loss was the Rangers 2nd in their last 12 games dropping the record to 10-2-1 and giving them their 9th loss of the season and 2nd on the road in the last 2 games.

FINAL GAME STATS

New York Rangers 0 Philadelphia Flyers 4

SOG: NYR 31 PHI 43
PIM: NYR 7 PHI 11
PPO: NYR 0/3 PHI 0/1
HITS: NYR 21 PHI 26
BLKS: NYR 19 PHI 10
GVA: NYR 7 PHI 5
FO%: NYR  40% PHI  60%

GOALTENDERS:
NYR: H. LUNDQVIST 40 SV, 4 GA
PHI: C. PICKARD 31 SV, 0 GA

GOALS
New York - None

GOALS
New York - None
Philadelphia - S. Couturier (2), T. Konecny, J. Weal

SCORING SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
13:21 Philadelphia Travis Konecny (6) ASST: Sean Couturier (8), Claude Giroux (18) 0-1

2ND PERIOD
No Scoring

3RD PERIOD
14:39 Philadelphia Sean Couturier (9) ASST: Travis Konecny (7), Claude Giroux (19) 0-2
17:58 Philadelphia EN - Jordan Weal (3) ASST: Wayne Simmonds (4) 0-3
18:23 Philadelphia Sean Couturier (10) ASST: Travis Konecny (8), Claude Giroux (20) 0-4

PENALTY SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
No Penalties

2ND PERIOD
05:13 Philadelphia Oskar Lindblom - High-sticking - 2 minutes
09:52 Philadelphia Travis Konecny - Fighting - 5 minutes
09:52 New York Ryan Strome - Fighting - 5 minutes
12:41 New York Marc Staal - Hooking - 2 minutes
19:04 Philadelphia Dale Weise - Holding - 2 minutes

3RD PERIOD
14:54 Philadelphia Robert Hagg - Delay of Game - 2 minutes