"Sense Of Urgency" For Rangers On California Trip
"We have some big competition on this Western swing, three big teams, three teams that the experts say all have a legitimate chance at that (Stanley) Cup," head coach Alain Vigneault stated following Tuesday's practice at the Honda Center in Anaheim. "I'm looking forward to this opportunity and this challenge."
All three teams the Rangers face in California this week are playing at the top of their respective games, and they currently fill out the top three playoff spots in the Pacific Division. The Kings, who are 9-2-1 in their last 12 games, sit atop the Pacific with 89 points. The Ducks, an incredible 21-4-2 since January 13, are second with 85 points; while the Sharks, winners of seven of nine, are in third place with 84 points.
Not only are all three teams playing well, they all play a punishing heavy style that won't be easy to deal with on the grueling stretch the Rangers face with back-to-back games Wednesday night and Thursday evening and then a Saturday afternoon matinee.
"We're facing some powerhouses, some of the best teams in the league that we really don't see that often," center Derick Brassard told BlueshirtsUnited.com on Tuesday. "They are all built for the playoffs. Every time you come out here on one of these trips (to California) it is a great challenge because they always seem to have pretty good teams out here."
That the Rangers are on this challenging road trip while in the midst of a bit of a rough patch--having dropped two straight and just 2-3-1 in their last six--just adds to the degree of difficulty the team faces out West this week.
However goaltender Henrik Lundqvist points out that it is best that the Rangers just narrow their focus and not look at the bigger picture of facing three very solid teams in such a short span on the road all the while battling for playoff positioning themselves in the Metropolitan Division and Eastern Conference standings.
"It's really hard to win games, especially against really good teams like these, if you get away from thinking and focusing on every minute, every period," explained Lundqvist, who is slated to start in goal Thursday in Los Angeles and Saturday in San Jose after Antti Raanta gets the starting nod tonight in Anaheim.
"I think that's when we have success, when we have that structure and really focus on playing within that structure," continued Lundqvist. "We have the skill, too, to do the extra things; but it doesn't start with the extra things, it starts with our structure and maintaining our focus on that."
With the Islanders having tied them for second place in the division, the Rangers do have larger issues at hand; and after this trip there will be only ten games remaining in the regular season. There's no question that all puts added significance on this trek through California.
"I am sensing the sense of urgency," noted Vigneault. "If you are a player on our team right now and you get up in the morning and take a look at the standings, you have to have that sense of urgency. I think we are in a good spot about getting the (playoff) check mark by our name, but there's still some work to be done."
A year ago, for the first time in franchise history, the Rangers swept their three games road swing against the California teams; and this group has an especially tight bond, making for two things that make Brassard optimistic about how this season's trip will unfold.
"While it is a difficult trip, at the same time it's also a fun trip to be on, to be away from home with the guys, get some sun, be together," offered Brassard, who leads the Rangers with 25 goals this season. "We need to take that camaraderie you get on the road and play hard together and play for each other. We've had success out West before. We know what it takes."
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Rangers vs. Ducks 3.16.16: Pregame Notes
NEW YORK RANGERS at ANAHEIM DUCKS
Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2016, 10:30 p.m. ET
Honda Center – Anaheim, CA
Rangers: 39-23-7 (85 pts)
Ducks: 38-21-9 (85 pts)
TONIGHT'S GAME
The
Rangers play their 70th game of the 2015-16 season and begin a
back-to-back set tonight, Mar. 16, against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda
Center (10:30 p.m. ET - TV: MSG+; Radio: ESPN 1050 AM). New York has won
five of its last nine games (5-3-1), seven of its last 12 games
(7-4-1), 12 of its last 19 games (12-5-2), and 15 of its last 24 games
(15-7-2). The Rangers have earned at least one point in 23 of their last
34 games (20-11-3), including 22 of their last 32 games (19-10-3) and
21 of their last 30 games (18-9-3). The Blueshirts enter the contest
with a 39-23-7 record this season (85 points).
RANGERS VS. DUCKS
- All-Time: 13-15-1-1 (8-7-1-0 at home; 5-8-0-1 on the road)
- 2015-16: Tonight's game is the second of two meetings between the Rangers and Ducks, and the only meeting between the two teams in Anaheim. The Rangers have posted a 1-0-0 record (1-0-0 at home; 0-0-0 on the road) against Anaheim. The Blueshirts defeated the Ducks, 3-2, in overtime in the only meeting between the two teams on Dec. 22 at Madison Square Garden. Derick Brassard tallied a point on all three of the Rangers’ goals in the contest (two goals, one assist), and Mats Zuccarello notched two points (one goal, one assist), including the game-winning goal in overtime.
- The Rangers enter the contest with a three-game winning streak against Anaheim. The winning streak is tied for the longest the Blueshirts have posted against the Ducks since the two teams began playing against each other in 1993-94. New York has outscored Anaheim, 14-5, in the last three games between the two teams.
- The Blueshirts have earned at least one point in eight of their last 11 games against the Ducks, dating back to Dec. 16, 2008 (7-3-1).
RANGERS-DUCKS CONNECTIONS
- Andrew Cogliano and Keith Yandle have the longest and second-longest active consecutive games played streaks, respectively, in the NHL.
- Kevin Bieksa and Ryan Kesler were coached by Alain Vigneault for seven seasons with the Canucks (2006-07 - 2012-13).
- Dan Boyle and Jamie McGinn were teammates with the Sharks for parts of four seasons (2008-09 – 2011-12).
- Rick Nash and Corey Perry were teammates with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for one season (2001-02). In addition, Nash and Perry helped Team Canada win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics in 2010 and 2014.
INDIVIDUAL CAREER STATISTICS VS. DUCKS
· Antti
Raanta – 1 GP, 0-0-1, 1.86 GAA, .923 SV% - Raanta stopped 24 of 26
shots he faced in his only career appearance/start against the Ducks
(Dec. 6, 2013).
- Rick Nash – 37 GP, 19-17-36 – Nash has tallied a point in 14 of his last 16 games against Anaheim (12 goals, seven assists), including seven of his last eight contests against the Ducks (five goals, three assists).
- Keith Yandle – 38 GP, 8-22-30 – Yandle has registered six points (one goal, five assists) in his last seven games against the Ducks.
- Derick Brassard – 21 GP, 13-4-17 – Brassard has tallied more goals against Anaheim in his career than against any other NHL opponent. He has recorded a goal/point in each of his last three games against the Ducks (four goals, one assist) and has notched 12 points (10 goals, two assists) in his last 12 contests against Anaheim.
BOUNCE BACK
The Rangers have earned 11 straight wins in the game immediately following a regulation loss,
dating back to Dec. 22, 2015 vs. Anaheim. According to the Elias Sports
Bureau, the Blueshirts’ 11-game winning streak in contests immediately
following a regulation loss is the longest within one season in
franchise history. The Rangers have not lost two consecutive games in regulation since a three-game stretch from Dec. 17 - Dec. 20, 2015.
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'
The
Blueshirts begin a three-game stretch in California with tonight's
contest (the Rangers will play Los Angeles on Mar. 17 and San Jose on
Mar. 19). In 2014-15, the Rangers earned a win in all three games on the
road against the Ducks, Kings, and Sharks, marking the first time New
York defeated all three teams on the road and swept the three teams on
one road trip in the same season in franchise history.
SMOOTH SAILING ON THE PACIFIC
The
Rangers have posted a 7-2-2 record against Pacific Division opponents
this season. Since the start of last season, the Blueshirts have posted
an 18-4-3 record against teams in the Pacific Division, including an
8-2-1 record on the road against Pacific Division teams over the span.
ROAD WARRIORS
The
Blueshirts lead the NHL with 69 road wins since the start of the
2013-14 season. The Rangers’ 69 road wins over the last three seasons
are the most over any three-season span in franchise history. The
Blueshirts have earned at least one point in each of their last three
road games (2-0-1) and have won seven of their last 10 road games
(7-2-1), including four of their last six road contests (4-1-1).
HIGH FIVE
The
Blueshirts rank second in the NHL in goal differential at 5-on-5 in
2015-16 (plus-34; 137 goals for, 103 goals against - Washington leads
the NHL; plus-37).
TWO GOOD
The
Blueshirts have allowed two goals or fewer in 12 of the last 19 games,
in 19 of the last 34 games, and in 39 games this season. New York has
posted a 34-3-2 record when allowing two goals or fewer in 2015-16.
THIRD PERIOD IS THE CHARM
The
Rangers have tallied at least one goal in the third period in 18 of
their last 21 games, including two or more goals in the third period in
eight of those contests (28 third period goals over the span). New York
ranks third in the NHL in third period goals this season (79).
ON POINT
At
least one Rangers defenseman has registered a point on 20 of the team's
last 27 goals. Blueshirts defensemen have recorded 139 points (32
goals, 107 assists) in 2015-16 and have tallied 82 points (20 goals, 62
assists) in the last 40 games.
RAISE THE ANTTI
Antti
Raanta has allowed two goals or fewer in four of his last five starts,
posting a 4-1-0 record, along with a 2.40 GAA and a .927 SV% in those
starts over the span.
WELCOME MATS
Mats
Zuccarello is the first Ranger to register at least 30 assists in three
consecutive seasons since Jaromir Jagr (2005-06 - 2007-08). He has
notched 18 points (four goals, 14 assists) in the last 19 games,
including five points (one goal, four assists) in the last three games.
He has registered all of his 22 goals and 49 of his 53 points this
season when the Rangers have either led by one goal, trailed by one
goal, or were tied in the contest. In addition, 46 of Zuccarello's 53
points in 2015-16 have either been a goal or a primary assist.
STEP-AN UP
Since
he returned from injury on Dec. 18, Derek Stepan is tied for second on
the Rangers in points (26), ranks third in assists (16), and ranks
fourth in goals (10). The Rangers alternate captain enters the contest
with a five-game point streak (two goals, five assists), and he has
recorded a point in seven of the last eight games (three goals, six
assists). Stepan has tallied 16 points (seven goals, nine assists) in
the last 16 games, as well as 23 points (eight goals, 15 assists) in the
last 26 contests. The Rangers have posted a 36-18-5 record in games
which Stepan has played this season, including a 23-4-3 record in games
which he has notched a point in 2015-16.
TOO HOT TO YANDLE
Keith
Yandle is tied for third among NHL defensemen in primary assists (22)
this season, and he is one of five NHL defensemen who have tallied at
least 20 even strength assists and 15 power play assists in 2015-16. He
enters the contest with a five-game point streak (one goal, four
assists), as well as a four-game assist streak (four assists), and each
of the five points he has tallied over the streak has been a power play
point. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Yandle is the first Ranger
to tally a power play point in at least five consecutive games since
Martin Straka (six – Nov. 28 – Dec. 10, 2006) and the first Ranger
defenseman to register a power play point in five consecutive games
since Brian Leetch (five – Feb. 28 – Mar. 9, 2001). Yandle has
registered a point in 38 of 69 games in 2015-16, and he leads the
Rangers in games with a point this season. In addition, he leads
Blueshirts defensemen in points (40) in 2015-16. Yandle has notched a
point in 17 of the last 24 games (three goals, 14 assists), including 12
of the last 16 games (one goal, 11 assists).
CAPTAIN MAC
Ryan
McDonagh is the only NHL defenseman who has recorded at least 30 points
and a plus-20 rating in 2015-16. The Rangers captain has registered a
point in five of the last eight games (two goals, four assists) and has
tallied 15 points (four goals, 11 assists) in his last 23 contests.
BRASS BONANZA
Derick
Brassard leads the Rangers - and is tied for 10th among NHL centers -
in goals this season (25). He has recorded a point in each of his last
four games (three goals, two assists), including a goal in each of his
last three contests. Brassard has established career-highs in goals,
power play goals (eight), and power play points (19) in 2015-16.
ON THE MARC
Marc
Staal enters the contest with 604 career games played with the Rangers.
He is one game away from tying Dave Maloney for 20th place on the
franchise's all-time games played list.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Power Play:
- The Rangers were 1-for-4 (5:35) on Mar. 13 vs. Pittsburgh.
- The Blueshirts have recorded a power play goal in each of the last five games (5-for-14; 35.7%) and in 10 of the last 15 games (11-for-36; 30.6%).
Penalty Kill:
- The Rangers were 2-for-3 (4:38) on Mar. 13 vs. Pittsburgh.
UPCOMING MILESTONES
- Kevin Klein - 3 assists away from 100 in his NHL career
- Mats Zuccarello - 5 points away from 200 in his NHL career
INJURIES (81 Man-Games Lost to Injury)
- Dylan McIlrath (knee; injury suffered on Mar. 6) - week-to-week
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
- Mar. 9 - Assigned Brady Skjei and Magnus Hellberg to Hartford (AHL)
THIS DAY IN RANGERS HISTORY
· Mar.
15, 1989 – The Rangers retired Ed Giacomin’s No. 1 jersey in a pre-game
ceremony at Madison Square Garden. Giacomin was the second Ranger who
had his jersey retired.
· Mar.
16, 1998 – Mike Richter made 38 saves to earn his 200th career NHL win,
and Wayne Gretzky, Alexei Kovalev, and Niklas Sundstrom each registered
four points as the Rangers defeated the Ottawa Senators, 5-4, at MSG.
Mar 16 - 10:18am by MattCalamia
W2W4: Rangers vs. Ducks 3.16.16
Who: New York Rangers vs. Anaheim Ducks
Where: Honda Center
When: Wednesday night at 10:30 PM
Watch: MSG-Plus beginning at 10:00 PM
Listen: ESPN-1050 AM and NewYorkRangers.com
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The Skinny:
Wednesday in Anaheim the Rangers (39-23-7, 85 pts) open up a very important three-game trip through California when they skate against the Ducks (38-21-9, 85 pts). The Blueshirts have lost back-to-back games for the first time since mid-December, falling 3-2 in overtime Saturday against the Red Wings and 5-3 the next afternoon on home ice against the Penguins. They are just 1-2-1 in their last four games and 2-3-1 in their last six. It certainly is not the way the Rangers want to be playing heading down the stretch, especially with the Islanders and Penguins right behind them in the Metropolitan Division standings and both playing so well, or heading into a buzzsaw of a trip against three Western Conference powerhouses--the Ducks, Kings, and Sharks--in a three and a half day span. A year ago the Rangers swept their three-game trip through California, the first time in franchise history they had ever done so. It may have made up for what happened the previous season, in Alain Vigneault's first season as head coach in 2013-14, the Rangers defeated the Kings in L.A. before being walloped by the Sharks 9-2 in San Jose and blanked in Anaheim 6-0. Vigneault will turn to Antti Raanta in goal to start this year's California trip, with Henrik Lundqvist getting the call Thursday in Los Angeles and Saturday in San Jose. Raanta will be making his second career start against the Ducks and will be making his 20th appearance with the Rangers this season. He is 8-5-2 with a 2.46 GAA and .912 save percentage after backstopping New York's 4-2 win up in Buffalo last Tuesday. Vigneault will also turn to a familiar line combination to try and jumpstart the Blueshirts. Rick Nash will be reunited with Derick Brassard and Mats Zuccarello, the club's top two scorers this season, in an effort to ease Nash's transition back into the lineup. That will leave Eric Staal to center for J.T. Miller and Kevin Hayes, with Derek Stepan between Chris Kreider and Jesper Fast, and Dom Moore centering Viktor Stalberg and Tanner Glass. Oscar Lindberg will be the healthy scratch. One of Vigneault's hopes is that Stalberg, who has been playing extremely well for several months now, can bring speed and energy to the fourth line. Both Moore and Hayes were benched halfway through Sunday's loss to the Penguins, so it will be interesting to see how each responds Wednesday night against a Ducks team that Vigneault said Tuesday has been the NHL's best for the past couple months. Anaheim snapped an 0-2-1 skid Monday by thrashing the Devils at the Honda Center, 7-1. However before these past four games the Ducks vaulted themselves from out of the playoff race right into the thick of a battle for the Pacific Division title by winning 20 of 23 games (20-2-1) since January 13. Anaheim currently sits in second place in the Pacific, right behind Los Angeles and just ahead of San Jose. That they have done this despite scoring the third fewest goals in the Western Conference and after starting the season by winning just once in the opening ten games (1-7-2) is quite impressive.
Head To Head:
This is the second and final meeting this season between the Rangers and Ducks. Back on December 22 at Madison Square Garden, Mats Zuccarello scored a power play goal 2:37 into overtime to lift the Rangers to a 3-2 victory. Zuccarello also had an assist in the game, while Derick Brassard scored twice and assisted on Zuccarello's goal to have a hand in all three New York scores. New York was 1-for-5 on the power play, while Anaheim was 0-for-4. Henrik Lundqvist stopped 17 of 19 shots to earn the win for the Rangers. John Gibson made 19 saves in defeat for the Ducks, who received goals from Corey Perry and Rickard Rakell. The Blueshirts last visit to the Honda Center in Anaheim was January 7, 2015 and they skated to an impressive 4-1 road victory. Brassard and Zuccarello both scored goals for New York that night as did Rick Nash and Dominic Moore, while Lundqvist made 24 saves. Of course that game was in stark contrast to New York's visit to Anaheim the previous season in 2013-14 when,on October 10, the Ducks skated to a 6-0 rout over the Rangers. New York has lost three of its last four visits to the Honda Center.
Players To Watch:
Rangers-Chris Kreider: Don't look now, but Chris Kreider is starting to get hot down the final stretch of the season. While it has been largely an inconsistent season for the 24 year-old Kreider, he has come alive offensively the past several weeks, scoring five goals in the past nine games, including goals in back-to-back games this past weekend against Detroit and Pittsburgh. Kreider was praised Tuesday after practice by head coach Alain Vigneault for his willingness to get in front of the net, screen opposing goalies, look for deflections both at even strength and on the power play, and score the gritty dirty goals successful teams need. Kreider currently has 16 goals, tied for fourth most on the club, while his 34 points place him sixth on the Rangers scoring list. The 16 goals are five off his career-high of 21 set a year ago, which is somewhat impressive considering the fact that he scored only once through 13 games to start this season. Ten of his 16 goals have come since January 16, a span of just 25 games; and comes into play with just one goal in four career games against the Ducks.
Ducks-Rickard Rakell: 22 year-old Swedish native Rickard Rakell was the Ducks first round selection in the 2010 NHL Draft. He played parts of three seasons with Anaheim prior to this year, emerging as a regular last season. However it wasn't until this season that the 6-foot-2, 201 pound Rakell has become the consistent force the Ducks had hoped when he was first drafted. Rakell has established career-highs with 18 goals and 39 points, and his 21 assists are one shy of equaling his previous best. He ranks second on the Ducks in goals this season and third in points behind only star veterans Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry. Rakell also leads the club with six game-winning goals, while playing a responsible two-way game and a physical brand of hockey which has long been a staple of the Ducks. Rakell picked up an assist in Monday's victory over New Jersey and he has three points in the past two games (1-2-3). Rakell has scored seven goals in his last 16 matches; and so far this season he has a pair of multiple-goal games and ten multiple-point outings--including a two-point (1-1-2) effort against the Rangers back on December 22.
Where: Honda Center
When: Wednesday night at 10:30 PM
Watch: MSG-Plus beginning at 10:00 PM
Listen: ESPN-1050 AM and NewYorkRangers.com
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The Skinny:
Wednesday in Anaheim the Rangers (39-23-7, 85 pts) open up a very important three-game trip through California when they skate against the Ducks (38-21-9, 85 pts). The Blueshirts have lost back-to-back games for the first time since mid-December, falling 3-2 in overtime Saturday against the Red Wings and 5-3 the next afternoon on home ice against the Penguins. They are just 1-2-1 in their last four games and 2-3-1 in their last six. It certainly is not the way the Rangers want to be playing heading down the stretch, especially with the Islanders and Penguins right behind them in the Metropolitan Division standings and both playing so well, or heading into a buzzsaw of a trip against three Western Conference powerhouses--the Ducks, Kings, and Sharks--in a three and a half day span. A year ago the Rangers swept their three-game trip through California, the first time in franchise history they had ever done so. It may have made up for what happened the previous season, in Alain Vigneault's first season as head coach in 2013-14, the Rangers defeated the Kings in L.A. before being walloped by the Sharks 9-2 in San Jose and blanked in Anaheim 6-0. Vigneault will turn to Antti Raanta in goal to start this year's California trip, with Henrik Lundqvist getting the call Thursday in Los Angeles and Saturday in San Jose. Raanta will be making his second career start against the Ducks and will be making his 20th appearance with the Rangers this season. He is 8-5-2 with a 2.46 GAA and .912 save percentage after backstopping New York's 4-2 win up in Buffalo last Tuesday. Vigneault will also turn to a familiar line combination to try and jumpstart the Blueshirts. Rick Nash will be reunited with Derick Brassard and Mats Zuccarello, the club's top two scorers this season, in an effort to ease Nash's transition back into the lineup. That will leave Eric Staal to center for J.T. Miller and Kevin Hayes, with Derek Stepan between Chris Kreider and Jesper Fast, and Dom Moore centering Viktor Stalberg and Tanner Glass. Oscar Lindberg will be the healthy scratch. One of Vigneault's hopes is that Stalberg, who has been playing extremely well for several months now, can bring speed and energy to the fourth line. Both Moore and Hayes were benched halfway through Sunday's loss to the Penguins, so it will be interesting to see how each responds Wednesday night against a Ducks team that Vigneault said Tuesday has been the NHL's best for the past couple months. Anaheim snapped an 0-2-1 skid Monday by thrashing the Devils at the Honda Center, 7-1. However before these past four games the Ducks vaulted themselves from out of the playoff race right into the thick of a battle for the Pacific Division title by winning 20 of 23 games (20-2-1) since January 13. Anaheim currently sits in second place in the Pacific, right behind Los Angeles and just ahead of San Jose. That they have done this despite scoring the third fewest goals in the Western Conference and after starting the season by winning just once in the opening ten games (1-7-2) is quite impressive.
Head To Head:
This is the second and final meeting this season between the Rangers and Ducks. Back on December 22 at Madison Square Garden, Mats Zuccarello scored a power play goal 2:37 into overtime to lift the Rangers to a 3-2 victory. Zuccarello also had an assist in the game, while Derick Brassard scored twice and assisted on Zuccarello's goal to have a hand in all three New York scores. New York was 1-for-5 on the power play, while Anaheim was 0-for-4. Henrik Lundqvist stopped 17 of 19 shots to earn the win for the Rangers. John Gibson made 19 saves in defeat for the Ducks, who received goals from Corey Perry and Rickard Rakell. The Blueshirts last visit to the Honda Center in Anaheim was January 7, 2015 and they skated to an impressive 4-1 road victory. Brassard and Zuccarello both scored goals for New York that night as did Rick Nash and Dominic Moore, while Lundqvist made 24 saves. Of course that game was in stark contrast to New York's visit to Anaheim the previous season in 2013-14 when,on October 10, the Ducks skated to a 6-0 rout over the Rangers. New York has lost three of its last four visits to the Honda Center.
Players To Watch:
Rangers-Chris Kreider: Don't look now, but Chris Kreider is starting to get hot down the final stretch of the season. While it has been largely an inconsistent season for the 24 year-old Kreider, he has come alive offensively the past several weeks, scoring five goals in the past nine games, including goals in back-to-back games this past weekend against Detroit and Pittsburgh. Kreider was praised Tuesday after practice by head coach Alain Vigneault for his willingness to get in front of the net, screen opposing goalies, look for deflections both at even strength and on the power play, and score the gritty dirty goals successful teams need. Kreider currently has 16 goals, tied for fourth most on the club, while his 34 points place him sixth on the Rangers scoring list. The 16 goals are five off his career-high of 21 set a year ago, which is somewhat impressive considering the fact that he scored only once through 13 games to start this season. Ten of his 16 goals have come since January 16, a span of just 25 games; and comes into play with just one goal in four career games against the Ducks.
Ducks-Rickard Rakell: 22 year-old Swedish native Rickard Rakell was the Ducks first round selection in the 2010 NHL Draft. He played parts of three seasons with Anaheim prior to this year, emerging as a regular last season. However it wasn't until this season that the 6-foot-2, 201 pound Rakell has become the consistent force the Ducks had hoped when he was first drafted. Rakell has established career-highs with 18 goals and 39 points, and his 21 assists are one shy of equaling his previous best. He ranks second on the Ducks in goals this season and third in points behind only star veterans Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry. Rakell also leads the club with six game-winning goals, while playing a responsible two-way game and a physical brand of hockey which has long been a staple of the Ducks. Rakell picked up an assist in Monday's victory over New Jersey and he has three points in the past two games (1-2-3). Rakell has scored seven goals in his last 16 matches; and so far this season he has a pair of multiple-goal games and ten multiple-point outings--including a two-point (1-1-2) effort against the Rangers back on December 22.
Mar 15 - 7:55pm by JimCerny
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