REAL New York Rangers Fans: NYR TODAY SUNDAY MARCH 27: POST GAME REVIEW, GAME DAY PREVIEW

Sunday, March 27, 2016

NYR TODAY SUNDAY MARCH 27: POST GAME REVIEW, GAME DAY PREVIEW

RANGERS @ PENGUINS POST GAME MORNING REVIEW
New Lines Boost Rangers Past Habs
@RNYRF Staff Report
Alain Vigneault changed up his lines at practice on Friday and came up with a dandy. The new combination of Chris Kreider, Derick Brassard and Rick Nash combined for a total of 6 points on the night, Kreider 2 goals and an assist and Brassard with a goal and 2 assists in the defeat of Montreal.

The Rangers opened the scoring in the first period when J.T. Miller scored his 21st of the season on a beautiful rush into the Montreal Zone beating Habs goalie Mike Condon on the backhand just 3:04 into the game. The Canadiens added a goal of their own to tie the game at 12:26 when Lars Eller put one past Annti Raanta. Derick Brassard put the Rangers back in the lead 2-1 when he put in a rebound of a Chris Kreider shot that went wide just 1:32 into the second period. The Rangers power play paid off 8:19 in when Kreider put one past Condon for the 3-1 lead. Just over 2 minutes later Kreider again scored on a rush from the blueline after intercepting a Montreal pass in the neutral zone tucking one past the pads of Condon. Montreal pulled within 2 goals when Phillip Danault scored at 15:38. Again on the power play the Rangers added to the lead when Derek Stepan scored the 5th Rangers goal of the night with just 41 seconds remaining in the period. The Rangers held on in the 3rd period despite taking 3 bad penalties in a row at the begining of the closing period. Rangers special teams were the story of the night with 2 power play goals on 3 attempts and a 6 for 6 night on the penalty kill as the Rangers collected their 43rd win and first win vs Montreal of the season.

RANGERS GAME DAY PREVIEW

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (41-25-8) at RANGERS (43-24-8)
TONIGHT 7:30 PM, TV: NBCSN
Season series: The Pittsburgh Penguins have won two of three games against the New York Rangers. New York goalie Henrik Lundqvist made 34 saves in a 3-0 victory Feb. 10. Evgeni Malkin had a goal and two assists, and Phil Kessel had a goal and an assist in Pittsburgh's 4-1 win March 3. Conor Sheary scored twice, Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist, and Tom Kuhnhackl had two assists in a 5-3 win on March 13.

Rangers team scope: Coach Alain Vigneault shuffled lines during practice Friday, and the combination of forwards Chris Kreider, Derick Brassard and Rick Nash had a strong performance in a 5-2 victory at the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. New York scored four second-period goals, including two on the power play. Kreider had two goals (one on the power play) and an assist, and Brassard had a goal and two assists. "We're trying to find the right chemistry between lines right now and Chris is a big part of our team, and to see him score two goals like that and be involved in the game, that's something that, our team, we're pretty excited about, and hopefully it's going to give him some confidence," Brassard said. Lundqvist will start after Antti Raanta made 24 saves against Montreal. The Rangers have scored 10 power-play goals in the past 11 games. New York has won three in a row after losing four of five (1-2-2).

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