Backed by 31 saves from Henrik Lundqvist the Rangers won their first shootout of the season in Nashville 2-1. Rick Nash was the only Ranger to score in regulation on a beautiful short hand side shot in the first period. Lundqvist's only mistake was setting up for a pass instead of a shot on goal which went past the otherwise solid goaltending for the Rangers' netminder in the second period.
Both the Rangers and Nashville couldn't cash in during the third and overtime periods sending the game to a shootout. Both Jimmy Vesey and Matts Zuccarello scored on their chances during the shootout while Lundqvist was able to hold off Nashville's two shooters for the win.
The Rangers are right back to action tomorrow night as they return to Madison Square Garden to take on the New Jersey Devils for the second faceoff between the two teams in a week. The Rangers defeated NJ 5-0 last Sunday at MSG.
FINAL GAME STATS
NEW YORK RANGERS 2 NASHVILLE PREDATORS 1 FINAL-SO
SOG: NYR 27 NSH 32
POWER PLAY: NYR 0/2 NSH 0/3
GOALTENDERS:
New York - H. Lundqvist (31 SV)
Nashville - J. Saros (26 SV)
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS SCORE
07:47 New York Rick Nash (13) ASST: Kevin Hayes (12), Nick Holden (11) 1-0
2ND PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS SCORE
09:22 Nashville Mike Fisher (9) 1-1
3RD PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS SCORE
No Scoring
OT PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS SCORE
No Scoring
SHOOTOUT
TIME TEAM DETAILS SCORE
Nashville Missed - Ryan Johansen -
New York Goal - Jimmy Vesey -
Nashville Missed - Craig Smith -
New York Goal - Mats Zuccarello 2-1
PENALTY SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS
09:14 New York Marc Staal - Slashing - 2 minutes
12:13 Nashville Filip Forsberg - Tripping - 2 minutes
17:59 New York Brady Skjei - Hooking - 2 minutes
2ND PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS
04:50 New York Kevin Klein - Slashing - 2 minutes
17:00 Nashville Petter Granberg - Slashing - 2 minutes
3RD PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS
No Penalties
OT PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS
No Penalties
Rangers Stars of the Game:
Rick Nash and Henrik Lundqvist
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