RANGERS VS RED WINGS POST GAME WRAP UP 12/29

RANGERS FALL IN SHOOTOUT 3-2

A hard fought game that the Rangers came out on the losing side of tonight in Detroit. Henrik Lundqvist stopped 33 of 35 shots on goal while his counterpart at the other end of the ice Jimmy Howard stopped 37 of 38 Rangers shots.

The Rangers took the lead in the first period when Jimmy Vesey picked up the puck behind the Red Wings net and slid  pass out to David Desharnais for the goal. The Rangers who started out slow and depended on Lundqvist to carry the load wound up out shooting Detroit 8-0 in the last 10:20 of the period.

In the second Deroit rebounded after a high flip into the Rangers zone which Anthony Athanasiou burned Nick Holden and beat hinm to the puck putting the game tying goal past Lundqvist.

The Rangers retook the lead just over 2 minutes into the third when Boo Nieves sent one to Rookie Vinni Lettieri for his first NHL goal in his first NHL game. The Red Wings were able to answer back just under 5 minutes later when Henrik Zetterberg tied the game 2-2. The teams remained scoreless and headed to overtime for the 9th time in the last 14 games between the two teams.

The Rangers who were on the penalty kill to start overtime killed the remaining 40 seconds of Marc Staal's hooking penalty. Brady Skjei was pulled down by Frans Nielsen and was awarded a penalty shot but was stopped by Howard on the attempt.

All 3 Rangers shooters in the shootout , Zuccarello, Zibanejad & Shattenkirk either missed or were stopped by Howard. Frans Nielsen scored the lone shootout goal in the first round for the Red Wings win.

FINAL GAME STATS F/SO

New York Rangers 2 Detroit Red Wings 3

GOALIES:
NYR Henrik Lundqvist 33 SV
DET Jimmy Howard 37 SV

SOG:
NYR 39 DET 35

PPO:
NYR 0/4 DET 0/5

PIM:
NYR 10 DET 8
   
SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period
17:35    D. Desharnais (4)
Assist: J. Vesey    1-0

2nd Period
7:46    A. Athanasiou (6)
Assist: D. Larkin    1-1

3rd Period
2:35    V. Lettieri (1)
Assist: B. Nieves    2-1

7:05    H. Zetterberg (6)
Assist: G. Nyquist    2-2

Overtime

NONE

Start of Shootout period
Shootout GOAL scored by Frans Nielsen on Henrik Lundqvist
Shootout attempt by Mats Zuccarello saved by Jimmy Howard
Shootout attempt by Gustav Nyquist saved by Henrik Lundqvist
Shootout attempt by Mika Zibanejad MISSES
Shootout attempt by Henrik Zetterberg MISSES
End of Shootout
End of Game

PENALTY SUMMARY

1st Period
1:42    K. Shattenkirk: 2:00 Slashing
11:06    T. Daley: 2:00 Slashing
12:47    R. McDonagh: 2:00 Interference

2nd Period
3:54    J. Howard: 2:00 Delay of Game
(Served by M. Frk)

16:35    R. Nash: 2:00 High Sticking

3rd Period

3:51    M. Frk: 2:00 Tripping
7:42    D. Helm: 2:00 Hooking
16:31    B. Smith: 2 minutes for Illegal check to head G. Nyquist
18:40    M. Staal: 2 Minutes for Hooking A. Athanasiou

Overtime
2:22    F. Nielsen tripping on B. Skjei receives Penalty Shot (missed)