NYR TODAY Tuesday 1/23: Alumni Birthdays, Today in Rangers History

NYR Alumni Birthdays January 23:

Joel Bouchard D (2002-2004) Ray Markham C (1979-1980) Brendan Shanahan LW (2006-2007)

Today in NYR History January 23:

1934: Rangers forward Murray Murdoch is honored in a pregame ceremony prior to playing in his 400th consecutive NHL game, a 5-2 victory against the Ottawa Senators at Madison Square Garden. Baseball's "Iron Horse," Lou Gehrig, makes a presentation to Murdoch, the NHL's first "Iron Man," who plays in 508 consecutive games during 11 seasons before retiring from the NHL. He goes on to coach Yale University from 1938-65.

1993: Rangers forward Mike Gartner becomes the first player in NHL history to score 30 goals in 14 consecutive seasons. Gartner scores his 30th of the 1992-93 season in New York's 8-3 victory against the Kings at the Forum in Inglewood, California.

2004: The Rangers acquire Jaromir Jagr from the Washington Capitals in exchange for Anson Carter.

2013: Marian Gaborik records his fifth hat trick with the Rangers in a 4-3 win over Boston at MSG.

NYR TODAY Monday 1/22: Alumni Birthdays, Today in Rangers History

NYR Alumni Birthdays January 22:

Greg Gilbert LW (1993-1994) John Mitchell C (2011-2012) Tim Younghans RW (1981-1982)

Today in NYR History January 22:

1980: Ron Duguay ties a franchise record with two short-handed goals in a 5-4 win over the Kings.

1994: The Rangers host the 1994 NHL All-Star Game. Mike Richter is named MVP after stopping 19 of 21 shots he faced.

1998: Pat LaFontaine records the 1,000th point of his NHL career.

RANGERS AT KINGS POST GAME WRAP UP 1/21

RANGERS FALL TO KINGS 4-2

BLOW 2-0 LEAD IN SECOND PERIOD

In what looked to be a Rangers win over the slumping Los Angeles Kings instead turned into a breakout game for the Kings who snapped a six game losing skid at the Rangers expense.

The Rangers took an early 1-0 lead on a power play goal by David Desharmais followed by Jimmy Vesey's 10th of the season taking a 2-0 lead heading into the second period. But, that was all she wrote for the Rangers on the score sheet as the Kings would start a 4 unanswered goals onslaught scoring 3 on the power play in the second period and adding an empty netter in the third to seal the game.

After the momentum LA built off their first two power play goals the Rangers could not catch up and were held to just 23 shots over 60 minutes.

Henrik Lundqvist stopped 27 of the 30 shots he faced.

FINAL GAME STATS

New York Rangers 2 Los Angeles Kings 4

GOALIES:
NYR Henrik Lundqvist 27 SV
LAK Jonathan Quick 21 SV

SOG: NYR 23 LAK 30
PPO: NYR 1/4 LAK 3/3
PIM: NYR 21 LAK 23

FO WINS: NYR 26 LAK 27

HITS: NYR 20 LAK 24

TAKEAWAYS: NYR 4 LAK 2

GIVEAWAYS: NYR 4 LAK 13

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period
3:53 D. Desharnais (5) (PPG) Assists: V. Lettieri, A DeAngelo 1-0

7:12 J. Vesey (10) Assists: B. Skjei, M Zuccarello 2-0

2nd Period

0:30 J. Muzzin (4) (PPG) Assists: D. Doughty, A Kopitar 2-1

6:13 M. Amadio (2) (PPG) Assist: A. Martinez    2-2

10:22 T. Pearson (9) (PPG) Assists: A. Martinez, M Amadio 2-3

3rd Period

19:42 T. Lewis (12) (Empty net) Assists: D. Brown, D Doughty    2-4

PENALTY SUMMARY

1st Period

2:00 M. Gaborik: 2:00 High Sticking

11:08 K. Clifford: 2:00 Charging

20:00 B. Smith: 2:00 Roughing
20:00 B. Smith: 5:00 Fighting
20:00 A. Kempe: 5:00 Fighting

2nd Period

1:31 D. Brown: 2:00 Tripping
4:21 P. Holland: 2:00 Tripping

8:48 N. Holden: 2:00 Slashing

14:44 J. Muzzin: 2:00 High Sticking

19:02 J. Vesey: 10:00 Misconduct
19:02 K. Clifford: 10:00 Misconduct

3rd Period

None

RANGERS AT KINGS GAME DAY PREVIEW 1/21

RANGERS LOOK TO END ROAD WOES IN LOS ANGELES

New York Rangers (24-18-5) vs Los Angeles Kings (24-17-5)

TONIGHT 10:30 PM TV: MSG RADIO: WEPN 98.7 FM

Staples Center Los Angeles, CA

Tonight the Rangers and Kings meet for the second and final time of the regular season. In their first meeting the Rangers defeated Los Angeles 4-2 at Madison Square Garden back on December 15th. Chris Kreider, Kevin Hayes, Rick Nash and J.T. Miller provided the offense for the Rangers in the contest while Henrik Lundqvist stopped 35 out of 37 shots for the win.

The Rangers are coming off a 3-1 loss in Colorado yesterday to the Avalanche. Already down four key players due to injury the Rangers were also without Michael Grabner who was a late scratch with the flu. Pavel Buchnevich scored the lone Rangers goal on the power play extending his points streak to three games with his second goal in the last two games. Buchnevich has 4 points, 2 goals, 2 assists in his last 3 games.

The Kings come into the contest having lost their last six games dating back to January 6th have a record of 24-17-5, a very similar record to the Rangers having played one less game than New York. Anze Kopitar leads the Kings in all scoring with 18 goals and 29 assists for 47 points on the season.

The Rangers currently sit in the first Wild Card spot in the East, tied in points with 53 but ahead of the Penguins who have played two more games than New York and 2 points behind Columbus for third place in the Metropolitan Division. Los Angeles is 2 points out of the last Wild Card position in the West with 53 points behind Minnesota and Colorado.

With Grabner out with the flu but both Kevin Hayes and Marc Staal being a 50/50 chance of playing tonight there has yet to be a lineup set. Ondrej Pavelec may get the start in the second of back to back games with Henrik Lundqvist having played yesterday in Colorado.

TEAM LEADERS

Rangers

POINTS: Mats Zuccarello 33

GOALS: Michael Grabner 20

ASSISTS: Mats Zuccarello 25

Kings

POINTS: Anze Kopitar 47

GOALS: Anze Kopitar 18

ASSISTS: Anze Kopitar 29

NYR TODAY Sunday 1/21: Alumni Birthdays, Today in Rangers History

NYR Alumni Birthdays January 21:

Ulf Dahlen RW (1987-1990) Mike Keating LW (1977-1978) Doug Weight C (1990-1993)

Today in NYR History January 21:

1967: Harry Howell becomes the first Ranger to appear in 1,000 games with the organization.

RANGERS AT AVALANCHE POST GAME WRAP UP 1/20

DEPLETED RANGERS FALL TO AVALANCHE 3-1

ROAD WOES CONTINUE FOR NEW YORK

It couldn't come at a worse time for the Rangers, already without Chris Kreider, Kevin Shattenkirk, Kevin Hayes and Marc Staal the Rangers lost Michael Grabner for the game due to a bout with the Flu.

Trailing 2-0 in the second period the Rangers got a boost of life when Pavel Buchnevich took a hard pass from Mats Zuccarello and brought the Rangers within one with a power play goal. The Rangers were finally able to gain some momentum but not able to finish against Johnathan Berner.

The Rangers had chances in the third but were again not able to convert while Henrik Lundqvist once again stood on his head making 35 saves on 37 shots. Colorado added an empty net goal with less than a second remaining to earn the 3-1 win and extend their win streak to 9 games.

This was the third straight loss on the road for the Rangers and fifth loss in their last eight away from MSG.

FINAL GAME STATS

New York Rangers 1 Colorado Avalanche 3

GOALIES:
NYR Henrik Lundqvist 35 SV
COL Jonathan Bernier 27 SV

SOG: NYR 28 COL 37
PPO: NYR 1/1 COL 0/1
PIM: NYR 2 COL 2

FO WINS: NYR 32 COL 19

HITS: NYR 24 COL 30

TAKEAWAYS: NYR 5 COL 9

GIVEAWAYS: NYR 1 COL 3

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period
9:00 E. Johnson (7) Assists: M. Rantanen, N MacKinnon 0-1

2nd Period

3:24 N. MacKinnon (23) Assists: M. Barberio, E Johnson 0-2

6:55 P. Buchnevich (13) (Power Play) Assists: R. McDonagh, M Zuccarello 1-2

3rd Period

19:59 M. Rantanen (17) (Empty net) Unassisted 1-3

PENALTY SUMMARY

1st Period

12:51 S. Kampfer: 2:00 Hooking

2nd Period

5:27 Bourque: 2:00 Tripping

3rd Period

NONE

RANGERS VS AVALANCHE GAME DAY PREVIEW 1/20

RANGERS FACE AVS IN AFTERNOON MATINEE

New York Rangers (24-17-5) vs Colorado Avalanche (25-16-3)

TODAY 3:00 PM TV: MSG RADIO: WEPN 98.7 FM

Pepsi Center, Denver, CO

The Rangers head into a four game West Coast Trip starting today in Colorado with the injury bug nipping at their heels once again. Yesterday the Rangers who already are without Chris Kreider (blood clot right arm), Kevin Hayes (leg bruise) and Marc Staal (hip flexor) found out they will be without defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk indefinitely who will undergo knee surgery on Monday for a torn meniscus. Both Hayes and Staal are traveling with the team are are said to be 50/50 to possibly play in the upcoming road games.

Yesterday the Rangers called up D-man Tony DeAngelo and Center Daniel Catenacci to fill the roster for the road trip.

This is the second of two meetings between the Rangers and Avalanche. The Rangers lost the season opener to Colorado 4-2 back on October 5th. Mika Zibanejad scored the Rangers two goals in the contest while Henrik Lundqvist stopped 25 of 28 shots on goal.

Coming into today’s afternoon matinee the Rangers have won their last two games, Tuesday a solid 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers and a back and forth battle with the Sabres on Thursday 4-3. Henrik Lundqvist picked up both wins while Rick Nash has gone on a scoring spree with 4 goals over the two game span.

With back to back games this weekend Ondrej Pavelec may well get the start today against Colorado while Henrik Lundqvist gets the start vs Los Angeles tomorrow night after having started the last 3 games.

The Avalanche meanwhile are onan seven game winning streak dating back to December 29th in a 4-3 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Nathan MacKinnon leads the avs with 22 goals and 35 assists for 57 points overall.

The Rangers have earned at least one point in seven of their last nine games against Colorado, dating back to Feb. 4, 2014 (5-2-2 record over the span).

TEAM LEADERS

POINTS: Mats Zuccarello 32

GOALS: Michael Grabner 20

ASSISTS: Mats Zuccarello 24

Avalanche

POINTS: Nathan MacKinnon 57

GOALS: Nathan MacKinnon 22

ASSISTS: Nathan MacKinnon 35

Rangers Projected Lineup
Rick Nash - Mika Zibanejad - Pavel Buchnevich
Jimmy Vesey - J.T. Miller - Mats Zuccarello
Paul Carey - David Desharnais - Vinni Lettieri
Michael Grabner - Peter Holland - Jesper Fast

Ryan McDonagh - Nick Holden
Brady Skjei - Steve Kampfer
Brendan Smith - Tony DeAngelo