Rangers win 2-1. Thoughts on the game
The positives
- The power play. There was a lot of good puck movement during the Rangers power play and Stepan scored a powerplay goal off one power play
- Overall, the Rangers controlled most of the possession and were able to keep possession deep in the Av's zone a lot.
- Kreider. He looked a lot better today. He used his body to drive towards the net and was trying to use his speed to beat guys. He created a lot of scoring chances and him and Stepan looked better.
- The Hayes/Lindberg/Stalberg line. Again they were buzzing and creating chances. Stalberg played very well and Lindberg scored a goal
The negatives
- Etem. I didn't really see him to much and he didn't make much of an impact.
- At the end of the game, the Rangers went into a defensive shell. While a lot of teams do this, Colorado was able to get a lot of shots late in the game
- The Rangers took a lot of unnecessary penalties and a few times, killed their momentum by giving Colorado a power play
- Zucarrello not shooting on the empty net at the end of the game! I could have used that goal in my fantasy league