New York Rangers daily: Must win game after bad loss, Devils shut out by Avalanche backup
After blowing a two-goal lead and losing by a pair, 7-5, to the Seattle Kraken on Sunday, the New York Rangers get right back at it Monday when they host the Chicago Blackhawks.
Talk about must wins. Coming off a bad loss, surrendering the most goals all season. And now the Rangers face-off against the worst team in the NHL. As stated in our three things to look for, the Rangers simply must come away with two points Monday.
After the weekend action in the NHL, the Rangers (14-11-1) are tied with the Islanders for fourth in the Metropolitan Division with 29 points. That is also tied for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the Eastern Conference, though it’s way too early for that talk, just 26 games into the season. But, still.
The Rangers are 11 points behind the first-place Washington Capitals, and have only one game in hand. Chew on that for a while.
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The Rangers led the Kraken 3-1 in the second period. Then the Rangers allowed five goals in a row and were losing 6-3 midway through the third period before staging a spirited — yet unsuccessful — comeback.
New York actually did plenty of good things Sunday. But the Rangers were undone by sloppy and “loose” defensive play in the loss.
At least Igor Shesterkin had some good news Sunday. He missed the Kraken game to be with his wife for the birth of their second child. Not a bad week, that also included Shesterkin becoming the highest-paid goalie in NHL history.
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Former Rangers captain Jacob Trouba is expected to make his debut with the Anaheim Ducks after being traded there Friday, when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Monday.
The New Jersey Devils looked flat, when they were shut out 4-0 by the Colorado Avalanche and backup goalie Scott Wedgewood.
Kyle Palmieri’s third-period power-play goal was the game winner when the Islanders edged the Ottawa Senators 4-2.
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Anthony Cirelli sustained an undisclosed injury in a 4-2 win against the Vancouver Canucks. He appeared to be hurt after a first-period hit, left the game and didn’t return.
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