The Rangers were in desperate need of a win after dropping the last 3 games, and even though the game ahead of them was against a team they’ve owned over the last 11 meetings, it would come at no easy task. Having met earlier in the month, this would be the 2nd meeting of these teams this season in which the Rangers took that game at a score of 3-0. The Rangers were looking to finish off the month of November strong and erase the memories of the last week or so off the slate in order to start December on the right path.
1st Period:
| 01:09 | NYR | PPG – Mats Zuccarello (11) ASST: Derick Brassard (10) |
1-0
| 18:23 | NYR | PPG – Oscar Lindberg (9) ASST: Dan Boyle (5), Keith Yandle (12) |
2nd Period:
| 01:40 | CAR | Jordan Staal (5) ASST: Andrej Nestrasil (2), Joakim Nordstrom (3) |
2-1
| 02:24 | NYR | Chris Kreider (4) ASST: Jesper Fast (4) |
3-1
| 15:49 | NYR | Derick Brassard (7) ASST: Kevin Hayes (9) |
4-1
| 17:59 | CAR | Victor Rask (8) ASST: Elias Lindholm (4), Jaccob Slavin (1) |
4-2
3rd Period:
| 08:23 | CAR | Chris Terry (3) ASST: Jeff Skinner (2), Ron Hainsey (4) |
4-3
Rangers Win 4-3!
It wasn’t easy, and it took some excellent defensive play towards the end of the game, but the Rangers take the two points and snap the skid. It is time for the Rangers to put the month of November behind them and keep pushing forward one game at a time. It is time to stop worrying about our record, our streaks, and what every other team in the league is doing, and focus on our game and get back to playing New York Rangers hockey. There will be no better time for the Rangers to figure it out, and start December off on the right foot as the next game is against division and franchise rivals, the New York Islanders.