First Period:
- Troy Stecher (1) Assists: Adam Erne (7)
Second Period:
- K’Andre Miller (4) Assists: Barclay Goodrow (11)
- Dylan Larkin (26) Assists: Moritz Seider (30), Danny DeKeyser (4)
Third Period:
- Mika Zibanejad (19) (Power Play) Assists: Artemi Panarin (40), Adam Fox (41)
Overtime:
Shootout:
- Lucas Raymond: SCORES
- Mika Zibanejad: SCORES
- Dylan Larkin: Stopped
- Artemi Panarin: Stopped
- Adam Erne: Stopped
- Adam Fox: Stopped
- Tyler Bertuzzi: Stopped
- Alexis Lafreniere: Stopped
- Sam Gagner: Stopped
- Ryan Strome: Stopped
- Pius Suter: SCORES
- Filip Chytil: Stopped
Stats:
Adam’s Thoughts:
- The Rangers have won their share of games, if not most of their games, because of their goaltending and while Igor Shesterkin continued to be outstanding, Thomas Greiss was the story tonight. Greiss has long been a thorn in the Rangers side from his time with the Isles and he brought that with him tonight to MSG. The Rangers were sloppy for a lot of the game and seemed to just be waiting to get a PP, but Greiss was the difference tonight.
- Ryan Strome had a chance to be a hero in the shootout after he eluded the pokecheck from Greiss, but Greiss’ stick came up on Strome’s stick and he couldn’t get the right angle on his shot toward the empty net.
- The Rangers were not at their sharpest tonight and seemed to get away from the game they want to play. They were sloppy, passed up shots, turned the puck over and didn’t always match the energy and effort that the Red Wings brought. They played a lot of this game with a feeling that it was just going to turn their way and it almost did. It’s a risky way to play, just assuming that things will eventually turn their way because of their talent, but they are going to start playing teams with an equal amount of talent and it will be tough to win like that. They got one point and that is probably what they deserved.
- 5-on-5 scoring remains an issue as the only even strength goal tonight was from a defenseman. The Rangers PP, outside of Igor Shesterkin, is the Rangers best weapon, but it took until the middle of the third period for them to get their first PP. As games get tighter and refs let more things go the Rangers are going to need more from their top guys to produce at 5-on-5.
- I don’t know if they are interested in him or if he would waive his no-move to come back here, but I think the Rangers could do a lot worse than bring Marc Staal back on defense. He could mentor Braden Schneider, as he did Ryan Lindgren and Adam Fox, and he’d be coming back to a team where he already knows most of the players.
- Next up is Ottawa on Sunday, a few days off and then the schedule picks up for real with Washington and Pittsburgh on Thursday and Saturday.