Category: 2022-23 Rangers Regular Season

Gerard Gallant met with the media following the Rangers win over Columbus and said (NYR, MSG):

• On the start, “real good start. We had some bad ones before that, the last few games, so it’s good to get off to that good start, but, again, that first period I thought was sort of an East/West game. Shesty had to make 7-8 great saves, honestly, and it could have been a 5-4 period very easily. We got out to the great start and then I think we settled down in the second and third and played a better overall game, but the first period was sort of a shootout.”

First Period:

• Filip Chytil (22) Assists: Alexis Lafreniere (20), K’Andre Miller (31)
• Vladimir Tarasenko (16) Assists: Braden Schneider (12), Ben Harpur (5)
• Patrick Kane (21) Assists: Vincent Trocheck (39), Chris Kreider (18)
• Kirill Marchenko (20) (Power Play) Assists: Jack Roslovic (33), Johnny Gaudreau (50)
• Johnny Gaudreau (19) Assists: Boone Jenner (19), Jake Christiansen (3)

Second Period:

• Artemi Panarin (25) (Power Play) Assists: Adam Fox (55), Mika Zibanejad (43)

Third Period:

• Mika Zibanejad (38) Assists: Artemi Panarin (59)
• Vincent Trocheck (20) (Empty Net) Assists: Alexis Lafreniere (21)

Three Stars:

• 3: Mika Zibanejad
• 2: Artemi Panarin
• 1: Igor Shesterkin

With the Panthers loss to Ottawa and the Sabres loss to Montreal in a shootout, the Rangers have clinched a playoff spot for the second straight season.

The Rangers are currently third in the Metro with 96 points. The Devils are currently four points ahead of the Rangers, but the Rangers have one game in hand and the two teams play on Thursday.

2:57 PM: Gerard Gallant met with the media following practice today and said (NYR):

• On Ryan Lindgren’s status, “you know we’re not going to rush him back. When he’s ready, he’s ready. He’s doing good, full practice, everything is going good, but when he’s ready to come back, he’ll come back, but we’re going to make sure.”

The NHL says that the Rangers can clinch a playoff spot tonight if:

• Buffalo falls to Montreal in any fashion AND the Panthers lose to the Senators in regulation.

Gerard Gallant met with the media following the Rangers win over Florida and said (NYR, MSG):

• On finding a way after a little bit of a slow start, “A little bit of a slow start? (smile) Three shots wasn’t good enough in the first, but we had a day and a half off with no ice, no morning skate. It was a tough start, but after that I thought we played real well.”
• On The Kid Line, “they were excellent, all three kids scored a goal tonight and played real well. When they play like that it’s pretty exciting, they attack and were a big part of our win tonight.”
• More on The Kid Line, “If I didn’t notice that I shouldn’t be coaching in this league (laugh), everybody in the building noticed it. They were excellent, played really well and they were real confident tonight and it was great to see.”
• On Patrick Kane getting his 450th goal, “He’s scored a lot of points, so he’ll take it. I thought the line was good in the second and third period, they made some real good plays, had good time of possession in the offensive zone, thought they were real good and he’s had an unbelievable career with the Stanley Cups and the player he is. I just hope he’s got a little bit left here for us in the next three months and we get one of those chances with him, too. He’s been outstanding for us.”
• On swapping the wingers for a time, “Just trying something different. It was a stale first period, so just threw them out there and it was okay.”
• On defending a third period lead, “did a lot of real good things, kept everybody going, we played four lines and they managed the puck real well, I was really happy with the way they held onto the lead and the way we played. Even after they got the third goal right after we scored the fourth, it was good, good effort.”