Rangers v Islanders
The Rangers had this game. Solid play for most of it...but when the lapses came they came big. Can't fault the Isles. They capitalized. That play by Comrie was nice*.
Overall, Lundqvist played well. The defense felt small and slow at moments. When the Isles
started it churning in the zone, the Rangers had problems.
It isn't all bad. The Rangers come away with nothing...this is certainly bad as the points are important. But it will be great to get this rivalry meaning something. And i think these two teams have a great chance to battle for the division.
Of course, i am not an optimist. So i doubt the Rangers will hold it tight. They had moments where they were making bad decisions with the puck in their zone. And often that cost them. In fact, i believe the 3rd goal by Satan was set up after the Rangers laid a weak pass behind the net with the other d-man not there. (i'll have to watch again to see if that was in fact what happened)
DiPietro came up big at the end. However, on the other side, the Rangers did put good pressure and had the tie in their hands there.
Lundqvist had some big saves before Satan netted his. A nice outlet pass by DiPietro caught the Rangers doing a full line change. Lundy stopped the breakaway shot by Sillinger.
It was a fun game to watch. Disappointing as it was.
* Isles 4 on 3 powerplay, Comrie passes the puck low to ???? who then passes it back to Comrie who skates across switching sides with another Islander. Comrie makes a nice little fake, as if dropping the puck to the passing d-man high. This pauses the Rangers. Fedotenko slips out from in front of the goal and sets up to Lundqvist's left. Comrie curves down on Lundy's right and lays a nice quick pass to Fedotenko who buries it. Nice play. Rangers pay for an accidental high-stick in a big way.
The Rangers had this game. Solid play for most of it...but when the lapses came they came big. Can't fault the Isles. They capitalized. That play by Comrie was nice*.
Overall, Lundqvist played well. The defense felt small and slow at moments. When the Isles
started it churning in the zone, the Rangers had problems.It isn't all bad. The Rangers come away with nothing...this is certainly bad as the points are important. But it will be great to get this rivalry meaning something. And i think these two teams have a great chance to battle for the division.
Of course, i am not an optimist. So i doubt the Rangers will hold it tight. They had moments where they were making bad decisions with the puck in their zone. And often that cost them. In fact, i believe the 3rd goal by Satan was set up after the Rangers laid a weak pass behind the net with the other d-man not there. (i'll have to watch again to see if that was in fact what happened)
DiPietro came up big at the end. However, on the other side, the Rangers did put good pressure and had the tie in their hands there.
Lundqvist had some big saves before Satan netted his. A nice outlet pass by DiPietro caught the Rangers doing a full line change. Lundy stopped the breakaway shot by Sillinger.
It was a fun game to watch. Disappointing as it was.
* Isles 4 on 3 powerplay, Comrie passes the puck low to ???? who then passes it back to Comrie who skates across switching sides with another Islander. Comrie makes a nice little fake, as if dropping the puck to the passing d-man high. This pauses the Rangers. Fedotenko slips out from in front of the goal and sets up to Lundqvist's left. Comrie curves down on Lundy's right and lays a nice quick pass to Fedotenko who buries it. Nice play. Rangers pay for an accidental high-stick in a big way.
