New York Rangers’ Top 5 Detroit Red Wings Rivalry Moments

4.) 1-0 Win at Home 1/16/14

In the 2013-2014 season, the New York Rangers made the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in twenty years. Naturally, that season included a lot of spectacular wins, but this one in particular was a beauty. With 5:58 left in the third period in a highly competitive, but scoreless game, Mats Zuccarello snapped a shot just over the shoulder of the Detroit Red Wings’ goaltender, Howard, as the Garden erupted around him.

To that point, it was Zuccarello’s 12th goal of the season. However, the big story of the night was the goaltenders. Henrik Lundqvist earned a shutout with 38 saves, but on the other side of the ice was Howard, who needed 48 saves and only came up with 47, as the Rangers improved their record to 25-21-3.

This game came on the backend of another loss for Detroit in their previous game, and Jimmy Howard stated after the game that he thought Zuccarello was going to pass the puck, not shoot. He played a phenomenal game, but it was the Rangers coming out on top with a thirteen-shot third period.