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New York Rangers: Lessons learned in dominant 6-2 win over Carolina

By Steve Paulus

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 15: Tony DeAngelo #77 of the New York Rangers celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal in the third period against the Carolina Hurricanes at Madison Square Garden on January 15, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 15: Tony DeAngelo #77 of the New York Rangers celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal in the third period against the Carolina Hurricanes at Madison Square Garden on January 15, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 15: Curtis McElhinney #35 of the Carolina Hurricanes makes a save against Vladislav Namestnikov #90 of the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on January 15, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 15: Curtis McElhinney #35 of the Carolina Hurricanes makes a save against Vladislav Namestnikov #90 of the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on January 15, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Notes on the game

  • The Rangers really won this game in the first 30 minutes.  Their play definitely slacked of a bit (understandably) when they got to the 4-1 lead.
  • For the game, the Rangers won only 37% of the faceoffs, not a good percentage. After the first period when the Rangers won 11 of 21 draws, they won only 28% (10 of 36) and the coaching staff cannot be pleased about that.
  • The Rangers were outshot for the game 36-28.
  • The Zibanejad line had nine points (2 goals, 7 assists).
  • The third line (Nieves/Vesey/Namestnikov) really stood out at even strength with four assists and a plus five rating, better than the Zibanejad line in five minutes less ice time.  They were on the ice for both DeAngelo goals.
  • Special teams were special this game.  Both the power play was and penalty kill were flawless, 3-3.
  • This has to be a boost to Pavel Buchnevich’s confidence, but you wouldn’t know it by his demeanor after scoring. He has to be the unhappiest player in the NHL.  It was so noticeable that Sam and Joe were laughing about it.
  • This was the first time the Rangers had three players with two goals since December 22, 1996.  The trio at that time were Mark Messier, Alexei Kovalev and Niklas Sundstrom.
  • Ryan Lindgren had a quiet, but effective debut.  He finished with three hits, three blocked shots and one shot on goal.  He played 15:22, partnered with Kevin Shattenkirk. He was minus one. He tied up Foegele in front of the net as Cody McLeod was outmuscled by Maenalanen for the deflection when he  scored his second goal of the game.
  • In his post-game remarks Quinn was gracious,but not overly enthusiastic about the win. He singled out Lindgren and Zuccarello for their play.
  • Brett Howden and Filip Chytil were held off the scoresheet, but they were both affective and had some scoring opportunities.
  • That’s sixteen wins in a row at Madison Square Garden against the Hurricanes.
  • There was a nice tribute to the late Mel Stottlemyre before the game.
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