New York Rangers: Lessons learned in dominant 6-2 win over Carolina
By Steve Paulus
My stars of the game
- Mika Zibanejad had a four point game with two goals and two assists. His goals were really nice, but his assists were even better. Before this game he had only one goal in 13 games. This was similar to his big game against Nashville. He just needs to do it more often.
- Tony DeAngelo scored two goals including the all important first goal. He had four shots on goal and was very good in the offensive and defensive zones. He jumped into plays at the right time and although he had two giveaways, his defensive game was solid. It appears that being teamed with Marc Staal is helping his game.
- Boo Nieves gets the third star with Mats Zuccarello right behind him. Nieves had two assists in a little over 12 minutes of playing time. He is using his big body on the forecheck and he drew one penalty. His faceoff win led directly to the first DeAngelo goal and that was the key to the game. He’s doing an outstanding job centering the third line.
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The official three stars
- Mike Zibanejad
- Mats Zuccarello
- Pavel Buchnevich