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New York Rangers: Not quite good enough in 4-3 OT loss to Tampa

By Steve Paulus

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 27: New York Rangers right wing Pavel Buchnevich (89) skates with puck as Tampa Bay Lightning center Anthony Cirelli (71) defends during the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers NHL game on February 27, 2019, at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. (Photo by John Crouch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 27: New York Rangers right wing Pavel Buchnevich (89) skates with puck as Tampa Bay Lightning center Anthony Cirelli (71) defends during the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers NHL game on February 27, 2019, at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. (Photo by John Crouch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 27: Jimmy Vesey #26 of the New York Rangers celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal in the second period against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Madison Square Garden on February 27, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 27: Jimmy Vesey #26 of the New York Rangers celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal in the second period against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Madison Square Garden on February 27, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images) /

My three stars of the game

  1. Jimmy Vesey is playing with more authority and confidence than anytime in his career.  He has slipped onto the top line and the transition has been seamless.  Zuccarello is missed most on the power play, but at even strength, Vesey is using his big frame to get to pucks and he is not hesitating to shoot. He is one goals from tying his career high total and has already exceeding his personal best in points and assists.
  2. Mika Zibanejad scored yet again, tying his career high with 27 goals. He is a threat everytime he enters the offensive zone. He had a 59% winning faceoff percentage a well.
  3. Tony DeAngelo played 26:32 minutes, the most of any Ranger defenseman.  I’ll say that again, the most of any Ranger defenseman (by more than six minutes). He had an assist in his eighth straight game and played as if he something to prove to Tampa.  Which he did as he was a first round draft pick that they gave up on after one year in the organization.

Next. How good is Chris Kreider. dark

The official three stars of the game

  1. Victor Hedman
  2. Nikita Kucherov
  3. Jimmy Vesey
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