EDMONTON, AB - MARCH 11: Leon Draisaitl #29 of the Edmonton Oilers battles for the puck against Brady Skjei #76 of the New York Rangers on March 11, 2019 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images) /
EDMONTON, AB – MARCH 11: Jujhar Khaira #16 of the Edmonton Oilers drops his gloves to fight Brendan Lemieux #48 of the New York Rangers on March 11, 2019 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images) /
My three stars of the game
Brendan Lemieux was a force for the Rangers. He had a hand in both goals they scored and his second period fight gave the team the impetus it needed to keep pushing. What ‘s amazing is the impact Lemieux has considering that he only played a shade under 12 minutes. That’s ninth among all Ranger forwards. Granted, he spent five minutes in the penalty box, but it just felt like he was on the ice more than that.
Alexandar Georgiev had another outstanding game and took another tough loss. He has allowed only 12 goals in his last five games (including games with Washington and Tampa). He made some outstanding stops against Leon Draisaitl and was very strong on the penalty kill.
Jesper Fast had a very solid game, moved up to the top line. He was all over the ice and had a very physical game. He had the best opportunity for the Rangers in the third period when he missed a one-timer into a wide open net.
