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New York Rangers: Kiss the lottery position goodbye and enjoy the wins

By Steve Paulus

PHILADELPHIA, PA - MARCH 31: Pavel Buchnevitch #89 of the New York Rangers celebrates his first period goal against the Philadelphia Flyers with his teammates on the bench on March 31, 2019 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - MARCH 31: Pavel Buchnevitch #89 of the New York Rangers celebrates his first period goal against the Philadelphia Flyers with his teammates on the bench on March 31, 2019 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – MARCH 31: Goaltender Alexandar Georgiev #40 of the New York Rangers covers the puck as Neal Pionk #44 defends against Sean Couturier #14 and Travis Konecny #11 of the Philadelphia Flyers on March 31, 2019 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – MARCH 31: Goaltender Alexandar Georgiev #40 of the New York Rangers covers the puck as Neal Pionk #44 defends against Sean Couturier #14 and Travis Konecny #11 of the Philadelphia Flyers on March 31, 2019 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images) /

My three stars of the game

  1. Pavel Buchnevich continues to play at the highest level of his pro career.  He is shooting more and it is paying off.   A restricted free agent after this season, he is making the Rangers seriously consider a longterm deal.
  2. Brady Skjei didn’t just score a goal in this game, he led the team with 26 minutes of ice time, had three shots on goal, two hits and he blocked five shots.  Like Buchnevich, he is playing at a higher level than he has all season, probably since his rookie season.
  3. Alexandar Georgiev stopped 29 shots for his second shutout of the season.  Georgiev is fourth in wins among rookies (13),  eighth in save percentage (.912) and ninth in GAA (2.95). Only Jordan Binnington of St. Louis has more shutouts.   He does lead all rookies in assists with two.

Next. Time for Brady Skjei to become elite. dark

The official three stars of the game

  1. Alexandar Georgiev
  2. Pavel Buchnevich
  3. Marc Staal
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