A wild last second 5-4 win over the Sabres

My 3 Rangers stars

1. Artemi Panarin was the Rangers’ best player especially early when the entire team was skating through mud.  After scoring only four points in his first eight games, he now has 15 points in his last 10 games. He notched three assists in this game, feeding Kreider for the key first period goal, getting shot on net for Trouba to bang home the rebound and spring Strome and Kakko on their two-on-one.
2. Adam Fox had two assists and was the key to their winning goal.  He was his usual stellar self on defense and led all players with 25:45 minutes of ice time.
3. Ryan Lindgren gets the third star for his game winning goal and for being smart enough to crash the net when there was no time left in the game, putting himself in position to score the game winner.

The official 3 stars

1. Artemi Panarin
2. Ryan Lindgren
3. Rasmus Dahlin

What’s next

The Rangers next game is a Thanksgiving eve matchup with the reeling New York Islanders who have lost six in a row and are mired in last place in the Metropolitan Division (sounds nice,right?).  It will be the Isles’ third game in the UBS Arena where they have been outscored 8-2 in their first two games.  Six Islanders are out of action due to the COVID protocol. If that number grows, this game could be in jeopardy.

Wednesday’s game will be at 7:30pm and will be followed by a matinee on Friday with the Boston Bruins on the road.