Mar 20, 2022; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; New York Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev (40) stops the breakaway shot by Carolina Hurricanes center Vincent Trocheck (16) during the second period PNC Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
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Mar 20, 2022; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; New York Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev (40) and defenseman Braden Schneider (45) watch the puck during the first period at PNC Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
My 3 Rangers stars
Alexandar Georgiev
should get all three stars in this game for an incredible effort. He was the reason the Rangers won, pure and simple.
We are going to go off policy and award the second star to the entire Rangers defense who withstood a barrage from Carolina, blocking 12 shots and desperately clearing the puck when they were under siege. Every defenseman contributed with special kudos to Jacob Trouba for the shot that Chris Kreider deflected for the goal.
Staying with that theme, the Rangers forwards get the third star for doing what the defense did, blocking 11 shots, throwing 26 hits and ultimately, scoring two goals. Kudos to Chris Kreider for the deflected goal, Vatrano for the empty netter and to Mika Zibanejad for another outstanding effort.
The official 3 stars
Alexandar Georgiev – Rangers
Chris Krieder – Rangers
Jacob Trouba – Rangers
What’s next
The Rangers get a well deserved day off before facing the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night. That is followed by a big Friday night game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Madison Square Garden. Get ready for a lot of home games. After Tuesday, the Blueshirts play only six more road games with 12 games at home.
