Rangers fall to Leafs 4-1
With all the scoring they would need to win this game coming in the second period the Toronto Maple Leafs (5-4-3) sat back in the third and cruised to their fifth victory of the year.
The Remedial Rangers (3-6-1) squandered a powerplay at 1:34 of the third that would have moved them within striking distance of a tie. Shortly thereafter Jaromir Jagr missed a glorious opportunity when he failed to put the biscuit into the yawning cage.
Coach Tom Renney juggled his lines in the third hoping to ignite some offense. At one point Scott Gomez, Chris Drury and Jagr were all on the ice at the same time and the Rangers weren’t on the powerplay. On the night the Blueshirts were 0-3 with the man advantage. Gomez, Brendan Shanahan and Nigel Dawes started on the first powerplay unit back in the first period.
Chad Kilger iced the game for the Leafs with an empty net goal at 19:44.
The Blueshirts outshot the Leafs 33-22 and have outshot their opponents in nine of 10 games this year.
ST.RANGER PLAYER OF THE GAME as brought to you by rangerspress.com is Michal Rozsival. On a night when the brightest stars didn’t shine, the Rangers D-man had two blocked shots to go along with his assist on Jagr’s goal. Rozsival also led the Rangers D with more than 24 minutes of ice time.
Up next for the Remedial Rangers is Vinnie “Boom Boom” Lecavalier. (4-5-9) and the Tampa Bay Lightning (5-3). The Lightning have yet to win on the road this year. Lecavalier not known for his toughness has been involved in two scraps so far this year.
ST.RANGER THINGS…Fedor Tyutin lead the way with four hits…Scott Gomez had a team high six shots on goal…Jagr led all forwards with 23+ minutes of ice time
A special ST.RANGER shoutout to Eric of the Hockey Night in Canada crew. Let’s rip this town son.
Until next time baby Blueshirts…puck on!
