Henrik notches 4th shutout as Rangers beat Philly 2-0

Anticipation was the appropriate word for tonight's game at MSG. All the fans were waiting and the raucous crowd was going from the drop of the puck. It took 54 seconds into the opening period till a fight broke out. Sean Avery vs Mike Richards. They had a few kind words to exchange during the pre-game skate around, and it didn't take long for them to meet up for a quick scrap. It was an even fight that was an exciting one to watch. 7 minutes later it was Jason Strudwick vs. Riley Cote. Cote seemed to get the best of Jason, but overall that was a decent fight as well. Now to hockey since that was the game of choice to be played tonight. The Rangers came out like freight trains and were all over Martin Biron in the first period. They threw 22 shots on goal his way, but only one hit the back of the net and that came off the stick of Jaromir Jagr with roughly 30 seconds left in the first, after pin pointing the right corner for a wicked wrister from the hash marks.

The Rangers second goal came off the stick of Brendan Shanahan, much later in the 3rd period, after slapping a one timer fed to him by Jaromir Jagr. That was the only scoring of the night for the Rangers..........and Flyers as well.

Overall the Rangers had 45 shots on goal, only scoring 2 though. Martin Biron kept the Flyers in the game the whole way, but Philly couldn't solve the Rangers or King Henrik. He notched his 4th shutout of the year, now only 1 behind goalie Pascal LeClaire of the Blue Jackets.

"I don't know what to say," the 25-year-old Swede said. "Going into the season everybody was talking about our offensive game. But we've been playing a really strict game, defensive hockey, smart hockey. The good part is it starts to pay off."

Henrik made some outstanding saves, robbing Scottie Upshall on a shorthanded breakaway in the second, and denying Joffrey Lupul late in the third, sweeping it away with his left pad.

The Rangers have now won four straight, and the only way to solve the Rangers right now is.........well there doesn't seem to be a way to solve them, with the great defense, and the better goaltending by Lundqvist, and the offense looking more organized, it's just a matter of time, when the Blueshirts put up 4 on the board, regularly.