It was the night for the young stars to shine for the Rangers. They showed up for a big game, ready to play, and make an impact. Boy did they make one. Just 35 seconds in the Devils took a quick 1-0 lead on a Jamie Langenbrunner goal, making his season debut. Just 50 seconds later, rookie Nigel Dawes scored, tying the game at 1. That was all the scoring in the 1st period, and it was evenly matched between both teams. For the rest of the game though, the Rangers dominated Brodeur and the Devils putting up 2 in the 2nd period. Again the Rangers scored early with Brandon Dubinsky slamming home the rebound off a Jagr wrist shot to give the Rangers a 2-0 lead. The Rangers scored in the first 5 minutes of all 3 periods tonight, with their last goal being scored by rookie Marc Staal. He laced a perfect wrister right over Brodeur's glove early in the 3rd, for his 1st NHL goal.
There weren't any shenanigans from each side either tonight. There were no scrums in front of the net, and there were no fights. In the lieu of Saturdays incident with Avery and the Leafs, I'm sure Coach Renney had a little something to say to the fierey Avery before tonight's game. With tomorrow nights game against Philadelphia, Avery is probably saving his fighting hands for the surplus of goons on the Flyers. Only difference is with Avery, he has skill unlike the Philly fighters. This is also an important game as well. With the win tonight, the Rangers are now only 1 point behind 1st place Philly, and with a win tomorrow, the Rangers will have sole possession of first place in the Atlantic, as they are becoming a more polished, consistent team. Ottawa is currently in 1st place in the Eastern Conference with a 14-2 record for 28 points. The Rangers are only 7 behind them with tonight's win, but Ottawa has played 2 less games than NY. The next game against Ottawa is Saturday December 1st.
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