Well the Garden is like a neutral playing ground this season. Earlier in the afternoon, the Knicks stunk up MSG once again, with lackluster play and a team that just doesn't care. Luckily the Rangers saved the Garden from melting tonight with an OT win vs. the Montreal Canadiens. It has been like this the whole season. Knicks are terrible, Rangers are championship contenders. With a win tonight, the Rangers would pull within 1 point of the idle first place NJ Devils. The Rangers got started early, with a goal by Dan Girardi, for a one goal lead. The Habs tied it up later, thanks to a power-play goal from Andrei Kostitsyn. A minute later the Captain, Jaromir Jagr regained the one goal lead to the Rangers.
The Rangers took the second period off. They only recorded 1 shot on goal. That was a season low for a period. The previous low was 4, which they have done 7 times this season. The Canadiens scored twice, again on the power-play, and once when they had the advantage before a delayed penalty. After 2 periods it was 3-2 Canadiens. The Canadiens were lead by Alex kovalev the whole way tonight, as he held the puck for the Habs most of the game, and wore the "C" as Saku Koivu was out with the flu. Kovalev took advantage tonight and had the game of the season for him.
Late in the 3rd period, the Rangers tied it up after a odd angle wrist shot from Fedor Tyutin......but wait. After the replay and review, it was clear that it hit the crossbar and then the post. Sean Avery did what he could to sell it when it first happened, but it did not work. Hard work persevered as a few minutes later Chris Drury found the puck through a slew of defenders, and put it past Cristobal Huet, as Avery had a great screen and Huet did not even react to the puck. The game ended up going to OT, and the 39 year old veteran Brendan Shanahan lasered a wrist shot past the glove of Huet, off a great foward pass from Chris Drury to give the Rangers their 3rd win in the last 3 games and pull within 1 point of first place.
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If Renney had a clue...he would of taken the "C" off Jagr's jersey and would of have it on Shanny's. He's obviously our leader. After watching tonight's game this was evident. Along with Drury's toughness and perseverence, guys like them belong in the same sentence as the Messier's and Leetch's of the world of captains for the Rangers. So again, Renney, take the "C for COWARD" off Jagr's jersey and put the "C for Captain" on Shanny's.
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