Henrik Lundqvist was pulled after allowing four goals in the New York Rangers humiliating 7-4 loss to the Minnesota Wild at MSG.
- New York Rangers 4 (23-12-1, 47 pts)
- Minnesota Wild 7 (21-8-4, 46 pts)
- NHL, Final, Box Score
- Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Friday night’s result cemented that notion for many out there in Rangerstown and beyond.
The Minnesota Wild embarrassed the Blueshirts by a final of 7-4 at the World’s Most Famous Arena.
Henrik Lundqvist was pulled just 4:55 into the second period after Marco Scandella snuck one past him on the short-side. The Wild took a commanding 4-1 lead at that point and in came Antti Raanta. Hank finished with a porous line of nine saves on just 13 shots. Raanta didn’t fare any better as he could only stop five of the eight he faced.
Despite the low save percentages by both goalies — New York outshot Minny 35-21 in the game — the Rangers defense didn’t provide any favors. They were horrid in coverage and lacked overall structure all night long.
The three goal scorers for the Rangers were Chris Kreider (two goals), Ryan McDonagh and Derek Stepan. The Wild saw seven different players tally goals.
Both the Columbus Blue Jackets (50 points) and Pittsburgh Penguins (49 points) have leapfrogged the third-place Rangers in the Metropolitan Division. Next up will be the Ottawa Senators at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night.
One, two, three … to the back of the net goes she. Step, Zuc, Kreids. 1-0 #NYR pic.twitter.com/nuRqktzqR8
— Elite Sports NY (@EliteSportsNY) December 24, 2016
NEW FRANCHISE RECORD! #mnwild wins its 10th consecutive game! #MINvsNYR pic.twitter.com/wSuZg3DKm3
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) December 24, 2016
Dumba's PPG ? pic.twitter.com/kPOUcZH10R
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) December 24, 2016
Congratulations to @Jason_Zucker16 on his 50th @NHL goal. pic.twitter.com/w1Hya6agBq
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) December 24, 2016
Scandy man can #MINvsNYR pic.twitter.com/MUobgS584m
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) December 24, 2016
Storm warning with @thelnino22 pic.twitter.com/YNQsM1KjSq
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) December 24, 2016
#CapFinn ? pic.twitter.com/X63wKWWVxL
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) December 24, 2016
Granny's 8th of the season gets #mnwild on the board pic.twitter.com/5Svywb88xO
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) December 24, 2016
Despite two goals from @ChrisKreider, #NYR fall to Minnesota 7-4. pic.twitter.com/fUmg3cyoCl
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) December 24, 2016
#NYR are the only NHL team that has five players who have registered 10 or more goals this season (Grabner, Nash, Hayes, Vesey, and Kreider)
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) December 24, 2016
Welcome back to @TheGarden #NYR alum @mstlouis_26!! pic.twitter.com/mQ2yIBQSVY
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) December 24, 2016
#NYR celebrate @ChrisKreider's goal! pic.twitter.com/KaqYIuqoLx
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) December 24, 2016
