Jimmy Vesey MUST stay in the top six. He's just not a Jesper Fast-type who thrives on 3rd or 4th line. Rick Nash buries it, 1-1 game. #NYR pic.twitter.com/Sj6IAyK4QH
— Elite Sports NY (@EliteSportsNY) February 26, 2017
After falling down 1-0 to the Columbus Blue Jackets, the New York Rangers strike back quickly with a Jimmy Vesey to Rick Nash goal at MSG.
Coming off a 7-0 drubbing of the New York Islanders on Saturday, the Columbus Blue Jackets entered Madison Square Garden on Sunday with hopes and dreams of a two-day sweep of the borough hockey squads.
Early on, it looked good when Alexander Wennberg notched his 11th goal of the season on a primetime deflection just 1:02 into the game.
The New York Rangers responded in a big way.
Derek Stepan entered the zone leading a 4-on-3. He dropped a pass to young Jimmy Vesey who then executed a picture-perfect pass on the tape of Rick Nash, leading to his 18th goal of the season (video above).
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The score remained knotted up until sniper Cam Atkinson buried his 28th goal of the campaign with a wicked wrist shot on the power play.
The score remains 2-1 with a little over nine minutes remaining in the first period.