The Rangers only had two games last week, against Florida and Carolina. Winning only one out of the two is not what the team was looking for.
Weekly Results
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 11/28/17 | vs. Florida | L 5-4 |
| Friday, 12/1/17 | vs. Carolina | W 5-1 |
The Rangers were back to their old bad habits last week. They were down 3-0 with 12 minutes remaining in the first against the Panthers, battled back and lost on a late third-period goal after another turnover.
In the Carolina game, the Rangers were down 1-0 just 56 seconds into the game. Luckily they were playing a weak Hurricanes teams and battled back to win 5-1 on the strength of a Michael Grabner hat trick.
Oh, Baby!
Highlights of last weeks games.
Pavel Buchnevich scores to cut the deficit in half.
Buchnevich cuts the NYR deficit in half, assisted by Kreider and Desharnais pic.twitter.com/xxalvPu0Go
— Shayna (@hayyyshayyy) November 29, 2017
Buchnevich standing up for his team.
I thought Russians were soft and didn't play with heart, can someone let Buchnevich know that? pic.twitter.com/t2D9SaqAGO
— Shayna (@hayyyshayyy) November 29, 2017
Chris Kreider scores and get Rangers down by one.
Kreider to Buchnevich, now we have Buchnevich to Kreider ? pic.twitter.com/g85jJFUiip
— Shayna (@hayyyshayyy) November 29, 2017
Michael Grabner scores three against Carolina on Friday
GRAB-TRICK!!
? all 3 Grabner goals!! ??? pic.twitter.com/NlUAVtXeLe— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) December 2, 2017
David Desharnais scores off of a bad play by Scott Darling.
Desharnais will take that! Tune in for 3rd period #NYR hockey on @MSGNetworks or https://t.co/TMLf6zshzP pic.twitter.com/JftQmUff6H
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) December 2, 2017
It’s a Power Play Goal
The Rangers were 2-for-10 on the power play this week. They have cooled off dramatically since the start of the season.
Who’s Hot
Grabner is playing very well. A hat-trick against the Hurricanes on Friday helped his cause this week.
Hats on the ice and the #NYR Broadway Hat on @grabs40’s head!! pic.twitter.com/IXuefAv6pV
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) December 2, 2017
Who’s Not
Steven Kampfer has had a tough time this week. He has been caught out of position a few times and seems to have finally lost the confidence that helped carried him this season.
Injuries
Mika Zibanejad has been diagnosed with a concussion on Tuesday and will be out indefinitely.
OFFICIAL: #NYR Mika Zibanejad is not on the ice today and is out due to a concussion.
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) November 30, 2017
This week’s schedule
| Date | Opponent |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, 12/5 | @ Pittsburgh |
| Friday, 12/8 | @ Washington |
| Saturday, 12/9 | vs. New Jersey |
