The New York Rangers split a two-game road trip, then win a home date on Saturday night.
The New York Rangers had three games, all against division opponents last week. They battled the Penguins on Tuesday, in which they fell behind, then fought back for the victory with Ondrej Pavelec getting his first win ever in Pittsburgh.
On Friday night, the Blueshirts fell behind just 14 seconds into the contest and, though they came back from a two-goal deficit, ended up losing to the Capitals. Finally, the Rangers hosted the first-place Devils in a game they controlled from the opening faceoff to gain a win over their crosstown rivals.
Last Weeks Results
12/5/17 @ Pittsburgh W 4-3
12/8/17 @ Washington L 4-2
12/9/17 vs New Jersey W 5-2
Oh, Baby!
Time to take a look at last week’s highlights.
Rangers Boo Nieves scored his first NHL goal on Tuesday in Pittsburgh.
FIRST ? for @boonieves!!
Stay tuned for more #NYR hockey on @MSGNetworks or https://t.co/TMLf6zaGIh pic.twitter.com/cGBN8PPH4d
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) December 6, 2017
Pavel Buchnevich gets the game-winner as Rangers defeat the Pens.
Buch’s game winning ? for #NYR in Pittsburgh! pic.twitter.com/K83F3Up12C
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) December 6, 2017
Michael Grabner scores the first goal against the Caps on Friday night.
Grabner scores the first NYR goal of the night, assisted by Miller & McDonagh pic.twitter.com/A3MtkFJRDk
— Shayna (@hayyyshayyy) December 9, 2017
Jesper Fast ties the game at two, but Rangers fall to Capitals 4-2.
Jesper ties it 2-2 in the third, assisted by Carey & Staal pic.twitter.com/q5zhTj4BPz
— Shayna (@hayyyshayyy) December 9, 2017
Jimmy Vesey gets the boys on the scoreboard against the Devils.
The @19Vesey ? that has #NYR ? pic.twitter.com/CVzs8UH81K
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) December 10, 2017
Take a look at all five goals scored as the Rangers dropped the first-place New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Saturday night.
? all 5️⃣ #NYR ? from the win over NJ!! pic.twitter.com/6wmVbQOcwv
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) December 10, 2017
It’s A Power Play Goal!
The power play is lacking any power. In the three games last week, the Rangers had no goals in eight opportunities last week. They are 10th in the NHL at a 20.2 percent efficiency.
Who’s Hot?
Jesper Fast is the man. He is on a three-game goal-scoring streak and has four points in that span.
Who’s Not
Chris Kreider has quieted down quite a bit. Kreider had no points recorded last week.
Injuries
Mika Zibanejad remains out as he is recovering from a concussion. Saturday night was the fifth-straight game he’s missed due to injury.
Congratulations Henrik!
With Saturday’s win, Henrik Lundqvist moved into sole possession of second place for a goaltender with the most wins playing for the same team (419).
Henrik now is alone with the second-most wins (419) a goaltender has earned with one franchise in league history! Congrats @HLundqvist30!! #NYR pic.twitter.com/xXMdUw4xJy
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) December 10, 2017
Next Weeks Schedule
12/11 vs Dallas
12/13 @ Ottawa
12/15 vs Los Angeles
12/16 @ Boston
