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New York Rangers @ New Jersey Devils April 5, 2022 Prudential Center W 3-1
1st Period
06:56-Yegor Sharangovich
11:07-Ryan Strome, Chris Kreider & Artemi Panarin
17:57-Chris Kreider, Artemi Panarin & Adam Fox
2nd Period
No Scoring
3rd Period
03:55-Justin Braun, Braden Schneider & Andrew Copp
If you tuned this game out because of what happened the last time the Rangers and the Devils played, you missed a good one. When Sharangovich scored, it appeared as if it would be like the previous game all over again. The Rangers were trying, and Alexander Georgiev attempted to make saves.
Then it happened—the kerfuffle to end all kerfuffles. Well, at least for now.
Schneider laid a massive, clean hit on Jesper Boqvist. Sharangovich attempted to defend his teammate but took on a little more than he bargained for when he started a fight with Schneider. The boys in blue tapped their sticks as Schneider deftly took care of Sharangovich, who was given an instigator penalty and a fighting penalty. The Rangers were able to tie the game on a power play goal by Strome in his first game back since his injury.
Kreider also got a power play goal, making it his 25th season, setting a new franchise record. Jaromír Jágr held the previous record of 24 since the 2005-06 season. Kreider’s goal was also the game-winning goal, which is his tenth of the season and is now the new franchise record for game-winning goals. In addition, he is the only player in NHL history to record 47+ goals, 25+ power play goals, three or more shorthanded goals, and 10+games winning goals in the same season.
Although somewhat eclipsed by the eighth wonder of the world, that is Kreider, Panarin now has a career-high total of 64 assists. Also, Braun finally got his first goal as a Ranger. After this game, it is the fourth time in team history that the Rangers have had 45 or more wins through 71 games, and the fifth time they have accrued 96 or more points through 71 games.
New York Rangers vs. Pittsburg Penguins April 7, 2022 Madison Square garden W 3-0
1st Period
No Scoring
2nd Period
00:24-Frank Vatrano, Chris Kreider & Mika Zibanejad
09:47-Artemi Panarin, Andrew Copp & Jacob Trouba
3rd Period
19:22-Dryden Hunt & Mika Zibanejad
New York Rangers vs. Ottawa Senators April 9, 2022 Madison Square Garden W/L
1st Period
2nd Period
3rd Period
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