The Rangers needed the win to keep up with the Flyers, who beat the Maple Leafs last night, but the Rangers couldn’t keep up against the first good team they faced in at least two weeks.
Things looked good for the Blueshirts going into the night. They got forward Ryan Callahan back and despite the fact that he never gets a night off, ever, Henrik Lundqvist has looked good of late.
But it wasn’t enough.
Callahan didn’t register a point, had a negative rating, and only played 12:54 minutes. And Lundqvist was pulled after facing just 16 shots because he only managed to stop 13 of them.
That game certainly could not be pinned on Lundqvist. The top two lines provided almost no offense, as Brandon Prust and P.A. Parenteau were the only goal scorers. Prust has scored goals in three games in a row, but four of their six defensemen had negative ratings on the night. The worst was Michael Del Zotto with a -3.
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