George Ays

In what was arguably their best defensive performance to date, the New York Rangers held the Minnesota Wild to just 7 even strength chances, 3 of which came during the final minutes with the game long since decided. From top to bottom, they did an excellent job of keeping the

Unlike the first game against the Boston Bruins, the New York Rangers found ample opportunity to score goals, but were denied early late and often by Tim Thomas. The final tally shows a fairly decisive 21-14 edge to the Rangers, but the wonders of score effects reared their ugly head

They won! I wanted to make sure I got at least one positive note in, as this game was the polar opposite of the game against the Edmonton Oilers. The New York Rangers allowed a whopping 32 total chances to the Pittsburgh Penguins, by far and away their highest total

The results for this game should surprise no one. The New York Rangers posted season highs in chances (25), even strength chances (24), differential (+12), and even strength differential (+15). The team was able to capitalize on several miscues by the young Edmonton Oilers team and turn them into breakaways

Although the scoreboard did not necessarily reflect it, for the second straight night the New York Rangers played a wide open game, this time against the Buffalo Sabres. The ultimate tally was 24-21 in favor of the Rangers, however this was primarily on the strength of a season high 10

Thanks in large part to an early 5 on 3 that helped the Rangers rebound, the final tally of chances between the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers ended with a very close 22-20 victory for the Capitals. At even strength however, the Caps dominated 18-11, on the strength of