Bantering Points: 11/6/16
Stop me if you've heard this before: The Rangers defeated the Boston Bruins last night by the score of 5-2. For the second time in a row, they managed to hang a five spot on the Bruins, and extended their winning streak to four games. Pavel Buchnevich also picked up his first NHL goal last night
Rangers News:
- Highlights: NYR 5, BOS 2 (4:24 Video via NHL.com)
- Dan Martin details the test Jimmy Vesey faced in his return to his hometown for the first time since spurning them over the summer (NY Post)
- Larry Brooks examines how the Rangers showcased their depth in last night's victory (NY Post)
- Steve Zipay confirms that Hernik Lundqvist will be in goal tonight to face the Jets, while also offering bits on the Penalty Kill and Adam Clendening (Newsday)
- Ken Powtak recaps yesterday's win, led by stellar special teams and Antti Raanta's A-game (CBS)
- Tony Griffo discusses how the Rangers own the league's hottest offense (Blue Line Station)
- Dave Shapiro looks at how Alain Vigneault has deployed his team through the season's first month (Blue Seat Blogs)
- Brandon Cohen notes that Kevin Hayes has put the NHL on notice by starting his comeback season with a bang (Today's Slapshot)
- Steven Loffredo has also taken notice of Kevin Hayes' fast start, and offers his thoughts on what's changed (The Hockey Writers)
- Postgame Notes: The 3rd Line continues it's hot streak, and three skaters recorded their first goal of the season, and much more (Official Team Site)
- Postgame Interviews: Pavel Buchnevich, (1:02) Derek Stepan, (1:13) and Antti Raanta (0:12) (Official Team Site
Around the NHL:
- John Tortorella offers another great quote in the wake of his team's 2-1 loss to St. Louis (NBC Sports)
- Six ejections, nine fighting majors, and nine goals; old time hockey was on display at the Air Canada Centre last night, as the Maple Leafs handed the Canucks their 8th straight loss (TSN)
- Hockey Fights Cancer is underway, and teams across the league are spreading the message (Sportsnet)
- Jared Clinton passes word that Raffi Torres has decided to retire from the NHL (The Hockey News)/