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Rangers vs. Stars: Winning In Dallas (???)

The Rangers played -- and won! -- in Dallas Friday night. That's a good thing, right?

Rangers vs. Stars: Winning In Dallas (???)
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  • The Rangers were 3-11 coming into the game, eventually you knew they were going to get one. The surprise wasn't so much that they won, but rather that he first two periods played against a playoff team were fine.

Me staring at the stats from the first period and not being depressed

— Joe Fortunato (@joefortunato.bsky.social) 2024-12-21T01:52:03.149Z
  • There were some of the usual issues. Fair to say Igor Shesterkin certainly saved the day – making 41 saves. The Rangers, once again, got their asses handed to them in the third period – relying on their newly minted $11.5-million man to bail them out. Dallas took 15 shots to the Rangers five in the third, the only difference was this time the Rangers were leading. I still don't like the shell game in any way, but better to do it up 2-1 than down 4-0.
  • And if you want to know why Igor is payed the way that he is, well
  • The hockey card from this one was ... interesting. Unsurprisingly there are some familiar names at the bottom of the list, but Matt Rempe (more on him in a minute) being middle of the road is right where you want him to be, and Lindgren being way up there is also shocking.

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