Rangers, Parenteau smack Panthers 2-1 in SO; Vokoun stops 27
by Donny Rivette on Nov 25, 2009 10:25 PM EST
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Shots Here and Shots There don't equate to Shots On Goal, as the Cats learned quickly on an evening where seemingly every attempt made at the Rangers' net went decidedly elsewhere.
Tomas Vokoun continued his exceptional play, stopping 27 shots while Radek Dvorak - not necessarily a name you'd look for in leading a club to victory - was all over the ice, during even-strength and penalty-killing minutes alike. His team-leading 4 shots and 19:57 TOI only add to his resume. But he can't do it alone, as was proven by the full-moon madness of Nathan Horton and Stephen Weiss, neither unable to bowl for dollars when it counted.
Dominic Moore, diminutive though he may be, banged in his second goal of the season late in the third period to tie the game at one and save the opportunity to gain a point in the standings. An earlier goal by the Rangers' Marian Gaborik was now effectively negated. Until Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau became the only scorer in the post-post-regulation period, anyway.
New York's Henrik Lundqvist made 25 saves, but it was the shots missed that told the story, regardless of the outcome. Oh yeah, he also plugged Reinprecht, Horton, and Weiss in the shootout. There's that.
Give them this: the Panthers made it interesting. And later is preferable to never. It wasn't two points, but sure beats the tar out of zero.
Lots to come tomorrow, including What the Panthers are Thankful For. Be there, and have a great remainder of the evening.
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lol i saw the headline and came to comment and say wait why would u put that pic up if mac won that one with the body blow gasp lol
by SNOOP97DAWG on Nov 26, 2009 12:51 AM EST up reply actions
Meh, troll, Brashear’s huggy bear style has kept him in the NHL forever. I’d lean towards a draw, but if you don’t think the kidney shot shook Huggy Bear up, you have your fan glasses on. It’s no coincidence that Mac got some better shots in after he landed the body blow. Not a bad scrap in any case.
I’m not sure what you’re trolling for seeing that your team just skulked out of Florida after a gift win from the zebras. Must be nice to have the league’s poster-boy on your roster. Especially when a perpetual whiner like Orpik can wheedle a call out of a linesman. Stay classy, troll.
Worst power play performance in the history of the league? 0 for 5 doesn’t even do it justice… I don’t think touched a Panthers’ stick in the Rangers’ zone on a couple of them… oh well, another point.
And the fight was a draw. Brashear got in a few good shots before Mac came back with the “body blows”… too much hugging for a “winner,” I thought it was a UFC fight when they went for the clinch!
Haha yeah I gotta agree with Karl— most of that ‘fight’ just looked like dancing on ice. But the hits to the chest did seem to make him wince, which is odd considering the pads. Whatever.
Not a great performance today – don’t seem to have recovered from the effort put in against Pittsburgh. Top line didn’t look anywhere near as good as it has lately. Voukon made some great saves. Powerplay was dreadful. That said, NY didn’t exactly dominate us, in fact I think we may have ended up with more SOG.
I know the commentators were ragging on the keeper for not coming off his goal line and closing the angle, but it was still a great shot and goal from Moore – it’s always encouraging when we actually take advantage when the other team turns the puck over. A win would have been nice, but to grab a late point is better than nothing— they all count, and at the end of the season could be the difference between playing play off hockey or not.
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So I just rechecked and you clearly state NY had 2 more shots on goal than us, but still, close game
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