The New York Rangers engineered an incredible series of events in a riveting Stadium Series duel with the New York Islanders at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. They came back from a three-goal shortfall to eventually win 6-5 in overtime.
The New York Rangers’ Artemi Panarin scored the winning goal 10 seconds into the overtime to seal the victory for his team knocking in the puck after the Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson and goalie Ilya Sorokin. The goal was eventually confirmed following a review which meant that the Rangers kept their 7-peat winning streak and the perfect 5-0 record in the outdoor games.
New York Rangers Outdoor Triumph at MetLife: Trocheck Stars, Shesterkin Impresses
Vincent Trocheck was a vital piece of the puzzle for the New York Rangers. He finished the game with two goals and an assist, while Erik Gustafsson and Chris Kreider also scored. Panarin, Lafreniere, and Fox supplied the big helpers. The New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin stopped 36 shots. He displayed his durability in a season in which he had already allowed at least four goals for the 13th time.
The fifth outdoor game behind the bench for the Rangers’ coach, Peter Laviolette, ended in a victory. However, it was his first outdoor win. Also he shares this record with Joel Quenneville who is the coach with the most outdoor games in NHL’s history.
The Isles, on the other hand, had the worst night as Brock Nelson, Bo Horvat, Mathew Barzal, Anders Lee, and Alexander Romanov scored five goals. Nevertheless, Noah Dobson scored three assists. Thus reached his fifty-assist record for the season; Ilya Sorokin managed to make 32 saves.
The match is being held at MetLife Stadium. The home for the NFL teams Jets and Giants – got an amazing crowd of 79,690. Thus ranked as the third largest attendance for an NHL outdoor game. That was the following day to the previous night’s match where the New Jersey Devils won 6-3 over the Philadelphia Flyers.
New York Rangers Stage Epic Comeback, Seal Victory in Thrilling Clash
The Islanders, after being defeated and losing 1 point in the outdoor games. They are four points behind Detroit for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference. His coach Patrick Roy is 3-3-3 since assuming the duties on January 20th, the outdoor is 0-1-1.
The New York Rangers symbolized their unity with the city when they came to the stadium wearing hockey jerseys that were NYPD and FDNY themed. At the beginning of the game, the action was delayed about 45 minutes to wait for the sun to drop from the ice. So the puck drops with a temperature of 39 degrees Fahrenheit.
At the beginning, Islanders took the lead. However, the Rangers came back and they managed to narrow the gap in the second period. Alexander Romanov made the score 6-3 for the Islanders at the beginning of the third period. After that, the Rangers showed strength by earning a goal.
Notwithstanding coping with the power play and 4-on-3 penalty, the Rangers kept on playing. Kreider’s deflection took them within one and with a 6-on-4 power play advantage. Mika Zibanejad, from the left circle, equalized at 5-5 with a good angle shot. The exciting encounter reached its climax in the overtime theatrics of Panarin that sealed the triumph for the Rangers.
Upcoming Games
The New York Rangers will host Dallas on Tuesday night and will travel to New Jersey to face the Devils on Thursday. The Islanders will be going to Pittsburgh to play a two-match series against the Penguins on Tuesday night.