Things started off slowly for the Blueshirts on the road, but a second period penalty led to a Chris Kreider shorthanded goal and opened the floodgates. “We ...
It’s a nice win for us to get two points in the standings because I’m pretty sure it’s going to be tight until the end of the season.” The Rangers continued with the pressure and increased their lead thanks to a rising heater by Braden Schneider. Jimmy Vesey notched the other helper in his first game after receiving a two-year extension. There weren’t many shots in the first, but I thought in the second we started to get pucks to the net and things started to go our way a little bit.” The Rangers head coach was complimentary of the Canadiens in the first period, but in truth his squad came out flat with little urgency. It wasn’t until the Rangers lackadaisical play earned them a too many men penalty.
Filip Chytil scored twice, and the New York Rangers won their third straight with a 4-1 victory against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Thursday.
There weren't many shots in the first, but I thought in the second we started to get pucks to the net and things started to go our way a little bit." "The last five minutes, we knew they were going to kind of push and they got one goal. So, it's a nice win for us and a good two points in the standings because I'm pretty sure it's going to be tight until the end of the season." New York had five shots on goal before forward Evgenii Dadonov got Montreal's first at 16:52 of the first period. "They played hard, and the two points were earned." "We don't have a ton of confidence right now, and when you let you one up or two [goals] up, it's strained," Canadiens forward Jake Evans said.