A
day after shutting out the best team in the Wales Conference by a
score of 5 – 0, the New York Rangers lost an overtime battle to the
Montreal Canadiens who are right behind them in the standings for
the 8th playoff spot. Pete Peeters was the starting
goalie when the Rangers shutout the Devils and last night when the
Rangers gave up 5 goals. What makes the loss last night even more
disappointing is the fact that the Rangers only allowed the
Canadiens to get 17 shots on net. Nicklas Lidstrom had one of his
better games in recent memory with 2 goals (12, 13) and 1 assist. He
also went +1 and had 5 hits. Olaf Kolzig will be back in net when
the Rangers face off the Canadiens again. It appears that Peeters
does not have the stamina to play consecutive games at this point in
his career. It will be up to Kolzig to shoulder the load the rest of
the way save for the occasional night off.
A
day after shutting out the best team in the Wales Conference by a
score of 5 – 0, the New York Rangers lost an overtime battle to the
Montreal Canadiens who are right behind them in the standings for
the 8th playoff spot. Pete Peeters was the starting
goalie when the Rangers shutout the Devils and last night when the
Rangers gave up 5 goals. What makes the loss last night even more
disappointing is the fact that the Rangers only allowed the
Canadiens to get 17 shots on net. Nicklas Lidstrom had one of his
better games in recent memory with 2 goals (12, 13) and 1 assist. He
also went +1 and had 5 hits. Olaf Kolzig will be back in net when
the Rangers face off the Canadiens again. It appears that Peeters
does not have the stamina to play consecutive games at this point in
his career. It will be up to Kolzig to shoulder the load the rest of
the way save for the occasional night off.