In a game between the New York Rangers (#NYR) and the Colorado Avalanche (#Avs), Jonathan Quick started for #NYR, while Alexandar Georgiev started for #Avs. Nathan MacKinnon scored for #Avs, tying the NHL scoring lead, but Artemi Panarin scored for #NYR, taking the game to overtime. Alexis Lafreniere scored the game-winning goal in overtime, giving #NYR a 2-1 victory. Jonathan Quick's stellar performance and a midgame matchup change by Peter Laviolette were crucial in the win.
I feel like there’s no wrong answer to this Rangers goaltending solution, at least for the time being Start Quick? Good, roll with the hot hand. Start Shesterkin? Good, let’s if there’s such a thing as All-Star momentum. Beating a very good Avalanche teams obviously helped #NYR
That was massively uplifting win against a really good team at MSG last night for #NYR And that's now 2 in a row & not a crazy schedule ahead. Time to get rolling? My latest @4EverBlueshirts ⤵️ https://t.co/2kH7yNNbdN
#NYR lines at practice Kreider-Zibanejad-Wheeler Panarin-Trocheck-Lafreniere Cuylle-Brodzinski-Kakko Vesey-Goodrow-Pitlick Leschyshyn Lindgren-Fox Miller-Trouba Gustafsson-Schneider Jones Shesterkin Quick Trouba is back from suspension and paired with Miller.
D pairs are back to normal with Trouba slated to return from suspension for tomorrow's game. He's with Miller, Lindgren with Fox, Gustafsson with Schneider. Forward lines all the look the same, as well. #NYR
Optional morning skate today for Canadiens at Capital One Arena prior to playing Capitals tonight. Sam Montembeault in the starter’s net and expected to start tonight
Lindgren is the first goalie off the ice this morning. Expect him to start tonight vs. MTL. #ALLCAPS
Vitek Vanecek in the starters crease this morning. Looks to be your projected #NJDevils starting goaltender. https://t.co/55NgOI6x4h
Vitek Vanecek is in the #NJDevils starters net. Look for him to go tonight against the Avalanche.
Vitek Vanecek is in the #NJDevils starters net. Look for him to go tonight against the Avalance.
My #NYR story has been finalized with takeaways on another vintage performance from Jonathan Quick, a resilient comeback helping overcome a speed deficit, a key adjustment after the second period, clutch goals from Panarin and Laf and more 👇🏼 https://t.co/tuBUquGjVo
The #NYR got stellar goaltending, and Peter Laviolette made a midgame matchup change. It all led to a big victory against a strong opponent: https://t.co/O0D7sBWJqa How Jonathan Quick and a tactical adjustment led the Rangers to a ‘gutsy’ post-break win
"We wanted to get a good start coming off this break...so this one means a lot" Mika Zibanejad on the significance of #NYR OT win in first game back from All-Star break & Peter Laviolette, Alexis Lafrienere and Jonathan Quick break it down Read more: https://t.co/kahWNYyzFX https://t.co/YaIak1sXFR
Alexis Lafreniere scored 1:53 into overtime and the Rangers rallied to beat the Avalanche 2-1 on Monday night in a showdown of two of the top teams in the NHL. https://t.co/QWQOosiA73 #NoQuitinNY
Rangers come alive late in OT win over Avalanche in return from break https://t.co/olClXKW0Hk https://t.co/kYeIxMBFpv
How about that Laffy #NYR OT winner??! https://t.co/99psTNqvNw
slick play by Laffy here, looking like he wanted to pass and then waiting for a screen to take the shot! great win for the Rangers tonight https://t.co/mqmgdMwVLu
What a give and go from Mika Zibanejad to Alexis Lafreniere who pots the OT GWG for the #NYR against the Avs. What a huge goal for Laffy. Deserved it. Quick with an assist. He was exceptional. Team win.
Laf ends it to give the #NYR a comeback win in OT, but give Jonathan Quick the lion’s share of the credit for pulling that one out.
Lafrenière with the overtime game-winner, but how about that gutsy pass by Quick to start the play https://t.co/Ze1hDaFY0j
Alexis Lafreniere wins it in overtime for the #NYR. Big victory against one of the West’s top clubs.
Alexis Lafreniere scores in overtime. That was a hell of a shot. 2-1 Rangers
Heck of a hockey game at MSG tonight. It's 1-1 going into overtime. Speed. Skill. Chances. Drama. Great stuff.
#Avs and Rangers are going to overtime. Alexandar Georgiev has stopped 69 of 72 shots in this building since moving to Denver.
Huge save by Jonathan Quick. Nathan MacKinnon found Mikko Rantanen in the slot, but Quick halted the shot. Then on the other end the Rangers nearly scored after Georgiev bobbled a puck. This game heads to OT
MacKinnon from the slot, saved by Quick. That may have set the #NYR for at least one point.
The #NYR's top two lines have been really dangerous this period. Laviolette has switched to having Zibanejad's line out against MacKinnon more (as opposed to the Goodrow trio) and that's been far more effective. Should be a fun final five minutes.
Artemi Panarin holds on, out skates Cale Makar and shoots the puck through traffic. 31st goal is absolutely tremendous. #NYR
Artemi Panarin found enough space with Cale Makar marking him and scored through traffic with 8:43 left in the third period. Rangers have had the upper hand for a lot of this period, and the #Avs never got the second one when they had their chances. It's 1-1 now.
Artemi Panarin, playing with Mika and Kreider, flings a shot through a crowd that hits something and deflects over Georgiev to tie the game, 1-1. #NYR
Tie game. Artemi Panarin. Mika Zibanejad won a faceoff, Panarin skated around the offensive zone and fired from behind the faceoff circle. Strong netfront presence kept Georgiev from seeing the puck. 1-1
Artemi Panarin wrists one top shelf on Alexandar Georgiev and the #NYR have tied this game up 1-1 with 8:43 left in regulation
Panarin ties it through a screen. 1-1.
Artemi Panarin has tied this one up with 8:43 to play #NYR
Nathan MacKinnon now has points in 14 straight games (13 goals, 16 assists), a streak that started one game after his 19-game point streak ended.
For the 6th time in 9 games, Nate MacKinnon has claimed at least a share of the NHL scoring lead. If he adds one more point tonight, he and Nikita Kucherov will have taken the lead back from the other guy each of the past 6 times one of them have played. https://t.co/XLVjfWwPKJ
Nathan MacKinnon's 85th point of the season is the most by an Avalanche/Nordiques player through their first 50 games played in a campaign. 🤯 #NHLStats: https://t.co/5KwVUVpmOa https://t.co/StoYxm23Pu
End 1P: #GoAvsGo 1, #NYR 0 SOG: 15-11 COL Attempts: 23-16 COL Hits: 4-3 COL Turnovers: NYR 4; COL 3 FO: 50% (9-for-18) PP: NYR 0/1; COL 0/3 HDCF: 7-5 COL xGF: 1.46-0.87 COL A high-event period both ways, but COL clearly had edge at 5v5, where SOG were 12-6. Speed kills.
End 1, #NYR trail, 1-0 (MacKinnon, No. 32). SOG 15-11, Colorado. Rangers 1 giveaway and 1 takeaway, COL 2 giveaways and 3 takeaways. COL is 0-for-3 on PP, Rangers 0-for-1. Per @NatStatTrick, scoring chances are 13-8, COL, HD chances are 7-5, Avs. Faceoffs are 9-9.
Nathan MacKinnon is still good, folks. He burst through the neutral zone and shot around Braden Schneider and beat Jonathan Quick. It's 1-0 #Avs. From last week: https://t.co/I8blo9iUKE
MacKinnon shakes off the rust. His point streak continues. 1-0 Avs
Right on cue, the #NYR finally get burned. The difference in speed between these two teams has been obvious in transition, particularly when Nathan MacKinnon has the puck. He just blew by the Rangers and put the Avs up 1-0.
Nathan MacKinnon bulldozes his way into the #NYR zone and scores, 1-0 Colorado
Good lord Nathan MacKinnon. Just danced through everyone in the neutral zone, and beats Quick 5-hole. 1-0.
As soon as I say that... MacKinnon. 1-0, COL. https://t.co/P5avlpfVX6
Hockey is back. (Specifically New York Hockey tonight, I guess.) https://t.co/2QDFFJyq7u
Avs 0-for-2 on the powerplay and have given up some nice chances shorthanded. Georgiev strong early.
Another great #NYR shorthanded chance. Artturi Lehkonen whiffed on a one-timer, and Mika Zibanejad led a rush the other way. He fed Chris Kreider for a good look, but Alexandar Georgiev once again makes a solid save. Rangers PK is 2-for-2 early.
Kreider is hunting on the PK. Zibanejad just set him up for a one-timer from the slot, but Georgiev made his 6th save to keep it scoreless. #NYR
Kreider gets his second chance on the PK, but Georgiev gets him again.
After a prime scoring chance for Brodzinski right in front (and another key save by Georgiev), Kakko takes a tripping penalty to send the #NYR back to the PK.
Kreider's speed gets him a shorthanded chance, but Georgiev makes the save.
#NYR warmup lines and D pairs: 20-93-17 10-16-13 50-22-24 26-21-71 55-23 79-4 6-56 32 31
#NYR warmup rushes from MSG: Kreider - Zib - Wheeler Panarin - Trocheck - Laf Cuylle - Brodzinski - Kakko Vesey - Goodrow - Pitlick Lindgren - Fox Miller - Schneider Jones - Gus Quick Igor Game No. 50 of 82 on tap...
Jonathan Quick (10-4-2, 2.43 GAA, .915 SV%) leads the #NYR onto the Garden ice for warmups. Alexandar Georgiev (27-11-2, 2.91, .898) leads Colorado out.
#NYR Peter Laviolette explains his decision to start Jonathan Quick over Igor Shesterkin in net tonight in first game back from All-Star break & Braden Schneider previews game vs. Avalanche https://t.co/telMmPiXJq
Peter Laviolette heaped a lot of praise on #NYR Zac Jones when explaining why he deserves to play with Jacob Trouba suspended tonight against Avs https://t.co/zXw5e8HrMF
Alexandar Georgiev was the first goalie off the ice for the #Avs, so he should start tonight against his former team. #NYR
Santeri Hatakka just hopped on the ice. The #NJDevils defenseman was called up yesterday afternoon.
Georgiev looks like the starter against his former team. Last time he was in MSG, he put on a show.
Laviolette said having Quick start the first game out of the break was the plan all along. “It gives (Shesterkin) a chance to work with the goalie coach and go over some things and dial in.” Here’s what Igor had to say about where his game is at #NYR 👇🏼https://t.co/oUv67FOygt
Everything looks the same at the morning skate. Power play work now. PP1- Fox, Panarin, Trocheck, Zibanejad and Kreider PP2- Gustafsson, Brodzinski, Lafrenière, Wheeler and Kakko #NYR https://t.co/xn9SP6oBnd