Watch New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers Live Online
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Watch New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers Live Online
7:00 pm EDT Thu Oct 22, 2009
7:00 pm EDT Thu Oct 22, 2009
With their backup goaltender having a poor game, the New York Rangers were unable to extend a lengthy winning streak. Getting No. 1 netminder Henrik Lundqvist back between the pipes against the New Jersey Devils at Madison Square Garden could help them get back in the win column. Lundqvist, expected to be back in goal, looks to win his seventh straight start and continue his home dominance of the Devils on Thursday night, while New Jersey goalie Martin Brodeur tries to tie the all-time shutout record.
The Rangers (7-2-0) entered Monday’s game against San Jose riding a seven-game winning streak - their longest since the 2005-06 season - but allowed more than three goals for the first time this season in a 7-3 loss. New York jumped out to a 2-0 lead less than 10 minutes into the game, but the Sharks responded with six straight scores. “We have some things to work on,” Rangers coach John Tortorella said. “The first two periods, we weren’t as bad as what the score was at that point. I don’t think we were terrible.”
Tortorella opted to give the red-hot Lundqvist a night off, but the strategy didn’t work. Backup Steve Valiquette allowed five goals on 18 shots, including three on 10 shots in the second period. Lundqvist, who posted a 2.00 goals-against average while winning his previous six games, replaced Valiquette at the start of the third and stopped 10 of 12 shots. Prior to Monday, the Rangers had given up a total of five goals in their previous four games.
