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Rangers look for first win of new year vs. Canadiens
Jan 12, 2008 - 3:41 PM Montreal (22-13-8) at NY Rangers (20-19-5) 7:00 pm ESTNEW YORK (Ticker) -- The new year has not been kind to the New York Rangers.
The Rangers aim to snap their season-high five-game skid and pick up their first win of 2008 when they host the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.
New York's last win came on December 30 when it edged the Canadiens, 4-3, in overtime.
The Rangers seemed primed to end their losing streak on Thursday when Ryan Hollweg scored twice, but Henrik Lundqvist allowed six goals on 18 shots in a 6-2 loss to Philadelphia.
Lundqvist has been a big reason for New York's struggles in the new year. The 25-year-old Swede is 2-5-2 with a 3.81 goals-against average in his last nine games.
Also hurting the Rangers is their lack of scoring. New York has scored just 10 goals during its skid, compared to 14 during a three-game winning streak that closed out 2007.
Meanwhile, Montreal will look to take advantage of the slumping Rangers and pick up its sixth win in the last eight games.
Former Ranger Alexei Kovalev had a goal and an assist in a 5-2 win over Boston on Thursday and has four tallies and six assists in the last seven games.
- NHL
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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MONTREAL 0 0 1 1
NY RANGERS 2 2 0 4 FINAL
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: NYR - CHRIS DRURY 12 (MARCEL HOSSA) 3:17
NYR - MARTIN STRAKA 8 (JAROMIR JAGR, SCOTT GOMEZ) 13:20
2ND PRD: NYR - PETR PRUCHA 5 (NIGEL DAWES, PAUL MARA) 5:51
NYR - NIGEL DAWES 6 (BRANDON DUBINSKY, PETR PRUCHA) 19:38
3RD
Jan 12 9:28 PM - NHL
MONTREAL 1
NY RANGERS 4
3RD PRD: MON - (PP) SERGEI KOSTITSYN 3 (ANDREI KOSTITSYN, ANDREI
MARKOV) 7:10
Canadiens vs. RangersJan 12 9:10 PM - NHL
END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
MONTREAL 0 0 0
NY RANGERS 2 2 4 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: NYR - CHRIS DRURY 12 (MARCEL HOSSA) 3:17
NYR - MARTIN STRAKA 8 (JAROMIR JAGR, SCOTT GOMEZ) 13:20
2ND PRD: NYR - PETR PRUCHA 5 (NIGEL DAWES, PAUL MARA) 5:51
NYR - NIGEL DAWES 6 (BRANDON DUBINSKY, PETR PRUC
Jan 12 8:39 PM - NHL
MONTREAL 0
NY RANGERS 4
2ND PRD: NYR - NIGEL DAWES 6 (BRANDON DUBINSKY, PETR PRUCHA) 19:38
Canadiens vs. RangersJan 12 8:39 PM - NHL
MONTREAL 0
NY RANGERS 3
2ND PRD: NYR - PETR PRUCHA 5 (NIGEL DAWES, PAUL MARA) 5:51
Canadiens vs. RangersJan 12 8:15 PM - NHL
END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
MONTREAL 0 0
NY RANGERS 2 2 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: NYR - CHRIS DRURY 12 (MARCEL HOSSA) 3:17
NYR - MARTIN STRAKA 8 (JAROMIR JAGR, SCOTT GOMEZ) 13:20
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
MON 6 6
NYR 13
Jan 12 7:43 PM - NHL
MONTREAL 0
NY RANGERS 2
1ST PRD: NYR - MARTIN STRAKA 8 (JAROMIR JAGR, SCOTT GOMEZ) 13:20
Canadiens vs. RangersJan 12 7:33 PM - NHL
MONTREAL 0
NY RANGERS 1
1ST PRD: NYR - CHRIS DRURY 12 (MARCEL HOSSA) 3:17
Canadiens vs. RangersJan 12 7:15 PM
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