Certainly not when slip-sliding Mika Zibanejad and sloppy Breadman Panarin are the overpriced culprits. After Panarin blew a first-minute play against Carolina one local broadcaster said, "Get him off the ice.
Peter Laviolette has deployed the same skaters in the past eight games, but the Rangers head coach put the lines in a blender on the way to a 4-0 loss to the Hurricanes on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.
Panarin scored a goal, registered an assist and took five shots on net in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Avalanche.
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins and the New York Rangers face off in Eastern Conference action. Boston is 25-22-6 overall and 16-8-3 in home games. The Bruins rank first in league play serving 11.0 penalty minutes per game. New York is 12-11-2 on the road and 24-22-4 overall. The Rangers have an 18-7-3 record when scoring three or more goals.
Carolina Hurricanes @ New York Rangers
NEW YORK-- Artturi ... each had two assists. The Rangers trailed 4-2 late in the second before defenseman Will Borgen scored at 18:05 followed by Artemi Panarin's 21st goal of the season to ...
The Rangers fell to the Avalanche 5-4 with 15 seconds left in regulation, and the point that got away could be costly.
The Rangers fell 4-0 to the Hurricanes on Tuesday. Carolina capitalized on each egregious New York mistake, notching all four goals in that matter. The Rangers surrendered goals in the first minute of the first period and last minute of the second,
Cale Makar scored twice and set up the tiebreaking goal by Artturi Lehkonen with 15 seconds remaining as the revamped Colorado Avalanche blew a pair of two-goal leads before earning a dramatic 5-4 victory over the host New York Rangers on Sunday afternoon.
The New York Rangers saw one part of a blockbuster trade on Sunday afternoon, when a point streak that lifted them back into the Eastern Conference playoff race was halted by Colorado in the final ...
Dan Rosen from NHL.com joined the Rink Rap podcast to discuss a variety of topics, including why Alexis Lafreniere has been a big disappointment this season for the New York Rangers.
Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck and Alexis Lafreniere were the most productive line at five-on-five in the NHL last season.