NEW YORK – Defenseman Ryan Lindgren barely beat the siren late in the third period (0.7 seconds to be exact) to give the Rangers a 5-4 victory over the Buffalo Sabers. This is the Blueshirts’ fifth straight win at Madison Square Garden.
Lindgren knocked out Sabers goaltender Aaron Dell when he accepted a pass from Mika Zibanejad before sending the puck into the back of the net at 19:59 of the third period. Lindgren had descended from his blue line to maraud the left side of the keeper as all players overloaded the right side.
Lindgren’s winning goal was the only one in the third period. The two teams traded three goals each in a crazy second period, including four goals in 82 seconds.
Chris Kreider, Jacob Trouba, Kaapo Kakko and K’Andre Miller were the Rangers’ other scorers. Alexander Georgiev made 14 saves before being replaced by Igor Shesterkin, who blocked four shots in the third period.
The Sabers conceded an eighth loss in ten games. Rasmus Asplund, Vinnie Hinostroza, Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin found the back of the net while Dell blocked 31 shots.
Asplund opened the scoring on the power play at 3:53 PM in the first period. Kreider tied before the end of the period with his 13th goal of the season. A peak among the Rangers.
Hinostroza gave the visitors the lead early in the second period. Trouba replied at 8:03 by jumping on a loose puck.
Then, Kakko scored his third in four games with eight minutes left to give the Rangers a 3-2 lead. The lead didn’t last a minute, however, when Thompson brought everyone back to a level playing field.
Dahlin then beat Georgiev 15 seconds later, making 4-3 Sabers. But Miller created the deadlock again 17 seconds later.
In the victory, Artemi Panarin collected three assists.
A 7th shutout for the Flames; 15th goal from Mangiapane
The Calgary Flames shut out their opponent for the seventh time in 19 games this season. This time it was the Boston Bruins who were held in check in a 4-0 loss.
With a 27-save performance, Dan Vladar signed a second straight shutout after beating the Senators a week ago.
Vladar, 24, a Bruins’ third-round pick in 2015, played five games for Boston last season before being traded in the summer for a third-round pick in 2022.
Johnny Gaudreau opened the scoring in the second minute of the game with his eighth goal of the season.
Accomplice of Gaudreau’s goal, Matthew Tkachuk also collected an assist on Noah Hanifin’s first goal of the season in the second period.
Andrew Mangiapane on inscription son 15e goal of the season on a shorthanded throw return. He completed a game started by Dillon Dube who had been repeatedly frustrated by Jeremy Swayman.
Mangiapane beat Alexander Ovechkin to take the 2e ranks NHL scorers behind Leon Draisaitl, who has 18 goals.
For Swayman, this is his first career loss at TD Garden, having won his first eight outings.
Boston’s squad saw their three-game winning streak come to an end and it was only their second loss at home in eight games.
Mikael Backlund completed the mark to confirm the 10e victory of the Flames season.
Leafs rookie Joseph Woll blanks Islanders
Joseph Woll blocked 20 shots for his first NHL shutout, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Islanders 3-0.
Mitch Marner moved the strings on two occasions and Ondrej Kase added a goal for the Maple Leafs, who are 11-2 in their last 13 games.
Maple Leafs 3 – Islanders 0
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Woll, a 2016 Maple Leafs third-round pick, posted a second career victory in as many starts.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 37 pucks for the Islanders, who suffered a sixth straight loss. They were outscored 27-6 in goals during that streak.
The New York troop has yet to win in two games at UBS Arena, its new amphitheater which was built at a cost of US $ 1.1 billion.
To turn the tide in the wound, the Islanders were deprived of six regular skaters due to COVID-19 protocols. Center Brock Nelson also left the game after 6:58 of the first period.
Marner opened the scoring shorthanded at 3:31 of the first round. Defenseman Jake Muzzin joined Marner and the Maple Leafs forward scored on the breakaway.
Kase doubled the Torontonians’ lead when he escaped the cover of Islanders forward Richard Panik while placed in the slot. Marner completed the score with 6:31 left to go.
Fleury is also perfect
Marc-André Fleury turned back 40 shots to earn his first shutout of the season, in a 1-0 victory for the Chicago Blackhawks over the Canucks in Vancouver.
Brandon Hagel scored their only goal of the game to deflect the puck in front of the net early in the third period.
Fleury added a 68th shutout to his career National Hockey League record. He also increased his record to 13-0-2 against the Vancouver Canucks.
Thatcher Demko blocked 23 of the Hawks’ 24 shots in loss.
The Canucks (6-11-2) controlled the game for the majority of the first two periods, dominating the shooting column 30-13, but folded in the third allowing a goal early in the period and being unable to generate any shots. real threats to attack thereafter.
The Blackhawks (6-10-2) suffered a 5-2 loss the day before to the Oilers in Edmonton while the Canucks beat the Jets 3-2 on Friday night at home. The BC team were hoping for two wins for just the second time this season.
The Canucks had a chance to tie the game with a power play late in the game. They bombarded Fleury and put a lot of pressure in the opposing zone by withdrawing their goalkeeper for a sixth striker, but nothing helped. Fleury blocked six shots during that power play to preserve his shutout.
The Canucks failed to score in three power play.
Fleury also benefited from the help of his posts, as several Canucks players resounded the metal, including Tanner Pearson, who came close to tying the mark in the middle of the third.
Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones saw his one-point streak stop at eight. In those eight games, he scored two goals and collected six assists.
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