Sunday, April 22, 2012

Senators Rangers

  • NEW YORK -- Craig Anderson stopped 41 shots to make Jason Spezzas first-period goal stand up, and the Ottawa Senators pushed the top-seeded New York Rangers to the brink of elimination with a 2-0 victory on Saturday night in Game 5.
  • (ESPN)
  • But like the rest of the Rangers, Richards failed to solve Senators goalie Craig Anderson, who is emerging as the surprise star of the series. "We're going to have to win this in seven," Richards said. "That's the reality.
  • (New York Times)
  • The NHL suspended Phoenix forward Raffi Torres for 25 games for a late hit that resulted in Chicagos Marian Hossa being taken off the ice on a stretcher in Game 3 of their first-round series. The suspension is one of the longest in NHL history.
  • (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  • For the fourth game in a row, Gaborik and Richards did not score a goal. Senators goaltender Craig Anderson, who stopped 41 shots, stymied the Rangers. Gaborik landed only two shots on Anderson, none in the first two periods.
  • (New York Times)
  • The Rangers will get rookie Carl Hagelin back in their lineup for Game 6 as he completed serving a three-game suspension for his high hit on Daniel Alfredsson in Game 2 which left the Senators' captain concussed. Still, history is not on the Rangers' side.
  • (Boston Herald)
  • The St. Louis Blues advanced to the second round in the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup playoffs with a 3-1 win over the San Jose Sharks, while the top- seeded New York Rangers near elimination.
  • (Bloomberg)
  • NEW YORK -- New York Rangers forward Brian Boyle suffered a concussion from Chris Neils third-period hit in the teams 2-0 loss to the Senators on Saturday, and New York coach John Tortorella made it clear he wants the league to take action.
  • (ESPN)
  • Kyle Turris got his first goal of the playoffs to give the Ottawa Senators a 3-2 overtime victory against the New York Rangers, while the Pittsburgh Penguins avoided elimination with a 10-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
  • (Bloomberg)
  • Except for the two times they allowed overtime goals to the Senators, the Rangers have never trailed on the scoreboard during the four games of their first-round series.
  • (New York Times Blogs)
  • NEW YORK — The No. 1 seed in the East is one game away from a first-round exit.
  • (Morris County Daily Record)

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