The Good: Rebound goals were the name of the game tonight, all the Ranger goals scored by Fedotenko, Anisimov and the game winner by Stepan were due to second chances the Rangers created in front of the net and terrible rebound control by Tampa goalie Garon. Also quite fitting that Brad Richards scoring into the empty net to secure a win. Besides an excellent penalty kill by the Rangers after Callahan took a lazy hooking call just 17 seconds after Stepan scored, there really is little else to commend the Rangers on tonight but thanks to the defense and world class goaltending, the Rangers just manage to find ways to win games. Tampa had several really good scoring chances but the Rangers are getting all the bounces to go their way.
The Bad: The Rangers didn't bring their best game to Tampa tonight but eventually found a way to win. Steve Downie scored the first goal of the game just 84 seconds in with a rip from the blue line that beat Lundqvist who was very upset at either himself or Stepan who may have partially screened Hank when the shot came in. The second Lightning goal scored by former Ranger draft pick Tom Pyatt was a shot that Hank would like to have back as Pyatt beat him 5 hole.
The Ugly: Honestly, tonight's game was strange and quite boring to watch at times. It took the refs 53 minutes to call a penalty which the Rangers received and did little with. The Rangers just keep rolling along despite not playing their best against a trapping Lightning team. The Rangers fly home tonight and are going to have their hands full once again when they faceoff against the Leafs on Monday at MSG.
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