Game Preview: Rangers vs. Anaheim Ducks
The Rangers are at home against the Anaheim Ducks tonight. Game coverage begins at 7pm, and the game can be seen locally on MSG, or, if you have the Center Ice Package, Game Channel 3 for the Home feed, and Game Channel 4 for the Away feed.
It's from the game against the Isles, but I think it's awesome and wanted to use it.
I’m still pissed at this team for barely showing up on Sunday afternoon against the Pens. Way to get embarrassed on national television boys, thanks a lot. In case you weren’t watching, you’re lucky – the Rangers got shutout 3-0 by Marc-Andre Fleury. Probably would have been 4-0, since Cindy Crybaby was awarded a penalty shit(typo, but I’m keeping it) on one of the weakest hooks I’ve ever seen, but Henke stopped it.
Speaking of Henke, he’s headed to the All-Star Weekend this weekend, so let’s hope we can send him on his way with a nice win, rather than a loss that he’ll stew over for the next 6 days of the AS break.
I’m not terribly excited for this game, but let’s hope the boys can turn my frown upside down. Hot damn, that was lame.
On another note, while I cannot find photographic evidence to back up what I’m about to say(because my DVR sucks ass), I would like to point out that Markus Naslund’s father, Sture Naslund, is a certified Silver Fox. I’d hit it on a smorgasbord of herring and lingonberries.
Numbers breakdown:
Ducks record: 23-19-5 – 4-5-1 in their last 10 - 10-9-2 on the road
Rangers record: 27-16-4 – 5-4-1 in their last 10 - 14-8-2 at home
Average goals scored in a game:
Ducks: 2.77
Rangers: 2.45
Average goals allowed in a game:
Ducks: 2.74
Rangers: 2.57
Power Play
Ducks: 21.9%
Rangers: 14.8%
Penalty Kill:
Ducks: 81.6%
Rangers: 87.8%
About the author: Rory is a recent college graduate from central New Jersey majoring in History and PR. A Ranger fan all her life, the bane of her existence is the New Jersey Devils, and she harbors a severe hatred for Martin Brodeur. Her favorite current Rangers are Henrik Lundqvist, Sean Avery, and Steve Valiquette, and her favorite all-time Rangers are Mike Richter and Jeff Beukeboom. Related posts:
