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PRE-SEASON: RANGERS KNOCK OFF DEVILS 

Mitch Beck, 13 years ago 0 2 min read  

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With an 5-4 afternoon OT win by the AHL bound New York Rangers and a late goal from defenseman Brendan Bell Friday night for a 4-3 win, the Blueshirts completed a double-header sweep of the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center in pre-season action. The win for the Rangers avenged a 2-1 overtime loss to the same Devils Wednesday night in Albany and brought the Blueshirts record to 1-0-1-0 after two preseason games.

Here are the Rangers Post Game Notes:

NY Rangers 4, NJ Devils 3 (Preseason Game No.: 2, Away No. 1)

-The Rangers defeated the New Jersey Devils, 4-3, tonight at Prudential Center to improve to 1-0-1 in preseason action.

-New York out-shot New Jersey, 31-26, including an 11-5 advantage in the first period.

-The Rangers responded to an early goal at 1:32 of the opening frame with three consecutive tallies, including two goals in a span of 1:21 in the first period at 4:22 and 5:43, and another tally at 1:32 of the second.

–Brad Richards notched a goal and added a power play assist in 20:06 of ice time while making his first appearance as a Ranger.

–Marian Gaborik tallied a power play goal and added an assist in 17:43 of ice time while making his preseason debut.  He also tied for the team-high with four shots on goal.

-Defenseman Brendan Bell notched the game-winning goal with 3:04 remaining in regulation and added an assist while skating in his second consecutive preseason contest.

-Derek Stepan tallied an even strength goal at 5:43 of the first period, and registered three shots on goal in 10:59 while making his preseason debut.

-Ryan Callahan recorded the primary assist on Marian Gaborik’s power play goal, tied for the team-high with four shots on goal and led all team forwards with 21:57 of ice time while making his first appearance as Rangers Captain.

–Wojtek Wolski registered an assist on Brad Richards’ goal at 4:22 of the first period and tied for the team-high with four shots on goal in 17:05 of ice time while making his preseason debut.

–Ruslan Fedotenko tallied an assist and logged 14:59 of ice time while making his preseason debut.

–Martin Biron stopped 13 of 16 shots through the game’s opening 40:00, and Chad Johnson turned aside all 10 shots faced in the third period to record the win.

-The Blueshirts have a scheduled off-day tomorrow, September 24.

Tags #AHL #Blueshirts #Brad Richards #Martin Biron #New Jersey #New Jersey Devils #New York Rangers #NHL #Preseason #Ranger #Ruslan Fedotenko
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Mitch Beck
Mitch Beck was a standup comedian and radio personality for over 25 years. His passion for hockey started with Team USA in 1980 when they defeated the Soviets at Lake Placid. He is now working in the hockey industry full-time as a coach and administrator. Mitch has been reporting on the New York Rangers, and exclusively on the Hartford Wolf Pack / Connecticut Whale since 2005.

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