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by Patrick Hoffman on 11/14/09 at 07:02 PM ET
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This game had shootout written all over it. There were many missed scoring chances, big saves by each goaltender, and quality special team’s efforts.
Fortunately, this ended with a 2-1 shootout win for the New York Rangers over the Ottawa Senators. Surprisingly, the game-winning shootout goal came from P.A. Parenteau, recently called up from the Hartford Wolf Pack.
However, this game was all about the big-time effort from goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, who made 35 saves in the game and made some huge stops in the skills competition. After reading yesterday’s papers and listening to him during the post-game on Thursday night after the team lost to the Atlanta Thrashers, it was easy to see/hear that Lundqvist was frustrated and wanted to get things back on the right track.
Certainly, this afternoon was a start. Although the team allowed 37 shots, they did a much better job protecting Lundqvist and didn’t allow as many quality scoring chances as they did on Thursday night.
And how about that shorthanded goal by Vinny Prospal? Believe it or not, that was his first shorthanded goal in 894 games played. What was more remarkable was the patience that Marian Gaborik showed with the puck. I’m sure a lot of other players would have taken the shot but with the skill that Gabby has, he knew what the right thing to do was.
It was also great to see the team sacrifice their bodies to block shots, especially in the overtime frame when they were killing the 4-on-3 penalty.
Now what the team needs to do is build on it and prepare for Tuesday night’s game against the offensively-skilled Washington Capitals at Madison Square Garden.
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