"Rangers Live by Gaborik again!"

"Rangers Live by Gaborik again!"

Live by the Sword die by the Sword and the Rangers continue to live by a man that goes by the name of Marian.

After the Rangers last game out burst of seven goals they were only limited to one against the Florida Panthers in regulation. Goal scoring supplied by the one and only number 10 Marian Gaborik.

Even though Gaborik was the one to get the lone goal in regulation the Rangers played a well rounded game that earned them a shoot-out victory.

Chris Dury was way back in the lineup last night after being out with a concussion sustained in the Calgary game back on Nov. 7th and played a strong game getting 22 minutes of ice time. Dury got the primary assist on Gaborik's goal in the second period that lead to a 1-0 Rangers lead that carried them into the third.

Although the Rangers had Dury back in the line up they lost Wade Redden in the first period when he was pounded into the boards by Victor Oreskovich only 4:24 into play. Redden went straight to the locker room after the hit and did not return.

The Rangers out shot the Panthers 17 to 12 after two but the Panthers would turn it up in the third as they pushed for the equalizer putting up another 12 shots in the final session. The Panthers would get one though on a costly turn over in the Rangers zone that D. Moore would recover and get it by Ludquist to break the shut out and more important even the score. Even though Ludquist gave up the lone goal he was on his game last night stopping 25 of the 26 shots in regulation and overtime.

As period three would end in a dead lock of one we moved to the extra session.

Rangers would see a power play in the over time but couldn't get nothing by the also hot T. Vokoun who stopped 27 of the 28 in his direction. With both goalies being a wall in this one the OT session still wasn't enough to settle this score and a shoot-out was needed.

Enter rookie P.A. PARENTEAU. After the Panthers shooters missed their first two chances at getting a goal Gaborik missed as well for New York. It was the rookie's turn, and as P.A. did it in the Shoot-Out in Ottawa , he succeed again waiting waiting and putting one over the Waffel of Vokoun to put the Rangers up 1-0 in shoot out attempts. Lundquist would stay perfect stopping the Panthers final attempt and get the Rangers the two points and their second straight win. Coach John Tortarella gave the kid another chance at the shoot-out making him go in round two and it worked and he left the beach with a big smile on his face after the win.

Game positives: Rangers played a great game with puck control and physical play. Christopher Higgins was a beast in this game creating offense opportunities hitting a post and getting robbed while also contributing to the penalty kill. Secondary Scoring... It will happen soon I believe in this game of inches as the Rangers came close many times in this one.

Three stars of the night PA. Parenteau for his Shoot out winner get's the number one with Lundquist the number two and Vokoun the number three. Both goalies got the star nods as it was well deserved.

Next stop for the Rangers is in Tampa Bay Friday with Thanks Giving off then they move onto Pittsburgh.

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