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| Carl Hagelin #62 of the New York Rangers skates against Wayne Simmonds #17 (Photo by Scott Levy/NHLI via Getty Images) |
Henrik Lundqvist didn't start this night with a ceremony in his honor, and he didn't finish it with a shutout.
No entanto, ele e os New York Rangers patinou fora do gelo quarta-feira com uma chave de vitória por 3-1 sobre o rival Philadelphia Flyers e um importante dois pontos no playoff raça Metropolitana Divisão.
Lundqvist parou 30 tiros e veio dentro de 1:53 de seu segundo fechamento de fábrica em três jogos. Isso foi o suficiente para ganhar a sua vitória 30 - uma marca que ele atingiu oito vezes em seu nove temporada NHL carreira. Lundqvist was honored Monday for recently breaking the Rangers' records for career wins and shutouts.
Derek Dorsett scored in the first period, defenseman Ryan McDonagh added a goal in the second and Dominic Moore made it 3-0 in the third against Steve Mason, who made 26 saves.
The Flyers' Jakub Voracek scored his 21st goal off a faceoff with 1:53 to go to make it 3-1. Voracek scored for the third straight game, but it was too little, too late for Philadelphia.
THREE STARS OF THE GAME
Arena: Madison Square Garden
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 18,006 (100.0% full)
Font: ESPN
