Rangers, Flyers meet for first time since Winter Classic
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02/05/2012 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Rangers are enjoying a solid run of success as of late
over the rival Flyers. After all, in the past year they have beaten them in
New York and Philadelphia as well as indoors and outside.
New York seeks a sixth straight win over visiting Philadelphia this afternoon,
one that would pad its lead atop the Atlantic Division.
The Rangers have outscored the Flyers 19-6 over their current series winning
streak, one that includes a pair of shutout wins in New York and, of course, a
3-2 win when the teams last met outdoors in the Winter Classic on Jan. 2. The
Blueshirts got a pair of goals from Mike Rupp at Philadelphia's Citizens Bank
Park and 34 saves by Henrik Lundqvist, including a huge stop on Danny Briere
on a penalty shot with 19.6 seconds remaining.
New York comes into this rematch well-rested -- having been off since
Wednesday -- and atop the Eastern Conference standings with 69 points, three
up on both Northeast Division-leading Boston and fourth-seeded Philadelphia.
Lundqvist was again the star in the Rangers' most recent trip to the ice,
backstopping his club to a 1-0 shootout win at Buffalo. Lundqvist made 34
saves through overtime and stopped four of the five skaters he faced in the
tiebreaker. Marian Gaborik and Ryan Callahan had shootout tallies on the
Sabres' Ryan Miller.
"I could tell halfway through the first (period) that Miller was playing
really well, and I knew I had to be focused and make good decisions out
there," said Lundqvist after his sixth shutout of the season and 41st of his
career. "It was a fun game, lots of back and forth action. And I am really
happy we got the win."
New York bounced back from a shootout loss to New Jersey the previous day and
has points in four straight (3-0-1). The Blueshirts open a three-game
homestand with this divisional clash and could have defenseman Steve Eminger
back in action.
The blueliner was cleared to return after missing 19 games in a row with a
separated shoulder, though New York head coach John Tortorella said he isn't
sure if Eminger will in fact play today.
The Flyers head to Madison Square Garden after a frustrating 6-4 defeat at the
hands of the Devils on Saturday in which they fell behind early before
battling back to make a game of it. Philadelphia gave up the game's first six
goals, including two in the final minute of the first period, and seemed to
lose its composure on the Devils' second goal.
Skating on the power play, Claude Giroux appeared to be tripped by New
Jersey's Dainius Zubrus at the point. No call was made and Zubrus started an
odd-man rush that ended in a short-handed goal by the Devils' Ilya Kovalchuk
with 57 seconds left in the opening frame.
"I'm pretty sure it was a penalty," Giroux said about the play that led to
Kovalchuk's tally. "I actually like those two refs, so I don't want to rip
them."
The Flyers eventually got goals from Wayne Simmonds -- his career high-tying
16th of the season -- Jaromir Jagr, Giroux and Jakub Voracek in the third, but
couldn't extend their five-game point streak (3-0-2). Philly outshot New
Jersey 24-1 in the third frame, setting a new franchise mark for largest
single-period shot differential according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Sergei Bobrovsky got the start and gave up six goals on 23 shots. Ilya
Bryzgalov halted all eight shots he faced in relief.
The Flyers, who will try to avoid losing two straight for the first time since
Dec. 23-27, fell to 12-8-4 at home compared to a road mark of 18-7-2.
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