Islanders-Rangers [Game Thread]
by Dominik on Nov 4, 2008 7:00 PM EST
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New York Islanders (3-7-1) at New York Rangers (10-2-1)
7 p.m. | Madison Square Garden | MSG/MSG+
Some Rangers blogs: The NYR Blog | Rangers Report | Blueshirt Bulletin
Hmmm ... the All-Star ballots are out awfully early, and Trent Hunter and Rick DiPietro are on the ballot. Mark Streit is not. Sergei Gonchar and Ryan Whitney (both injured star Pens defensemen = 0 games played) are. NHL, you're such a confounding partner.
Will you still vote for the home team? Will you submit write-ins (if they allow it this year)? Do you care about the dysfunctional All-Star Game voting process?
But tonight: Episode II of the 2008-09 Battle of New York ...
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Center Ice
Great, I only get the MSG/Rangers feed on Center Ice. Could be a long night.
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Pre-game tomfoolery
What’s this? They show tape of Mike Comrie jawing at Brandon Dubinsky during pregame warmups. Comrie is hot, yelling at him at the red line; Dubinsky (at least in this segment) calmly ignoring him. No light from Al Traut-hack shed on what caused it. Probably a gambling debt.
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Is it election night?
The building sounds exceptionally dead.
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First penalty
On Markus Naslund for goalie interference.
Isles get nothing done on the 1st PP.
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Naslund's stats: 4-7-11
Third on the team in points. That has to be pleasing for the Smurfs given his recent seasons, no?
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Isles kill off first Rangers PP
Nice bend-but-don’t-break work.
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Awful giveaway by MacDonald
… on a one-handed pass with the paddle behind the net. He and Danis have both done their best to recreate DiPietro’s weakest puckhandling moments.
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End of first: 0-0
Fairly quiet period. One PP each, killed off. A few close calls on MacDonald. A Sim partial breakaway where Lundqvist blocked the five-hole. That’s about it.
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Al-traut
Guesses he is an archaeologist … a sports archaeologist. “I’ve watched thousands of players tape their sticks.” >>God these MSG commercials drive me nuts.
… And then they cut to Al saying “not a lot of goals in the first period — no goals, in fact.”
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Almost halfway through the second
… still a relatively quiet game. Good for the Islanders.
I’m off now to other required duties…
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Okay, back for a bit: The MSG-Rangers announcers are saying the Islanders are looking tired here toward the end of the second, and I think they’re right.
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End of 2nd: Still 0-0
Hope the Isles have enough gas to make it through the third. Their legs have slowed down.
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Goal, Islanders! Nate Thompson!
His first NHL goal, on a beautiful bat out of the air on the rebound of Frans Nielsen’s break-in.
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2-0! Park shorthanded!
What a break, and what a precise shot past Lundqvist by Park! Two short-handers … this series is always ready to surprise.
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Unlikely dual of the night
Tambellini drops the gloves with Dawes! The refs step in quickly, as if to say, “Heh, no no no. Silly wabbits, you guys don’t fight.” They don’t even get the dignity of 5-minute majors; only double-minors.
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Isles PP with 7 minutes left
This is big. They can finish the game here, or they can give the Smurfs life.
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Rangers pull Lundqvist w/ 2:16 left
Hold on, boys.
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Isles win 2-1!
Great diving block by Trent Hunter to get it out of the zone in the dying seconds. Crazy game. Isles played solidly, but winning via 2 SH goals is … unexpected.
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Florida
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Los Angeles
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Atlantic Standings
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New York Rangers
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55 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 79 |
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Philadelphia
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56 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 69 |
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Pittsburgh
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56 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 69 |
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New Jersey
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56 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 68 |
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New York Islanders
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56 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 56 |
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