New York Rangers Defeat Flyers; Set Up Epic Sunday Afternoon Showdown

April 9th, 2010 by Greg Caggiano Leave a reply »
The New York Rangers had their backs against the wall tonight. One loss, and they would be eliminated from playoff contention. One win in overtime, and it would make things interesting. One win in regulation, and they would tie the Flyers in the standings and make Sunday’s game a do-or-die for both teams. The Rangers forced the latter.

After a moving, and always inspiring pre-game ceremony featuring the paralyzed NYPD hero Steven McDonald, and the Rangers' Extra Effort Award going to Ryan Callahan, the crowd was revved up and ready to go for the biggest game of the season.

It seemed early that the Flyers would put a damper on the festivities when Mike Richards scored just forty seconds into the game. But the Rangers would respond seven minutes later with a Chris Drury power play goal. The assists would go to Christensen and Girardi. They would then take the lead just three minutes later on a beautiful goal by Jody Shelley, his first as a Ranger, set up by none other than his bash brother Anisimov.

The Rangers would then extend the lead early in the second on Dubinsky’s 20th of the season. Gaborik would continue to expand ...

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