Perhaps there were two important highlights for the Rangers in the first game and one important lesson. The first of these highlights is the Sean Avery scrum with Islanders goaltender Dwayne Roloson (video below). The second of these was the Rangers battle they showed towards the very end, featuring a goal by Enver Lisin and some close opportunities that would have tied it up.
* Henrik Lundqvist made a lot of huge saves that kept the score margin low for a lot of th game. It is good to see him back to form, maybe we'll see Chad Johnson start against the Flyers for those crucial division points.
* Sean Avery played his game, and very effectively at that!
* Enver Lisin's goal was his first in 16 games. He received under 10 minutes of ice time but got his nose into the play when he was out there. Hope Tortorella uses him more.
* Ales Kotalik (who fell down and let Frans Nielsen skate in uncontested for a breakaway shot on Lundqvist) received 3:39 ice time on the power play, and only 3:27 at even strength. He ended up getting scratched for the Rangers followup win.
* Wade Redden simply let Blake Comeau skate past him in the 3rd period and as a result was also a healthy scratch for the Rangers followup victory.
John Tortorella cursing post-game:
Chris Drury, Henrik Lundqvist, Marc Staal Post-Game:
Game Highlights of Rangers 5-2 win, Dec 17th '09:
The Rangers got their revenge a day later, replacing Ales Kotalik and Wade Redden with previously-scratched Erik Christensen and call-up Bobby Sanguinetti. It was Ryan Callahan, however, who was the headline with his first two-goal game of the season.
* Ryan Callahan (2-2-4 tonight) is now 6-3-9 in his last 10 games and is solidifying his spot on the power play - which 3 of his points came on tonight.
* Marian Gaborik was held without a point in the Islanders' win, the third time the opposition has managed to shut him down in 10 games. During this re-match, however, he netted was 1-2-3 and is now 5-7-12 in that 10-game span.
* Artem Anisimov and Chris Drury also scored for the Rangers, ending their scoring droughts. This was Anisimov's first goal in 11 games and Drury's first in 20.
John Tortorella Post-Game:
Henrik Lundqvist, Marc Staal, Ryan Callahan Post-Game
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