Rangers Defeat Sabres 2-1 in Solid Effort at HSBC Arena Saturday

In a scoreless 1st period Marian Gaborik made a perfect cross ice pass to a streaking Christopher Higgins down the left side for the Blueshirts’ first goal at 17:31. That kind of pass reminds what the The Great One Wayne Gretzky used to do on a nightly basis. The differences in this game were Henrik Lundqvist being Henrik Lundqvist and the Rangers playing the full 60 minutes, not just 48. I was speaking with my Wife after the Rangers lost the home and home series to the Penguins, saying how angry Henrik must be. Sure enough in his postgame comments he said just that. Lundqvist allowed a soft goal with one minute left in the 3rd period but looked great in stopping 36 of 37 shots on goal. The penalty kill did another good job killing off all 3 minor penalties. In the 3rd period Sabre Drew Stafford took it coast-to-coast and blew past three Rangers where he burned former Sabre Chris Drury and schooled Michael Del Zotto to get a shot on goal. The Rangers second goal was scored in the 3rd period at 13:44 when Sean Avery took a great pass from Marc Staal and shot onto Ryan Miller who made the kick save. Ryan Callahan was coming down the slot on the right and buried rebound for the goal. Their next game is Sunday night when they host the Detroit Red Wings. The three stars of the game were Henrik Lundqvist, Marian Gaborik and Sabre Ryan Miller.