Rangers Shut Out 3-0 Again this Time Against Bruins at TD Garden Thursday

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The Blueshirts were shut out again for the second game in-a-row, 3-0 Thursday night (01/15/15). This time it was against the Big Bad Bruins at TD Garden in Boston. The Rangers defensemen could not make that needed first pass out of their zone and it cost dearly. The Rangers played most of the first period in their defensive zone, and had trouble clearing in front of backup goalie Cam Talbot. The Blueshirts goalie made 29 saves on 32 shots. Two of the three goals were not on Talbot and were due to defensive lapses in coverage. The Bruins bombarded the Rangers early on, and scored their first by Patrice Bergeron at 4:00 in the first period. It was just a matter of time with the Rangers chasing the puck. Bruins goalie Tuuka Rask was sharp and made some excellent saves on the Rangers few scoring chances. The Rangers bad luck continued with a couple of posts on shots down low. David Krejci scored the Bruins second goal at 2:49 in the second, and Loui Eriksson scored their third goal at 9:49 in the third. Jesper Fast was assessed a tripping penalty on Boston’s Milan Lucic at 13:41 in the third. Lucic played like a freight train all night, hitting anyone moving with or without the puck. Fast did not trip Lucic, and in fact Lucic lost his edge and fell to the ice. To top things off Brad Marchand got away with a slew foot on Rangers Derick Brassard and the refs apparently missed it. He’s a dirty player who has done this before. The Rangers have to win tonight in Columbus. The Rangers scoring comes off of good play in their own zone. They must win faceoffs, control the puck, make the good first pass and take advantage of their power play chances. Nothing like seeing our old friends Brandon Dubinsky and Fedor Tyutin.