K’Andre Miller was dialed in on both sides of the puck in the Rangers’ 6-1 trouncing of the Flyers on Thursday night at the Garden.
The Rangers’ climb back into the playoff picture is a reflection of how well they’ve been playing of late (8-1-3 in January). It also shows how deep of a hole they dug earlier in the year: They’ve had a sustained stretch of strong hockey and still haven’t fully erased the damage.
Despite being in complete control of the puck, Miller lost it as a forechecking Sam Steel charged to disrupt a pass attempt behind the Rangers net. He fed Thomas Harley to make it 4-4 at the 17:21 mark of the third period.
Surging Rangers dominate Flyers
NY Rangers HC Peter Laviolette made his feelings known about defenseman K'Andre Miller's step-up in offense in the New York Rangers' 6-1 win against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday.
Rangers coach Peter Laviolette paired the two when Miller returned from an upper-body injury on Dec. 28. While they didn’t gel right from the jump, they’ve quickly built chemistry and have arguably become the Rangers’ best two-way defensive pairing.
In their last game at the time of this writing, the New York Rangers had a 3-0 lead over the Dallas Stars within the first ten minutes of the first period.
The New York Rangers are all set for their matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers tonight at 7 PM EST. Here’s everything you need to know from a Rangers perspective. Projected Lineup:Forwards:Artemi Panarin-Vincent Trocheck-Alexis LafrenièreWill Cuylle-Mika Zibanejad-Reilly Smith Chris Kreider-Filip Chytil-Arthur KaliyevAdam Edström-Sam Carrick-Matt RempeDefensemen:Ryan Lindgren-Adam FoxWill Borgen-K’Andre MillerUrho Vaakanainen-Braden Schneider Goaltenders:Igor ShesterkinJonathan Quick Notable Storylines:The Rangers are coming off of a 5-0 win over the Ottawa Senators.
The New York Rangers are all set for their matchup against the Ottawa Senators tonight at 7 PM EST. Here’s everything you need to know from a Rangers perspective. Projected Line
The Ottawa Senators are victors of back to back matchups over the weekend with travel. With those points earned, the Senators have climbed to first in the wild card playoff race and have bumped Boston out.
Vaakanainen, who was acquired in the Jacob Trouba trade, rang a shot off the post in Sunday's OT loss in Montreal.
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