Zuccarello in shape when Rangers mashed devils – Dagbladet.no

Mats Zuccarello was very involved when the New York Rangers overran the New Jersey Devils and won 6-1 Saturday night.

North man opened the show at Madison Square Garden when he fired a hard shot towards the goal, whereupon the puck was barely touched the stick to Rick Nash before it flew into the goal. Zuccarello had to settle for an assist, his 34th of the season, Nash scored his 42 goals in this year because games.

Rangers did not give up and scored two quick goals to the Devils that for the third year row has failed to qualify for the playoffs. Zuccarello and his teammates went to the first rest with a very comfortable 3-0 lead, also thanks to a brilliant Henrik Lundqvist Rangers cage.

– Lundqvist looks like himself, he speaks as before and acting normally, and there is clearly good for us. He tries to get back focus as quickly as possible, and had some brilliant saves both outnumbered and in game five against five, says Ryan McDonagh.

50 victories

Devils were at times with the notes but failed to outwit the Swede who played his third game after a lengthy injury break before they got a consolation goal just before full time. Efficient was Derek Stepan gave the hosts 4-0 two seconds before the second break after a counterattack outnumbered.

– I think if you ask him, he will probably say that he wants to get better, but he has seen proper sharp out the last two games, said Stepan about the team Swedish last stronghold.

Having survived the numbers game with three against five, was Derick Brassard both lucky and skilled as he from death angle put into Rangers’ fifth via skate to an opponent. Eight minutes before time swept Brian McDonagh into the puck through Dominic Moore almost from the blue line, and it stood 6-0.

Rangers now have three wins in a row and seems almost unbeatable with Henrik Lundqvist in great shape. The Swede has virtually closed the cage and gets a very important man when the playoffs dropped underway.

49 målpoeng

Thursday won the New York Rangers Metropolitan division when the Minnesota Wild was beaten 3-2. Saturday’s victory was the 50th this season, something the club has only managed three times previously.

– 50 victories only shows that we have done much good. We set the bar high for the year. We would come back and fight for the Stanley Cup again, and the first step on the way there is the basic game. The major challenge lies ahead, says Lundqvist.

– This explains a lot about the team and the way these guys work on every single night. It’s winning culture in the locker room, and the guys are really proud of what we are getting into. It’s fun to go out on the ice, says new signing Keith Yandle.

The club now has 107 points with four games remaining before the playoffs start, and looks to be heading for victory also østkonferansen. Created lie three points ahead of the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning and has two games less played than Anaheim standing with the same score as the New York club. There is thus a great possibility that Rangers also ends up being the best of all in the basic game.

Four again

Next opponent is Espen “Shampoo” Knutsen old club Columbus Blue Jackets at Madison Square Garden on monday. Blue Jackets NHL is real shape layers with incredible nine wins in a row.

Then there is a new meeting with the Devils on borteis on Tuesday, followed by a home game against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday and last game against the Washington Capitals in Washington two days later.

After 15 goals and 34 assists are Zuccarello now up to 49 målpoeng this season.

(NTB)