Post Game Talk: Player of the Game & The Good, The Bad, The Redden: Game #59 vs. Los Angeles Kings

[Wraparounds]

Player of the Game & The Good, The Bad, The Redden

The Rules What is the poll for? You are voting for the player of the game - the one who put forth the most effort, who put the team on his shoulders, who contributed the most. Do not vote for the player who had the best statistical game just because he had the best statistical game. This does not mean you should not vote for the player of who had the best statistical game, but do not vote for him just because of that fact. Who can I vote for? You may vote for any player who dressed for the game and played at least one shift. If the player you want to vote for is not included in the poll, select "Other" and indicate in your post who you wish to vote for. In the case that I egregiously miss the player who everyone wants to vote for in the poll, I will count the votes in the thread. What is this "The Good, The Bad, The Redden" nonsense? It is my twist on the title of the famous spaghetti western movie, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Since multiple players may have outstanding games and you can only vote for one player in the poll, this affords you the opportunity to recognize multiple players, or a facet of the team, for their commendable play ("The Good"). This also affords you the opportunity to rip players, or a facet of the team, for their particularly substandard play ("The Bad"). Finally, just as "The Player of the Game" affords you the opportunity to recognize the best, this affords you the opportunity to commend the crème de la crème of the worst, who delivered an atrocious performance, or whose singular (or multiple) bad plays directly led to the the detriment of the team ("The Redden").

Alexander Frolov Memorial Trophy The Alexander Frolov Memorial Trophy is awarded to the player who most exemplifies the qualities that Alex brought to the ice game in and game out. Most notable was his talent for wraparounds. Thusly, this award is given to the player who has the most wraparound attempts throughout the game. The award tonight goes to Brandon Dubinsky and Brandon Prust, both with 1 wraparound attempt against Los Angeles. The Hall of Wraparounds Game Trophy Recipient Wraparounds (Opposing Goaltender) #44 Sean Avery 2 (Alex Auld) #45 Brandon Dubinsky 1 (Cory Schneider) #46 Sean Avery/Brandon Dubinsky/Brandon Prust 1/1/1 (Carey Price) #47 Mats Zuccarello 1 (Brian Boucher) #48 Marian Gaborik 1 (Jonas Gustavsson) #49 Brian Boyle/Marc Staal/Wojtek Wolski 1/1/1 (Cam Ward) #50 Mats Zuccarello 1 (Ondrej Pavelec) #51 Chris Drury 1 (Braden Holtby) #52 Sean Avery/Marian Gaborik 1 (Tomas Vokoun) #53 Chris Drury 1 (Marc-Andre Fleury) #54 Vaclav Prospal 1 (Martin Brodeur) #55 Artem Anisimov/Vaclav Prospal 1 (Carey Price) #56 Brian Boyle 1 (Jimmy Howard) #57 Derek Stepan 1 (Ondrej Pavelec) #58 Sean Avery 1 (Marc-Andre Fleury) #59 Brandon Dubinsky/Brandon Prust 1 (Jonathan Bernier) Standings Player Number of Wraparounds Number of Trophies Sean Avery 0-5 2⅚ Chris Drury 0-2 2 Mats Zuccarello 0-2 2 Brandon Dubinsky 0-3 1⅚ Marian Gaborik 0-2 1½ Vaclav Prospal 0-2 1½ Brian Boyle 0-2 1⅓ Derek Stepan 0-1 1 Brandon Prust 0-3 ⅚ Artem Anisimov 0-1 ½ Marc Staal 0-1 ⅓ Wojtek Wolski 0-1 ⅓

Game Statistics Three Stars First Star Second Star Third Star Ryan Callahan Marian Gaborik Dustin Brown Team Shots Hits Giveaways Takeaways PIM PP PK Faceoffs 37 50 6 10 8 0-4 2-3 34-54 Boxscore Period Time Type Goal Primary Assist Secondary Assist 2nd 04:01 ES Callahan (15) Stepan (18) Anisimov (18) 3rd 06:10 ES Gaborik (17) Sauer (6) 3rd 16:52 ES Anisimov (13) Dubinsky (24) Callahan (15) SO 1st Christensen (4-4) SO 2nd Zuccarello (5-6) Players Player Goals Assists Points PIM Anisimov 1 1 2 0 Callahan 1 1 2 0 Gaborik 1 0 1 0 Sauer 0 1 1 0 Stepan 0 1 1 0 Dubinsky 0 1 1 6 Del Zotto 0 0 0 2 Goaltenders Goaltender Saves Shots Save % Lundqvist 25 28 .893 Faceoffs Player Won Taken FO % Anisimov 4 7 57.1 Boyle 13 19 68.4 Callahan 0 1 00.0 Christensen 5 7 71.4 Dubinsky 1 3 33.3 Prospal 5 9 55.6 Stepan 6 8 75.0 +/-, TOI, Shots Left Wing Center Right Wing Dubinsky (+2, 17:29, 4) Prospal (E, 15:35, 1) Gaborik (+1, 19:00, 6) Wolski (E, 13:47, 3) Boyle (-1, 20:11, 6) Callahan (+1, 21:16, 3) Avery (-1, 16:05, 2) Anisimov (+1, 16:16, 3) Stepan (E, 16:15, 2) Zuccarello (E, 08:24, 1) Christensen (+1, 10:11, 0) Prust (-1, 15:26, 0) Left Defense Right Defense Staal (-2, 29:23, 0) Girardi (-2, 28:23, 1) McDonagh (+3, 22:21, 1) Sauer (+3, 19:39, 1) Del Zotto (E, 11:38, 1) Gilroy (E, 11:44, 2)

Postgame Reports Media Outlet Story NHL.com Rangers top Kings 4-3 in shootout rangers.nhl.com Rangers get the last laugh against L.A.: Lundqvist reaches 200-win milestone as team prevails 4-3 in OT shootout kings.nhl.com Kings lose to Rangers 4-3 in shootout Associated Press Rangers outlast Kings for 4-3 shootout win Papers Writer Paper Story Jesse Spector New York Daily News Mats Zuccarello again shows his shootout prowess, nets game-winner for Rangers against Kings] Andrew Gross The Record Henrik Lundqvist gets his 200th victory as Rangers beat Kings, 4-3 Steve Zipay Newsday Lundqvist earns 200th career victory Larry Brooks New York Post Rangers' Lundqvist gets 200th win vs. Kings Jeff Klein The New York Times Rangers Continue Playoff Push With Shootout Victory Against the Kings Video Source Link NHL.com Full Highlights Rangers Beat Kings in Shootout -- 2/17 Tortorella Postgame Remarks -- 2/17 MSG.com NYR-LAK Highlights & Analysis (2/17) Tortorella Postgame (2/17): Win vs. Kings TSN.ca Highlights: LA 3, NYR 4 (SO) ESPN.com Rangers Top Kings In Shootout Youtube Uploader Video NHLVideo specmotors Professional Blogs Blogger Blog Story Jesse Spector The Blueshirts Blog Postgame: Rangers 4, Kings 3 (SO) Andrew Gross Ranger Rants Rangers 4, Kings 3 (SO): Lundqvist’s 200th Rangers 4, Kings 3 (SO): Wrapping up Steve Zipay Blues Notes The Wrap: The King wins 200th, a 4-3 shootout over Kings The Post-game Xtra: Notes, Quotes, Stats Rick Carpiniello Rangers Report Post-game notes and quotes Post-game quotes Tortorella post-game Rangers-Kings in review Mitch Beck Howlings RANGERS SHOOTOUT KINGS Adam Rotter SNY Rangers Blog Final: Rangers 4 Kings 3 F/OT Stats: Rangers 4 Kings 3 F/SO Watch: Geico SportsNite On Last Night’s Win Over LA Matt Ehalt ESPN New York Rapid Reaction: Rangers 4, Kings 3 (SO) Rangers persevere through adversity to win in shootout Diana Driscoll Inside Hockey Rangers Dethrone Kings, Henrik Wins 200th Other Blogs Blogger Blog Story Michael Gleich Bleeding All Blue Rangers Get Crucial Points As Zuccarello, Christensen Work Shootout Magic To Give Lundqvist Win 200 Adam Herman Blue Line Station Rangers Dethrone Kings in Shootout Dave Shapiro Blue Seat Blogs Lundqvist Gets 200 In Shootout Win Over Kings Patrick Hoffman Goal Line Report Another Big Victory for the Blueshirts The Rodent Hockey Rodent 75¢ Kevin DeLury New York Rangers Blog Rangers 4, Kings 3. SO Mike Savino Ranger Pundit Scandinavian Delights inferno272 Rangers Review Ballsy - Kings @ Rangers Post Game Thoughts… Nick Montemagno Rangers Tribune Postgame: Rangers End Kings' Winning Streak and Start One of Their Own with 4-3 SO Victory Scotty Hockey Scotty Hockey 31-24-4: Rangers Win But Found LacKing The Dark Ranger The Dark Ranger The King Topples the Kings for his 200th Win

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[Anderson]

POTG - Cally
The Good - Dubinsky
The Bad - Gilroy, penalties, power play
The Redden - Ranger fans who blame every goal on Hank

[Loffen]

[Machinehead]

The Good: 2 points in one of the best games all year.

The Bad:We blew two 3rd period leads.

The Redden: The PP again. There's no shootout in the playoffs, and that could come back to bite us later. The PP has to end that in regular OT.

[Abooch68]

Once again.. the third Kings goal deflected off off Staals stick when he tried to poke it away from Brown behind the goal line and made a funny bounce off Lundqvists Head/back... NOT HIS FAULT!

[94now]

Good Dubi's 20th. Bad: PP

[FOXHOUND*]

I dont mind giving up a point to a western team, BUT:
A)The Rangers need to win that game in Regulation
and
B)The Rangers need to start winning MORE Games in Regulation

The Good: I haven't seen a Gaborik Snipe like that since last year, gave me chills
The Bad: See what I wrote above
The Redden: Gilroy/DZ Combo

Player of the game - My boy Ryan Callahan

[NYRangers88]

Gotta be Cally

LGR!!

[Clowe Me Maybe]

Originally Posted by Machinehead

The Good: 2 points in one of the best games all year.

The Bad:We blew two 3rd period leads.

The Redden: The PP again. There's no shootout in the playoffs, and that could come back to bite us later. The PP has to end that in regular OT.

They played a complete game IMO. One of the few full 60 minute efforts all year. The only reason we didnt win this 3-1 is two extreme softies by Henrik

[Scooter17]

That shootout move my Zucc is nasty. He should keep doing that until they figure it out.

[92hatchattack]

Does Zucca hug his mother with those hands??? FILTHY!

[nyrfan519]

Dubinsky for Frolov Memorial. No-brainer.

[ecemleafs]

dont particularly care about what happened in the game, we cant defend leads, whatever...we got the win.

[Boom Boom Geoffrion]

POTG: No brainer. Callahan.
Bad: Some really dumb Rangers fans.
Redden: MDZ. He's playing gunshy.

[Vitto79]

I am the first to say Trade EC but this team goes into so many Shootouts and every pt counts and because of that I now say screw it he has to say just for this purpose.........Also Feds is coming along slowly and Drury wont be ready till the last two weeks of the year

thank god they got 2 pts

[McDonagh27]

The good: Cally
The bad: Dubi's penalties
The Redden: Michal Handzus's face!

[t3hg00se]

Great game.

POTG: Callahan
The Good: The King! McDonagh looked good, Anisimov, Gaborik.
The Bad: Not winning in regulation.
Redden: Gilroy

[Sticky Fingers]

Originally Posted by Wolskii

They played a complete game IMO. One of the few full 60 minute efforts all year. The only reason we didnt win this 3-1 is two extreme softies by Henrik

Really?

[Blatant]

Originally Posted by Scooter17

That shootout move my Zucc is nasty. He should keep doing that until they figure it out.

I feel like he is so quick though, that if they dont overplay it to his backhand, he will shoot it backhand.

[Abooch68]

Originally Posted by OuterHeaven

I dont mind giving up a point to a western team, BUT:
A)The Rangers need to win that game in Regulation
and
B)The Rangers need to start winning MORE Games in Regulation

The Good: I haven't seen a Gaborik Snipe like that since last year, gave me chills
The Bad: See what I wrote above
The Redden: Gilroy/DZ Combo

Player of the game - My boy Ryan Callahan

Wasn't a snipe... it game off Gaboriks stick weird and "fluttered" past Bernier..

[nyr2k2]

POTG is Cally.

The Good is 2 points.

The Bad is that we can't put anyone away, ever, and will go nowhere as a result.

The Ugly is that I finally get to watch a Rangers game on my beautiful new HDTV, but have to listen to the Kings' yokels.

[wb1985]

POTG - Cally
The Good - Cally playing like a captain, Gaborik scoring, shootout goals
The Bad - Reffing
The Redden - Losing two leads quickly

[nyrfan519]

It's obviously a huge win and I'm relieved, but I don't want us to rack up too many SO wins b/c of that new rule with SO wins not counting toward the wins tiebreaker if points are even. Of course, this is probably just me being paranoid.

[tpb209]

The good: 2 points

The bad: giving up leads

The Redden: refs

I really don't understand the people that blame Lundqvist for the last goal. It went off a stick and bounced off his head. ? I'm not a goalie, can someone tell me what he should have done?

[Nosferatos]

We have to give a nod to our SO team, wins us another point.