NEW YORK (AP) With each passing game
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season.Jimmy Vesey had two goals and an assist to support Alexandar Georgiev’s
season-high 43-save performance and the Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1
Saturday night.Chris Kreider, Mika Zibanejad and Neal Pionk each added a goal
and an assist as the Rangers completed a sweep of the three-game season series
and improved to 13-3-0 in the last 16 meetings with the Sabres.”The main thing
is that we won the game,” said the 22-year-old Georgiev, who has been impressive
since his recall from AHL Hartford last month after backup Ondrej Pavelec was
injured. ”We scored great goals in the first period, played really good defense.
The guys were really battling to not let them have many good opportunities to
score.”Sam Reinhart spoiled Georgiev’s shutout bid with 4 1/2 minutes remaining
for the Sabres, who have lost four straight. Robin Lehner gave up four goals on
12 shots before being replaced near the midpoint of the second period. Linus
Ullmark came on and stopped 10 of the 11 shots he faced.Kreider and Vesey each
scored in the first before Pionk got his first NHL goal early in the
second.”It’s hard to believe it at first. It’s just such a great feeling when
those guys come get you and they all give you a huge hug,” Pionk said.
”Something I will never forget.”Zibanejad made it 4-0 with his team-leading 27th
at 8:45 of the second, giving the Rangers goals on four consecutive shots for
the first time since Jan. 3
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saves in the first period, nine in the second and 13 more in the third. He has
four wins overall and could emerge as Henrik Lundqvist’s backup next season.”I’m
just trying to play my game and help the guys in every way I can,” he said.The
Sabres outshot the Rangers 21-10 in the first period but it was Kreider opening
the scoring with 3:31 left with his 15th of the season with assists to linemates
Zibanejad and Jesper Fast. The line has totaled 25 points in last five
games.Zibanejad has 12 points in his last seven games including eight goals.
Kreider has a five-game points streak with three goals and seven assists. Fast
has an eight-game point streak with three goals and seven assists over the
span.Vesey made it 2-0 with just under two minutes remaining. Mats Zuccarello
had an assist for his team-leading 50th point.Pionk scored his milestone goal at
3:59 of the middle period, extending his points streak to seven games. He has a
goal and nine assists during the stretch. The 22-year-old defenseman was
recalled from Hartford of the AHL last month and has 14 points overall.Vesey’s
17th made it 5-0 with 5:13 left in the second.”We lost coverages
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Sabres coach Phil Housley said ”We have to keep the puck out of our net.”The
Rangers are 6-4-3 since dealing Rick Nash to Boston, and captain Ryan McDonagh
and J.T. Miller to Tampa Bay as part of a promised purge of top players at the
trade deadline. Though they will miss the playoffs for the first time since
2010, they have played with renewed energy since the deals were made.”We had
some grade-A chances that we were able to capitalize on and we got a lead,”
Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said. ”For the most part, we had some good looks
and our goaltender was able to make some big saves.”NOTES: The Rangers also
defeated Buffalo 3-2 in overtime in the Winter Classic at Citi Field – which was
considered a home game for the Sabres – on New Year’s Day, and won 4-3 at
Madison Square Garden on Jan. 18. … The Rangers again scratched Lundqvist after
he was shaken up in a collision last Tuesday against Columbus. … The Rangers
also scratched F David Desharnais. … Buffalo scratched F Jacob
Josefson
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Washington on Monday.Sabres: Visit Toronto on Monday. With all eyes on William
Nylander, the Toronto Maple Leafs shouldn't lose sight of the fact there is NHL
team willing to offer sheet superstar center, Auston Matthews.Matthews won't be
eligible for an offer sheet until the summer but there is already growing
concern that all the drama surrounding Toronto trying to get a deal done with
Nylander could be opening the organization open to a situation that will allow
another NHL franchise to scoop their bigger star in Matthews and the team won't
have the cap space to match.Fox Sports??Andy Strickland has shared speculation
that Matthews could be a prime target for an offer sheet this
off-season.?Strickland admits that offer sheets are rare these days in the NHL
but part of the reason is that players of Matthews caliber don't become
available for an offer sheet very often. Clearly, the Maple Leafs still have
time to sign Matthews but with the time spent on the Nylander situation, it
could lend to the idea that Matthews' negotiations won't be easy
either.advertising via Todays Sports NewsStrickland notes how important the
contracts for players like Nylander and Marner because miscalculating or
overpaying either is hugely problematic for the franchise when it comes to
Matthews next deal. The Maple Leafs have too many RFA???and a defense that needs
improvement to get it wrong and there will be NHL teams just waiting for the
Maple Leafs to make a mistake. If another team were to offer Matthews $14
million per season, the Leafs can?? possibly match.Strickland does admit that
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MeansMost view this current negotiation between William Nylander and the Maple
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reaching effects on the franchise moving forward. The wrong move by the Maple
Leafs could be disastrous for the organization moving forward.
