OTTAWA -- Henrik Lundqvist was not quite himself on Tuesday -- but he still made his mark on the New York Rangers.
Remy Descamps Paris Saint-Germain Jersey . Lundqvist became the winningest goalie in Rangers franchise history as New York
routed the Ottawa Senators 8-4, earning his 302nd career victory to unseat
Mike Richter. "Its an incredible feeling," said Lundqvist. "A proud feeling.
Being up there with those guys that have played for the organization for a lot
of years and the franchise has been around for so long, its kind of surreal. I
want to keep going obviously and hopefully I have a lot of years left to keep
winning. "Ive been lucky to play with a lot of great players and its been a
great ride so far." Lundqvist has a career goals-against average of 2.27, far
less than the four goals he allowed against Ottawa. Derick Brassard,
Benoit Pouliot, John Moore and Ryan McDonagh all scored in the second, with the
final three coming less than four minutes apart late in the period. New York
took a 5-2 lead into the final 20 minutes. "In the second period I think we
really took over," said Brassard. Brassard scored his first of two goals at 8:56
then Pouliot beat Ottawa netminder Robin Lehner at 15:48 after taking the puck
away from Jason Spezza in the slot as the Senators captain got tangled up trying
to recover a pass in his skates. "Weve been struggling scoring goals so we found
a way as a group to score some goals in the second and theres where we took
over," said Brassard. Moore scored at 18:44 as he shot the puck towards the goal
from along the boards after crossing the blue-line into the Senators zone.
McDonagh scored at the 19:44 mark when he tipped a shot in past Lehner, who
allowed five goals on 26 shots and was replaced by Nathan Lawson to start the
third period. Lawson allowed two goals early and was replaced by Lehner with
eight minutes to play after making eight saves. "Were embarrassed. It was a
must-win game for us and to give up eight is nothing but unacceptable," Spezza
said. "They get the lead and we just unravel. Its kind have been the same thing
all year for us. We havent been consistent enough and able to play with leads
enough and it seems like tonight was a microcosm of a lot of things." Rick Nash
scored a short-handed goal in the first period for the Rangers (37-29-4) while
Derek Stepan, Brassard and Nash, into an empty net, scored in the third.
Lundqvist made 16 saves in the second period and finished with 35 overall.
Mike Hoffman and Mika Zibanejad scored first-period goals for the Senators
(28-27-13), who have lost four straight and eight of their past 10.
Milan Michalek and Bobby Ryan had goals in the third for Ottawa. With just 14
games remaining in the regular season the Senators trail the Rangers by nine
points for the final playoff spot and there are three other teams between the
two clubs. "We knew it before the game. We talked about it, we touched on it
that these were four points essentially, and to give up eight at home is awful,"
Senators forward Bobby Ryan said with regards to the importance of the game.
"Were going to have to review a lot and see but the only thing we can do is come
to the rink tomorrow, maybe not with a fresh attitude but with the attitude that
we have to get better in some areas, and hope that if we do the right things
there is still time to clean this mess up." The night started well for the
Senators as Hoffman scored on a one-timer from the point seven minutes into the
game, and just seconds later they were awarded a power play when Carl Hagelin
was called for hooking. Hoffman was playing the point on the power play and he
got stripped of the puck at the New York blue-line by Nash who went in and beat
Lehner far side. The Senators levelled their power plays four minutes later when
Zibanejad scored with the man advantage sending the Senators into the first
break ahead 2-1. Notes- Matt Kassian, Patrick Wiercioch and Craig Anderson were
scratches for the Senators Tuesday. Scratches for the Rangers were Raphael Diaz,
Derek Dorsett, Ryan Haggerty and Justin FaulkaErik Karlsson continues to lead
all NHL defencemen in scoring with 61 points. He also leads the Senators in
scoringaThe last time Robin Lehner started three straight games before Tuesday
was back in early November. He won all three and was named the NHL first star of
the weekaHenrik Lundqvist is officially the King of New York as he became the
winningest goaltender in the history of the Rangers with 302 wins, one more than
Mike Richter. Lundqvist is also one shutout shy of 50 for his careeraThe Rangers
have not allowed a power play goal against in their past eight games prior to
Tuesday and were shorthanded 21 times over that span and had scored three
shorthanded goals.
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Buccaneers.AYIA NAPA, Cyprus -- With the country in turmoil, Ukraines national
football team says it is a symbol of the countrys unity. The Ukrainians are
scheduled to face the United States in a friendly on Wednesday in Cyprus, a
match moved from Kharkiv to Larnaca for security reasons. "The national team is
a symbol of unity because players come from all over Ukraine," said its captain
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk on a wind-swept practice pitch behind the teams hotel in the
coastal resort of Ayia Napa. "Were all one big family, were all united."
Speaking ahead of the teams training session on Tuesday, Tymoshchuk said the
troubles at home do weigh on players minds. "Its a dangerous situation," he
said. "We have our families, we worry but we hope that we can keep the peace in
Ukraine as quickly as possible." Team spokesman Alexander Glyvynskyy said
Wednesdays match is dedicated to the people of Ukraine under the slogan "Peace
for Ukraine." "We are not ready for war," Glyvynskyy said. "We hope that we can
be good neighbours (with Russia) in the future." Ukraine coach Mykhailo Fomenko
said he wanted his teams performance to send a message of unity back home. "Most
important is unity and concentration, its important for all Ukrainians," Fomenko
said. "I told the players to play like one unit." Despite threats to cancel the
match, Ukraine football association president Anatoliy Konkov said Tuesday the
game would go ahead. "(We) reached a consensus to play the USA after all,"
Konkov said in a statement that also praised the American team. "(They) stood
behind us to protect the national iinterests and territorial integrity of
Ukraine.
Hatem Ben Arfa Jersey. ." The match, which will be played at Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, is a key warm-up for the United
States ahead of this years World Cup. But for Ukraine, which failed to qualify
for the tournament in Brazil, it will serve as preparation for the qualifying
tournament for the 2016 European Championship. "This game is a huge opportunity,
mainly for our European-based players, for those guys to prove to us that they
are eager and hungry to jump on the train to the FIFA World Cup," U.S. coach
Jurgen Klinsmann said. Fomenko said earlier in Kyiv that he expects Wednesdays
game to be similar in style to a Premier League match, since many of the
American players play for English clubs. Glyvynskyy said he expects the
Americans to play an attacking game, but that Ukraine is injury-free and has all
its best players available. "The players want to play on an official level and
want to test their level of play after a two-month winter break," he said. He
added that Cyprus was an ideal location for the match because it was relatively
simple to organize at short notice and there are no problems with visa issues.
Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium has hosted many of Cyprus international matches,
but its not the Mediterranean islands top football venue. The GSP Stadium in
Nicosia, however, is unavailable because Cyprus is hosting Northern Ireland in
another friendly. Its the second time in recent weeks that Cyprus has been
selected as an alternate venue for a match involving a Ukrainian team. Last
month, a Europa League match between Dynamo Kyiv and Valencia was moved to the
Cypriot capital.
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