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  Graphic: Genevive Oliver There have been great players for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and then there has been Mario Lemieux. From the impossible reach of his stick to his effortless, balletic stride, 'Le Magnifique' wasn't just a force of nature—he was a work of art on ice. His time in Pittsburgh wasn't just about piling up goals and assists; it was an incredible journey of dizzying highs, a battle with a life-threatening illness, and then, a truly triumphant comeback that carved his place as an eternal Penguins legend. His story is one of unrivaled greatness on the ice and a fierce, unwavering loyalty to the city that loved him. The Arrival of Le Magnifique: The Savior of a City The hype around Mario Lemieux started almost before he even got here. In the mid-1980s, the Pittsburgh Penguins were a punchline—a franchise teetering on the brink of irrelevance. Their arena was a ghost town, their roster a collection of misfits. Then, on a fateful day in 1984, the draft lotte...

Blackhawks attack late and fall to the Rangers in Overtime, 2/9/24

 




*Sorry for the lack of photos! Hoping to get permission eventually.*


   The Rangers had a 4-3 victory in Chicago at the United Center on Friday, February 9th. The Blackhawks came close to a comeback late in the third period but ended up adding another unfortunate loss to their losing streak.


Rangers lineup against the Blackhawks:

Kreider - Zibanejad - Wheeler

Panarin - Trocheck - Lafreniere

Cuylle - Brodzinski - Kakko

Vesey - Goodrow - Pitlick


Lindgren - Fox

Miller - Trouba

Gustafsson - Schneider


Shesterkin

Quick


Blackhawks lineup against the Rangers:

Foligno - Kurashev - Raddysh

Blackwell - Dickinson - Anderson

Reichel - Entwistle - Johnson

Katchouk - Pitlick - Donato


Vlasic - Jones

Korchinski - Megna

Tinordi - Phillips


Mrazek

Soderblom


   Early into the first period, Alex Vlasic scored his second goal of the season. After the puck had deflected off Will Cuylle's stick, Vlasic grabbed up the puck near the top left circle and scored with a wrist shot. Alexis Lafreniere tied it up 1-1 not long after Vlasic's goal. Lafreniere took a pass in the right circle K'Andre Miller and scored a one-timer. Giving the Rangers the 2-1 lead, Chris Kreider struck his 24th goal of the season. Kreider tipped in a pass from Adam Fox while he was standing off the crease.


   Jonny Brodzinski continued the Rangers' lead, pushing it to 3-1, in the middle frame. Brodzinski tapped in a rebound of Kaapo Kakko's shot. New York held their 3-1 lead throughout the rest of the second period.


   Nick Foligno cut it 3-2 late into the third period. Foligno scored on the rebound of Philipp Kurashev's shot, from in front of the net. Jason Dickinson tied it 3-3 with 1:02 remaining in the third period. Dickinson scored a tip-in of a shot from Seth Jones at the right point. The Rangers and Blackhawks head into overtime, 3-3.


   Mika Zibanejad scored on a wrist shot at the right circle on a pass by Chris Kreider... wrapping it up and getting the Rangers the 4-3 final.




Notes:

- The Rangers won their fourth game straight... Two of the four wins ended in overtime

- Adam Fox became the sixth player in Rangers history to record 30 assists in each of his first five seasons with the franchise.

- Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist

- Adam Fox recorded two assists

- Mika Zibanejad recorded his eighth overtime goal with the New York Rangers. He surpassed Cecil Dillon, Butch Keeling, and Brian Leetch for the most in franchise history.

- Igor Shesterkin made 28 saves for New York

- The Chicago Blackhawks have a 6-game losing streak

- Petr Mrazek made 31 saves for Chicago




Alex Vlasic on the Blackhawks' 4-3 loss, battling back and working on his shot: "I think we battled back pretty well there. They're obviously one of the better teams in the league, and to get that second and third goal, it's good for us. We've been struggling to even put up one sometimes... Step in the right direction for sure, just got to execute there - I've been trying to work on my shot quite a bit this year. I feel like I've got quite a few chances that I haven't been able to capitalize on. That's an area in the second half of the year that I'm trying to get a little bit better at and contribute."



Mika Zibanejad on the Rangers' 4-3 win and the Blackhawks: "I thought we did an okay job in the first period - They work hard, I give them credit. They're fast and they work hard. I think there's execution and maybe slow decision-making at times that put us in trouble. It's not one of our greatest performances but at the end of the day, it's easier to look at it and demand more from ourselves when we get the two points."






Postgame: Peter Laviolette


Postgame: Philipp Kurashev

Postgame: Luke Richardson

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