New York Rangers Daily: Feel-good day for Blueshirts; Tage Thompson of Sabres OK after elbowed in face
Well, that was fun. J.T. Miller’s return to Madison Square Garden to play for the home team was a smashing success, a 4-2 New York Rangers victory against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Rack up another two points (assists) and five hits for Miller over 18:23 TOI, who has four points (two goals, two assists) and eight hits in his first two games since the big trade with the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night.
He and his new teammates will catch their breath with a day off Monday. Miller is reportedly staying in the home of his childhood buddy Vincent Trocheck, which certainly beats waking up in a hotel.
You know who else probably slept pretty well Sunday night? Mika Zibanejad, that’s who. Playing on a line with Miller and Artemi Panarin has opened up the game for a rejuvenated Zibanjead, who had the game-tying goal and two assists in the win Sunday.
And Jonathan Quick? Now, he probably sleeps well every night. He’s as calm an athlete as you’ll find. But finally getting his 400th win Sunday after sitting 399 for a month? Yeah, that earned his a good night of rest for sure.
It wasn’t a great start for the Rangers on Sunday, but a terrific finish, for sure. You can see already the good Miller brings to this lineup. And the fact that pretty much everyone in the Eastern Conference playoff race outside of the Rangers and Detroit Red Wings lost Sunday, is another reason to feel good heading into a rematch with the Boston Bruins at MSG on Wednesday, after a 6-3 loss at TD Garden on Saturday.
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Here are three Rangers takeaways from the uplifting victory Sunday, including a deserved milestone win for Quick against one of his former teams.
Adam Edstrom missed his first game of the season for the Rangers on Sunday, out with a lower-body injury. Jimmy Vesey slotted into the lineup to take the forward’s place.
Our Dane Walsh dig into Miller’s immediate impact with the Rangers, despite the loss in Boston on Saturday.
Rangers general manager Chris Drury is thrilled to have landed “one of the premier impact forwards in the NHL.”
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There’s plenty of concern and no update yet on Ottawa Senators forward Josh Norris, who left a 6-0 win against the Minnesota Wild late in the third period on Saturday after two absorbing two hard hits.
Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson passed concussion-related tests after being elbowed in the face by Stefan Noesen of the New Jersey Devils. The New Jersey forward received a match penalty and faces a suspension by the NHL Department of Player Safety.
Meanwhile, the Devils spotted the Sabres a 3-0 lead and lost 4-3 up in Buffalo, and goalie Jake Allen was pulled during the loss.
Jeff Petry underwent surgery for an undisclosed injury and is out 6-8 weeks for the Detroit Red Wings.
Even with that news, the Red Wings remained hot, skating to their sixth straight win, a 3-2 overtime victory against the Canucks.
Watch Alex DeBrincat pot the OT game-winner for the Red Wings.
Carter Verhaeghe had a hat trick to help the Florida Panthers end the New York Islanders seven-game winning streak in a 6-3 final down in South Florida.
Mason Marchment scored in his return to the lineup, leading the Dallas Stars to a 5-3 home-ice win against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Morgan Frost scored his first goal since being traded to the Calgary Flames this weekend in a 3-2 win against the Seattle Kraken.
Former Rangers forward Frank Vatrano scored to help the Anaheim Ducks edge the Montreal Canadiens 3-2.
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