For the past few seasons, the New York Rangers have been a one line team when it comes to goal scoring. This season, however, the Blueshirts are getting scoring from all kinds of places.
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How will the New York Rangers look after spending a week overseas? Will they experience a hangover like the Anaheim Ducks did last season or will they build from it and become a better hockey team?
In Game 2 in Prague, the New York Rangers continued to deliver, tallying another 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. It wasn't always pretty, but the Rangers' disciplined performance bodes well for their prospects in 2008-09.
The New York Rangers played exactly the same way they did yesterday and got the same result: a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning to give them a 2-0 record heading back to North America.
From the pre-game skate in Prague, here's what Game 2 looks like for the Rangers and the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Rangers take the first game of the regular season, as well as the first game in the Prague Exhibition series. What started off as a tough start for the Rangers ended in a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lighting on Saturday night.
Second year man Brandon Dubinsky comes through for the Blueshirts by scoring the game winning goal with less than six minutes to go to give the Rangers an opening 2-1 win over the Lightning.
Though the scoreboard may not show it, it's been all Rangers through two periods. They're outshooting the Lightning 30-11 and lead 1-0 thanks to a goal from Markus Naslund.