CANES TAKE BITE OUT OF BIG APPLE
Carolina
In a grudge match of sorts, the Carolina Hurricanes walked into New York and looked to defeat the Rags after the Rangers snapped the 16 game undefeated streak. In the spotlight would be the play of newcomer Marian Cisar, talented winger acquired in the Kovalev deal. Cisar did not disappoint.
7 minutes into the game, captain Shane Doan buried a wicked one time slapper from the high circle off a slick feed from playmaker Cory Stillman. Stillman again made a second delicious pass 6 minutes, this time to Cisar who roofed his 8th of the season. The Canes held on in the period to take a 2-0 lead into the second.
"We came out hard this game," said Doan. "We set the tone and pretty much attacked them all game long. We needed this win, if nothing else, to make up for losing that game a week and a half ago."
The Canes came out hard in the second but Rick Nash picked up a rebound and scored for the Rangers to pull them within one. The comeback looked to be on, but Stillman had other ideas.
The talented center made a behind the net pass to Darcy Tucker, who looked to have scored, but Mike Fisher picked up the trash and buried his 10th of the season. Midway through the third, Shane Doan fired his second of the game, and 10th of the season on a carbon copy play of his first of the game. Stillman would end the game with 4 assists and Theodore would pickup the win.
"Stilly needed this game," said head coach Joel Quenneville. "I think all the talk of Kovalev not producing put a lot of extra weight on his shoulders as well and maybe it was not deserved. He's been a warrior for us all season and he is our top offensive player with the departure of Kovalev. I think he wanted to make a statement that this is his team now."
Carolina has today off.
In a grudge match of sorts, the Carolina Hurricanes walked into New York and looked to defeat the Rags after the Rangers snapped the 16 game undefeated streak. In the spotlight would be the play of newcomer Marian Cisar, talented winger acquired in the Kovalev deal. Cisar did not disappoint.
7 minutes into the game, captain Shane Doan buried a wicked one time slapper from the high circle off a slick feed from playmaker Cory Stillman. Stillman again made a second delicious pass 6 minutes, this time to Cisar who roofed his 8th of the season. The Canes held on in the period to take a 2-0 lead into the second.
"We came out hard this game," said Doan. "We set the tone and pretty much attacked them all game long. We needed this win, if nothing else, to make up for losing that game a week and a half ago."
The Canes came out hard in the second but Rick Nash picked up a rebound and scored for the Rangers to pull them within one. The comeback looked to be on, but Stillman had other ideas.
The talented center made a behind the net pass to Darcy Tucker, who looked to have scored, but Mike Fisher picked up the trash and buried his 10th of the season. Midway through the third, Shane Doan fired his second of the game, and 10th of the season on a carbon copy play of his first of the game. Stillman would end the game with 4 assists and Theodore would pickup the win.
"Stilly needed this game," said head coach Joel Quenneville. "I think all the talk of Kovalev not producing put a lot of extra weight on his shoulders as well and maybe it was not deserved. He's been a warrior for us all season and he is our top offensive player with the departure of Kovalev. I think he wanted to make a statement that this is his team now."
Carolina has today off.
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