Saturday night, the Blueshirts returned home from Philly with a 1-3-0 record and looked to get back on track at The Garden against Toronto. The Maple Leafs got it started early with goals by Gabovski and James vanReimsdyk, and by the end of the first, it was 2-0 Leafs. About a quarter of the way through the 2nd period, Brad Richards put one home on a bang-bang scoring play to make the score 2-1, a score that the two clubs would go into the 3rd period with. Then came an eventful and much-needed third for New York. The Rangers scored 4 goals, with Staal tying the game, Gaborik taking the lead, Boyle putting on some insurance, and Gabi scoring an empty-netter to put it away, and Broadway had sealed the deal with a 5-2 victory.
This was the exact kind of win the Rangers needed to get back on track. They really played like the team that every team expected them to be coming into the season. The worst period that they had was the first, which really wasn't as bad as it looked. It was no doubt the best defensive game they have had so far, as it was the only gave where I've seen them get out of the defensive zone without their opponent having a scoring opportunity. It was an overall great game by the Rangers to get points 3 and 4 on this young season.
OTHER ATLANTIC SCORES: Philadelphia 7, Florida 1
NEXT GAME: Tuesday vs. Philadelphia
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