Mats Zuccarello var den første Rangers-spilleren som tegnet seg på scoringslisten mot Edmonton Oilers fredag, men det var ikke nok til å sikre seier for gjestene fra New York.
Zuccarello sto svært godt plassert foran Edmonton-målet da han satte inn håndleddsskuddet og sikret Rangers deres første mål etter drøyt 12 minutter.
Da hadde Lauri Korpikoski allerede scoret for hjemmelaget i overtall, og det skulle på mange måter sette tonen for kampen: Oilers dro fra, og Rangers halte innpå. Men gjestene kom seg aldri ovenpå mot Oilers og måtte til slutt se seg slått 7-5.
Zucca: - Jeg spiller ikke bra nå Med mindre enn to minutter igjen på klokken, sørget Rick Nash for å utligne i overtall, men vertene ble for sterke og satte ytterligere to mål på mindre enn halvannet minutt før kampen var over.
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Tidligere landslagsprofil tvunget til å legge opp Den norske ishockeystjernen ble også godskrevet én assist da Chris Kreider scoret tidlig i andre periode. I tillegg til Nashs scoring i overtallsspill, sørget Derrick Brassard for to Rangers-mål.
På den canadiske scoringslisten står Lauri Korpikoski hele tre ganger, mens Taylor Hall scoret to og Teddy Purcell og Darnell Nurse sørget for ett mål hver.
- God sjanse for at Johannesen blir NHL-draftet Her er VIF-sjefens nye jobb De har nesten doblet tilskuertallet: - Det ligner på det som skjedde i Stavanger Trettenes herjet mot Storhamar: - Han fortjener suksess Slik er stillingen i NHL Vis mer ↓ <table><tr><td>Anaheim – Carolina</td><td>1</td><td>-</td><td>5</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Arizona – Minnesota</td><td>2</td><td>-</td><td>1</td><td>e.f./str.</td></tr><tr><td>Edmonton – NY Rangers</td><td>7</td><td>-</td><td>5</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Dallas – Philadelphia</td><td>3</td><td>-</td><td>1</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Chicago – Winnipeg</td><td>2</td><td>-</td><td>0</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Pittsburgh – Los Angeles</td><td>3</td><td>-</td><td>2</td><td>e.f./str.</td></tr><tr><td>New Jersey – Detroit</td><td>3</td><td>-</td><td>2</td><td>e.f./str.</td></tr></table>
Eastern ConferenceAtlantic
<table><tr><td><strong>Montreal</strong></td><td><strong>30</strong></td><td><strong>19</strong></td><td><strong>3</strong></td><td><strong>8</strong></td><td><strong>97</strong></td><td><strong>-</strong></td><td><strong>69</strong></td><td><strong>41</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Detroit</strong></td><td><strong>30</strong></td><td><strong>16</strong></td><td><strong>6</strong></td><td><strong>8</strong></td><td><strong>78</strong></td><td><strong>-</strong></td><td><strong>77</strong></td><td><strong>38</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Ottawa</strong></td><td><strong>29</strong></td><td><strong>15</strong></td><td><strong>5</strong></td><td><strong>9</strong></td><td><strong>91</strong></td><td><strong>-</strong></td><td><strong>87</strong></td><td><strong>35</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Boston</td><td>27</td><td>15</td><td>3</td><td>9</td><td>88</td><td>-</td><td>76</td><td>33</td></tr><tr><td>Florida</td><td>29</td><td>14</td><td>4</td><td>11</td><td>75</td><td>-</td><td>71</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>Tampa Bay</td><td>29</td><td>14</td><td>3</td><td>12</td><td>70</td><td>-</td><td>66</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>Toronto</td><td>28</td><td>10</td><td>5</td><td>13</td><td>64</td><td>-</td><td>76</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td>Buffalo</td><td>29</td><td>11</td><td>3</td><td>15</td><td>70</td><td>-</td><td>82</td><td>25</td></tr></table>Metropolitan
<table><tr><td><strong>Washington</strong></td><td><strong>27</strong></td><td><strong>19</strong></td><td><strong>2</strong></td><td><strong>6</strong></td><td><strong>83</strong></td><td><strong>-</strong></td><td><strong>61</strong></td><td><strong>40</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>NY Rangers</strong></td><td><strong>30</strong></td><td><strong>18</strong></td><td><strong>3</strong></td><td><strong>9</strong></td><td><strong>86</strong></td><td><strong>-</strong></td><td><strong>67</strong></td><td><strong>39</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>NY Islanders</strong></td><td><strong>29</strong></td><td><strong>16</strong></td><td><strong>5</strong></td><td><strong>8</strong></td><td><strong>82</strong></td><td><strong>-</strong></td><td><strong>70</strong></td><td><strong>37</strong></td></tr><tr><td><em>Pittsburgh</em></td><td><em>28</em></td><td><em>16</em></td><td><em>2</em></td><td><em>10</em></td><td><em>68</em></td><td><em>-</em></td><td><em>66</em></td><td><em>34</em></td></tr><tr><td><em>New Jersey</em></td><td><em>29</em></td><td><em>15</em></td><td><em>4</em></td><td><em>10</em></td><td><em>74</em></td><td><em>-</em></td><td><em>71</em></td><td><em>34</em></td></tr><tr><td>Philadelphia</td><td>30</td><td>12</td><td>6</td><td>12</td><td>62</td><td>-</td><td>83</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>Carolina</td><td>29</td><td>11</td><td>4</td><td>14</td><td>69</td><td>-</td><td>88</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>Columbus</td><td>30</td><td>11</td><td>2</td><td>17</td><td>72</td><td>-</td><td>90</td><td>24</td></tr></table>Western ConferenceCentral
<table><tr><td><strong>Dallas</strong></td><td><strong>29</strong></td><td><strong>22</strong></td><td><strong>2</strong></td><td><strong>5</strong></td><td><strong>102</strong></td><td><strong>-</strong></td><td><strong>76</strong></td><td><strong>46</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>St. Louis</strong></td><td><strong>29</strong></td><td><strong>16</strong></td><td><strong>4</strong></td><td><strong>9</strong></td><td><strong>74</strong></td><td><strong>-</strong></td><td><strong>72</strong></td><td><strong>36</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Chicago</strong></td><td><strong>30</strong></td><td><strong>16</strong></td><td><strong>4</strong></td><td><strong>10</strong></td><td><strong>81</strong></td><td><strong>-</strong></td><td><strong>75</strong></td><td><strong>36</strong></td></tr><tr><td><em>Nashville</em></td><td><em>29</em></td><td><em>15</em></td><td><em>5</em></td><td><em>9</em></td><td><em>78</em></td><td><em>-</em></td><td><em>76</em></td><td><em>35</em></td></tr><tr><td><em>Minnesota</em></td><td><em>27</em></td><td><em>14</em></td><td><em>6</em></td><td><em>7</em></td><td><em>71</em></td><td><em>-</em></td><td><em>66</em></td><td><em>34</em></td></tr><tr><td>Winnipeg</td><td>30</td><td>14</td><td>2</td><td>14</td><td>82</td><td>-</td><td>91</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>Colorado</td><td>29</td><td>12</td><td>1</td><td>16</td><td>79</td><td>-</td><td>85</td><td>25</td></tr></table>Pacific
<table><tr><td><strong>Los Angeles</strong></td><td><strong>28</strong></td><td><strong>18</strong></td><td><strong>2</strong></td><td><strong>8</strong></td><td><strong>73</strong></td><td><strong>-</strong></td><td><strong>60</strong></td><td><strong>38</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Vancouver</strong></td><td><strong>30</strong></td><td><strong>11</strong></td><td><strong>8</strong></td><td><strong>11</strong></td><td><strong>79</strong></td><td><strong>-</strong></td><td><strong>82</strong></td><td><strong>30</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>San Jose</strong></td><td><strong>28</strong></td><td><strong>14</strong></td><td><strong>1</strong></td><td><strong>13</strong></td><td><strong>75</strong></td><td><strong>-</strong></td><td><strong>76</strong></td><td><strong>29</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Arizona</td><td>29</td><td>14</td><td>1</td><td>14</td><td>77</td><td>-</td><td>90</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>Edmonton</td><td>30</td><td>13</td><td>2</td><td>15</td><td>82</td><td>-</td><td>90</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>Anaheim</td><td>29</td><td>11</td><td>5</td><td>13</td><td>56</td><td>-</td><td>73</td><td>27</td></tr><tr><td>Calgary</td><td>28</td><td>12</td><td>2</td><td>14</td><td>73</td><td>-</td><td>99</td><td>26</td></tr></table>De tre beste i hver avdeling til sluttspillet. De to neste beste plasserte lagene i hver conference får «wildcard».