The Rangers evened their record in the Traverse City tournament with a 7-4 win over the Stars. Kaapo Kakko missed his second straight game due to illness, but as you will see in the tweet below, the hope is that he will play Monday against Minnesota. The offense was led by Adam Fox, Kark Henriksson, Ryan Dmowski (two late goals to seal the win), Matthew Robertson (goal and an assist) and Vitali Kravtsov while Adam Huska stopped 24 shots to notch the victory. Here is the link to the full boxscore: http://pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=3469869. New York takes on Minnesota on Monday.
Huska gets the start tonight vs. the Stars.
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) September 7, 2019
Full lineup â¬‡ï¸ pic.twitter.com/hOdNO4EmfK
If Fox was good Friday, he was sublime Saturday. A pair of goals and three assists to lead to New York to the win. It's clear that his offensive skills weren't exaggerated. The key will be how he plays in his own zone. But he has done little to hurt his chances heading into training camp.
2 goals ✔ï¸
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) September 8, 2019
3 assists ✔ï¸
5 points ✔ï¸
1 big night ✔ï¸
Man of the hour Adam Fox talks about #NYR’s bounceback win vs. Dallas in Game 2 of the Traverse City Tournament: pic.twitter.com/UCln49Xkuy
Henriksson notched his first as a Ranger with a beautiful deflection on Fox's shot:
1️⃣-1️⃣, c/o Karl. pic.twitter.com/EEUlu0VSk0
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) September 7, 2019
Yegor Rykov got his first as a Ranger, picking up a rebound on the power play and blasting it home:
⬇ï¸Rykov’s first as a #NYR â¬‡ï¸ pic.twitter.com/XeFH85wbdF
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) September 8, 2019
Kravtsov was all over the place, tallying three assists in the win. Two of the three helpers were of the primary nature. Kravtsov was noticeable every shift he was on the ice, rebounding from a so-so game Friday.
Shawn O'Rourke of NHL.com spoke with with coach Kris Knoblauch after the game:
On Kakko:
Spoke with Kris Knoblach, the #NYR coach after the game tonight, he said that Kaapo Kakko remains ill andwas not 100 percent. They hope he will play Monday vs. MIN. He has skated Friday and Saturday. NYR is off Sunday.
— Shawn Roarke (@sroarke_nhl) September 8, 2019
Reason for win:
Knoblach also said NYR was better in its win against DAL because they were better on defense and that led to more offense. They had 7 goals, including an empty netter. NYR skill players were much better Sat, especially Fox and Kravtsov
— Shawn Roarke (@sroarke_nhl) September 8, 2019
On Robertson and Henriksson:
#NYR's Knoblach was also high on D Matthew Robertson and C Karl Henricksson, the second-round pick from this year. Loved Roberson's play in the D end tonight. "Those two guys were two of our best players tonight. Those two I thought were really good."
— Shawn Roarke (@sroarke_nhl) September 8, 2019