Just Picks - round 3 game(s) 1

RANGERS WRECK HABS!

RANGERS 7    MONTREAL 2

Rangers score first - Martin St. Louis (4) Wrist shot - ASST: Dominic Moore (3), Kevin Klein (3)

Rangers go up 2-0 Mats Zuccarello (4) Wrist shot - ASST: Ryan McDonagh (3), Dominic Moore (4)

Whoa - ranger slides into carey price hard!  doesn't look like he's hurt, but much discussion from the doctors. 

Canadiens are awake now! Rene Bourque (5) with a Wrist shot after getting 2 penalties in the first - ASST: Brian Gionta (4), Lars Eller (6)

Rangers make it 3-1 Chris Kreider witha a (2) Wrist shot. Asst Rick Nash

PK Subban loses the puck and 50 seconds later Brad Richards gets a after a fake-out wrap around from  Mats Zuccarello (6), Marc Staal (3)

 

End of 2nd Rangers 4 Habs 1

Price did not return for the 3rd period. maybe injured, maybe not.

In for the habs Peter budaj

Didn't make a difference, rangers score again 5-1

Power Play Goal by Ryan McDonagh (2) Slapshot - ASST: Derek Stepan (5), Chris Kreider (2)

Rangers with a 5 on 3 PPG - canadiens are getting frustrated. 

and rangers score again: Powerplay Goal  Derek Stepan (3) Wrist shot - 

ASST: Martin St. Louis (6), Ryan McDonagh (5)

20 seconds later Nash gets another PPG.  ASST: Mats Zuccarello (7), John Moore (1)

John Moore gets his first point of the playoffs

Even the ref isn't safe - he just got shoved into the players box !

lars eller gets a short-handed goal to bring the score to 7-2 with 4 minutes left in the game

and that's it! Rangers take game 1!

ROUND 3 PREVIEW!

Rangers & Canadiens

ok - who REALLY expected either of these teams to be here at this point?  Rangers beat Penguins & Canadiens beat bruins?  seriously? yet here we are!

so these 2 teams:
both red, white, blue
both original 6
both have killer goalies
both out to prove that they deserve to be here

This is gonna be good!

Kings & Blackhawks

not as big a surprise, the west was full of crazy good teams this season
bhawks elimintated the kings last year - do we sense a bit of revenge coming on
bbawks have a chance to become the first repeat stanley cup winners in 16 years
bhawks have skating, speed and puck movement;
Kings have  physical, grinding game designed to wear down its opponent.

CHECK MATE! KINGS WIN IT

KINGS 6 - DUCKS 2

Kings score first  - Justin Williams - his first of the series on a power play rebound backhand shot. ASST: Mike Richards (3), Slava Voynov (3)

In this series, the team who scores first has won each time...

Kings again: Jeff Carter (4) Backhand shot - ASST: Marian Gaborik (6), Jake Muzzin (5)

Corey Perry misses the penalty shot!

Goal #3 for the Kings, Mike Richards (2) Tip-in - ASST: Dwight King (2), Kyle Clifford (2)

Ducks may be done! End of 1st 3-0 Kings

All 3 scorers are former flyers

2 minutes into the 2nd period Kings score

Anze Kopitar (5) Snap shot - ASST: Drew Doughty (8), Kyle Clifford (3)

Gibson never saw it coming and he's gettin pulled - Jonas Hiller's in goal

Marian Gaborick goes top-shelf with a  powerplay goal to give the kings a 5-0 lead!

Marian Gaborik (9) Wrist shot - ASST: Anze Kopitar (14), Alec Martinez (4)

Ducks score!

Palmeri squeaks it into the corner from behind the net just past quicks' skate

Kyle Palmieri (3) Wrist shot - ASST: Andrew Cogliano (6), Nick Bonino (4)

END OF 2ND KINGS 5 - DUCKS 1

Ducks close the gap Corey Perry (4) with a Wrist shot that pings in off the crossbar - 

ASST: Ryan Getzlaf (11), Hampus Lindholm (2)  kings 5 ducks 2

kings - Tanner Pearson with a beautiful pass from Jeff Carter. also assist - Justin Williams

kings 6 ducks 2