Rangers 4, Ducks 2.

A typical Ducks loss in New York City — they kept a good team close, but were never in control. Markus Naslund made it 1-0 with a power play goal in the first period, but Bobby Ryan answered with a power-play goal of his own a minute later. Sjostrom scored short-handed early in the second to make it 2-1, but Corey Perry scored at even-strength late in the period to tie it up.

Six seconds after a Ducks power play expired in the third period, Samuel Pahlsson was hit with interference and Scott Gomez scored the eventual game-winner on the ensuing power play, beating Jonas Hiller backdoor. That was made possible by Markus Nasland digging both his skates into the crease (check out the video here, it was blatant) then dishing a very short pass to Gomez.

 

An empty-netter by Blair Betts sealed the deal after the Ducks couldn’t take advantage of a 6-on-4 advantage late.

It’s worth noting that Hiller got the start, not J-S Giguere, in a pretty important road game against a good team. The Ducks continued their ineptitude to put away a win against a good team, not to mention failed to win back-to-back games on the road, something they haven’t accomplished since October 25 and 27.

Brett Festerling got back in the game after being scratched with a knee injury the past two; so did George Parros, who was a healthy scratch in Minnesota.

Your game summary is here; event summary here, AP gamer here.

And if you need some good news, at least NHL (and Ducks) TV ratings are up, according to this story in the Sports Business Journal.

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About J.P. Hoornstra

J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.

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