Greetings and salutations everyone and welcome to another blog here on BlueCollarBlueShirts.com. Who are these guys?
And can they win in front of an 18,006 sold-out audience at M$G too?
We’ll find out this Tuesday when the Blueshirts host the slumping and now K’Andre Miller-less Carolina Hurricanes (the former #79 of the Rangers is now on the IR) – but for the here-and-the-now – and the Rangers, and granted, with only a baker’s dozen games played thus far – are enjoying their best hockey of this young campaign.
Speaking of that word, “baker?”
Then perhaps NDA Panarin and Alexis Laissez Faire should hold a charity bake sale on 33rd and 7th on Tuesday night – as nobody bakes up more turnovers than this dastardly duo!
While the scoreboard never reflected as such on Saturday night in Seattle, but as the EYE TEST (and perhaps ANALytics too) will tell you – and the Rangers just absolutely owned the Krakheads.
Despite limiting franchise #32 to only nine shots on goal until the final two-minutes of regulation time, which is when CZAR IGOR saw his tenth shot from the Rangers’ opponents – and the score, the only thing that matters, was tied at two-goals a piece.
What was most impressive about this match, and even with the Rangers’ inability to run up the score as they should have, was the fact that the Blueshirts were playing their fourth-and-final road game of their longest excursion of this 2025-26 season.
Conversely, and the Kraken were well-rested, having last played on Tuesday night (a 4-3 overtime loss to Montreal).
Elsewhere, and you thought that the home team would have some extra motivation too, as not only was Ryan Lindgren looking to exact some revenge against his former club – but there was also crybaby Kaapo Kakko, who after a broken hand injury sustained during the preseason, rushed back for this game – and all in order to make his 2025-26 debut against the franchise who he thought had wronged him – if not messed with his career too.
While you did notice #55 a bit tonight (but not much), then the new #84 in Seattle, formerly #24 in New York, was barely noticeable.
Kakko was held to only one lone meaningless shot on goal – which also doubled-up as one-ninth of the the home team’s SOG total through 58-minutes played!
Who was noticeable?
Kakko’s former linemates, Artemi Panarin and Alexis Lafreniere – but unlike The Feckless Finn – for all the wrong reasons.
Against the league’s second-worst penalty kill and both Panarin & Lafreniere were the biggest culprits in the Rangers’ god-awful 0-3 power-play showing – which ironically enough – now gives the Blueshirts the distinction of having the second-worst man-up units in all of the NHL.
I’m not even exaggerating when I say this:
I don’t know what was worse – Panarin’s 67567575785678567855858576 turnovers in this game or Lafreniere’s 79865786579569567956796757 shot attempts/misses.
And prior to Miller setting up Cuylle for the game-winner (and after watching these past two Toronto Blue Jays games – then you’d think that the 2025 World Series loser would have loved someone like the Rangers’ CAPTAIN CLUTCH in their line-up) – and once again – it was a lot of the same old story – and let’s bullet-point these chapters from this never-ending tale:
— The Blueshirts were much better than their opponents – and especially defensively.
— The FAT CATS didn’t do anything, and again, take a look at that miserable 0-3 power-play for all of the evidence that you may need..
— Stinka Zibanedud’s hair was as dry as any tree in a California wild fire.
— The bottom-six and cheapest players did all of the heavy lifting, as once again, it was the fourth line that created one goal (Vladislav Gavrikov scored it), while Rangers’ rookie sensation, Noah Laba, scored the other regulation time goal.
— Of the highest-paid forwards on the team, then only Miller is showing up. Not only did Miller and Cuylle lead all skaters with six SOG a piece (which combined for nearly 50% of all the Blueshirt SOG in this match – which also speaks to how both of these players now seem at 100% health too) – but once again, and there was the captain saving the Blueshirts’ bacon in overtime.
I don’t want to enter the realm of “coulda, woulda, shoulda” after a season-high third consecutive victory – but I have to purge this from my system too:
This was shaping up to be bad loss – and all because the highest-paid skaters (sans Miller) – can’t score.
After all, the Rangers just dominated and owned their competition – but they were also one shot away from losing.
While I wouldn’t say that Kraken goaltender, Joey Daccord, truly “GOALIE’D” the Rangers or anything like that; but at the same time, and Seattle’s backstop had endured three-times the workload that CZAR IGOR did – yet we remained with a 2-2 score for the majority of this match.
During the first few games of this season, and especially when viewing all contests contested on home ice – and this 2025-26 season felt like an extension of one of the worst campaigns in franchise history – year 99 – aka, last year, the 2024-25 season.
This is my way of saying that perhaps things have changed – as I don’t think that last year’s Blueshirts would have won these last two overtime matches out West (Edmonton and Seattle) – and where furthermore – then it’s my opinion that the Rangers would have completely unraveled after that disgusting loss at the rodeo circus in Calgary.
And as even Adam Graves personally told me on October 20th (what an egomaniacal name-drop if I say so myself!) – and this is why not only you return J.T. Miller to the Rangers – but why you sew the “C” on his sweater too.
The Blueshirts will go through a lot of shit (and just like any other team) – but because of Miller’s personality and deeply consuming addiction to winning (and presuming he’s 100% healthy too) – and not only will he be the difference between wins and losses – but he’ll be the main factor in these one-goal games too.
Thirteen games in?
And perhaps “CAPTAIN CLUTCH” will become a thing – and just like the “LLC” moniker that’s out there today for the new line of Lafreniere, Laba and Cuylle.
Since guaranteed contracts predicate all coaching decisions – then it’s just too bad that this new LLC in Rangerstown, USA will continue to exist.
After all, then if it were up to me – and I’d get rid of that first “L” – and replace it with a “P” – as in the leading scorer in Hartford these days, Gabe Perreault, taking Lafreniere’s spot in Sully’s top-six.
The Rangers just won three-straight, a pair of back-to-back overtime games too – yet here I am opening up this tome in a negative manner!
That said – and the cause for my concern is that I just wonder how long this winning can be sustainable.
After all, is Sully’s Squad just going to hope that their rearguards, bottom-sixers and lowest salaried players will bail them out every night?
At some point, and the grossly overpaid losers such as Zibanejad, Panarin and Lafreniere need to show up.
In case you didn’t know, then this trio takes up about one-third of the Rangers’ cap space – yet they don’t score goals – and just like how six-figure guys such as Laba, Brodzinski, Rempe and others seem to do.
While you can say “it’s only thirteen games” – but even so – c’mon now:
Taylor Raddysh leads the team in red lights (5) – and where he almost scored again tonight too!
For as sick and down that I am on the likes of these three FAT CATS; then I’m also equally impressed and in awe of players like Laba, Carrick, Rempe, Brodzinski, Edstrom, Raddysh and others of that ilk.
While I guess that I’m not surprised about the always reliable Brodzinski and Carrick; then I am 100% in shock over Laba – as after all – and especially after so many Ranger draft pick failures throughout the years – and who thought that going into the season that #42 would have a shot of becoming the real deal?
Better than that? (And where “that” can also mean Kakko and Lafreniere too?)
Then another Blueshirts’ draft acquisition, Cuylle, is now back to full-health – as the 2025 Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award winner is a player that anyone can get behind.
We’ll save everything else that took place during this match for tonight’s lengthy GAME REVIEW segment.
In turn, and in case you missed it – then here’s where I left off last time – the Rangers’ huge 4-3 overtime comeback victory in Edmonton:
NYR/EDM 10/30 Review: Rangers Avoid Another Oil Spill; Score Three Unanswered In Their First “Signature” Win of the Season, Captain J.T. Miller’s OT Heroics Bails Out Zibanedud; Panarin & Lafreniere Still Can’t Buy a Goal, Laba Receives a Well-Deserved Promotion, Sully’s Bottom-Six Continues to Out-Play THE FAT CATS; Big Nights for JONNY BROADWAY & T-RADDYSH, CZAR IGOR Shakes Off Two Flukes; Blueshirts Once Again Blank-And-Phase McDavid & Draisaitl, Birdbrain Beat, M$GN, Krakheads Next & More
As far as any Rangers’ pregame news when entering this match, then it was mainly from the Seattle side – and solely due to the two newest members of the alumni, Kakko and Lindgren, in their line-up.
When it comes to the Blueshirts of today, then Sully had his team practice in Seattle on Friday and where once there – the obvious was revealed – the head coach was going to employ the same line-up in Seattle that he first used during the third period in the win against the Oilers.
Come Saturday morning, GAME DAY, and both of the spares (Matt Robertson and Brennan Othmann) practiced. Joining them were Jonathan Quick, Sam Carrick and Noah Laba.
This news spoke volumes to me – as once again, and despite all of their struggles – and NDA Panarin, Zibanedud and Laissez-Faire couldn’t be bothered.
Team players.
Due to Kakko’s broken hand (he was a game-time decision when entering this match), then because of his IR status – and he wasn’t obligated/allowed to talk to the media prior to this game.
However, he did practice on both Friday and Saturday – and where before puck drop – he was also seen greeting and chatting with some true heroes – the Rangers’ trainers/medical staff.
Since Lindgren was healthy and able to talk to everyone, then he received the lion’s share of attention – and where he didn’t shy away from any topic.
On his reaction to being traded to Colorado last season, #55 said:
“It was a lot. It was definitely emotional and a shock to some degree. Obviously, you see the rumors and stuff. You knew where we were at [last season].
“I think maybe just the day that I did get traded, it was still like a week before the deadline, so I don’t know if I expected it to happen that day. It was really sad when saying goodbye to everyone. It made it a lot easier that Jimmy Vesey got traded there too, just for the whole transition and everything.”
When it came to his tenure in the Big Apple, Lindgren remarked:
“It was everything. As far as going to Hartford when I first got there, learning the pro life and then getting my chance to get called up. Just kind of running with it. We had a lot of success [during the] last six years. Met a lot of great people, a lot of great players, staff, great fans. It was amazing.”
In what defined “Once a Ranger, Always a Ranger,” Lindgren added:
“I loved every second that I was a Ranger. I cherish that time a lot. It meant everything to me.”
When asked about what tonight’s game meant to him, Lindgren replied with the following:
“Yeah, it’ll be weird for sure. But yeah, I got to see a lot of the guys last night and get dinner with them. It’ll be weird, but I’m excited. It should be a really good game.”
As Lindgren said, he hosted a dinner at his new pad in Seattle on Friday night.
Joining Lindgren in his new digs were Adam Fox (his BFF), Alexis Lafreniere (his former neighbor in NYC), Jonathan Quick, Braden Schneider, Jonny Brodzinski, and his current teammate of today, Kaapo Kakko.
While I understand the backgrounds of these guys, their ages/where they are in life, and all of that other type of jazz too – but I also found it telling that not one of the FAT CATS were there – including the two longest-tenured members of the Rangers’ leadership group – Zibanedud and NDA Panarin.
Perhaps Lindgren didn’t want Mika menstruating at his new home – nor Panarin around any of the females in his life too.
Here was Sully’s line-up for the thirteenth game of this 2025-26 season:
FIRST LINE: Panarin/Zibanejad/Miller
SECOND LINE: Cuylle/Labba/Lafreniere
THIRD LINE: Sheary/Parssinen/Raddysh
FOURTH LINE: Edstrom/Carrick/Brodzinski
FIRST PAIR: Gavrikov/Fox
SECOND PAIR: Soucy/Borgen
THIRD PAIR: Vaakanainen/Schneider
STARTING GOALIE: CZAR IGOR
BACK UP GOALIE: Quick
HEALTHY SCRATCHES: Brennan Othmann and Matthew Robertson
UNHEALTHY SCRATCH: Rempe
LTIR: Vincent Trocheck
BOX SCORE time.
The following graphics and information come from ESPN.com:
SCORING:
PENALTIES:
TEAM STATS:
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| 13 | 2 | 11 | .846 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62:42 | 0 |
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Joey Daccord#35
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| 27 | 3 | 24 | .889 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62:42 | 0 |
As it was revealed that Kakko had been both removed from Seattle’s IR and was warming-up prior to puck drop – then right away – and I placed my bet:
Light sweat #nyr pic.twitter.com/LWaCR3J6KI
— BlueCollarBlueShirts (@NYCTheMiC) November 2, 2025
Come the end of the game?
Then I was happy to lose this bet!
The M$GN broadcast tonight was another excellent rendition – and even better more so – as once again – and the useless seven-foot jackass, Sieve Vagistat, was nowhere to be found!
Since Kenny Albert was not around due to his weekly Sunday NFL commitment, then the best pinch-hitter in the league today, Alex Faust, was back with Dave Maloney and John Giannone.
Maloney opened up this broadcast by lying – as he said that Miller was going to play with the Rangers’ top-two offensive players tonight.
Why was he “lying?”
Easy!
Because Miller was flanked with Miserable Mika & NDArtemi – and not Taylor Raddysh and Sam Carrick!
(And once Miller, after sixty-minutes, got away from these two Blueshirt bums? Then he set-up and assisted Cuylle’s game-winner!)
As it was just a breath of fresh air to not have been bombarded with Vagistat and his made-up stats during these past four broadcasts – then M$GN ran a piece on Jacques Plante – as it was on this day (11/1) in 1959 when the Hall of Fame goalie first introduced the mask to the league on a full-time basis.
I’ve written about this topic about 7986786786986 times before – so in short, and in case you didn’t know about this – then this idea, which had been bantered around since the inception of the sport, was always outlawed in the NHL because of one reason – the owners.
According to the most powerful men in the sport, so powerful that they even blackballed one of their own (Eddie Livingstone – which as a result – turned the NHA into the NHL – but that’s a story that I’ve written about 7867869869867986786 times before too), then had their goalies worn masks – then no one could see their faces – where in turn – then these players wouldn’t be marketable to their fans/customers.
(Keep in mind, there was no TV back then, much less merchandising either – so all of these NHL owners/promoters relied on live ticket gates for 100% of their income.)
And after hearing Airhead Mollie Walker from the New York Post pronounce “Pavel Bure” as “Pavel BURR” this week?
Then I’m sure that she was extremely impressed with this M$GN piece on “Jock Plants!”
As Maloney, who has really become a company man (he bleeds blue – but there are things that he knows that he won’t say on-air – and as he even admitted to tonight in regards to Cuylle not being at 100%), then all I could think of was this:
A dozen games in and NDA Panarin was still stuck on two A-Rod goals – yet no one will ask – or even bring up – that perhaps his off-ice activities has affected his play this season.
That State of Rangers’ Media is real – and Holy North Korea Batman too!
Maloney, when talking about the failed second-overall pick from 2019 said, “Kakko looks like a man” – and even if The Feckless Finn still has acne like a teenager!
In what I found most hard-hitting and accurate, Maloney also shared some praise for Lindgren – and especially when he said, “he could play in any generation.”
And Maloney was 100% correct.
GAME REVIEW time – and since this is a weekend – then I may go longer than usual – which also says a lot!
FIRST PERIOD
I should note that the lighting was very dark in Seattle – and that these alternate black jerseys that the Krakheads were wearing didn’t help when watching either.
Kudos to both Maloney and Faust – as there were plenty of times where I couldn’t make out the jersey numbers – but in-person – and they did as such for us.
Gavrikov went wide at the 2:30 mark which then allowed Miller to grab a loose puck and then try to bang it in off of Vince Dunn – but Daccord was also alert during this play.
CZAR IGOR, again, not very busy tonight, made his second save on a Larsson slapper immediately afterwards.
Faust soon mentioned that the Kraken were now on their third head coach in five-years – but nary a word about how the Rangers have had four different people behind their bench in the same time-span (David Quinn, Gerard Gallant, Peter Laviolette and Mike Sullivan).
At the 4:12 mark and we had a very questionable tripping call assessed against Mahura on Lafreniere. In turn, and the Rangers had the first power-play of the match.
Here’s how the first man-up try went:
Panarin was stopped, Fox went wide, Mika hit the side of the net, Panarin was stopped again, Miller had a rebound that was shutdown, Miller then had a one-timer denied and that was it.
Granted, and from this above text – and you can tell that the Rangers had chances – but when you have the second-worst producing power-play in the league – then you need to score.
Luckily for the Blueshirts – and this terrible 0-3 power-play didn’t cost them two-points in the standings tonight.
After Daccord made a a monster stop on Carrick with 13:22 to go, then about two-minutes later, and Zibanejad, during a rare Seattle attack, broke his stick on a Dunn shot – but since he was now “Stickless in Seattle” (har-har-har) – this defensive play only led to a 2 x 2 attack – and rather than a 3 x 2 odd-man rush.
Down to 9:44 remaining and this is when Gavrikov was rewarded for a non-stop Rangers’ attack – as a puck shot from the point hit Daccord’s glove and then went into the net:
1st as a #NYR for Vladislav Gavrikov.
Best start to a game that the Rangers have had maybe all year. pic.twitter.com/cAiBU7GFdB
— Jonny Lazarus (@JLazzy23) November 2, 2025
1-0, good guys – and where really – Daccord let this in?
After all, and he made about twenty different saves on shots much harder than this one.
But hey, I’ll take it!
As noted last time around, and due to this assist tonight – and Fox has now surpassed Brad Park for fourth all-time in franchise scoring by a defenseman (379).
Yet Lyin’ Larry Brooks thinks that Park deserves to have his number/jersey hung from the rafters above the likes of Frank Boucher, the Cook brothers, Ching Johnson, Lester Patrick and you get my point.
Down to 8:01 remaining and the Kraken received their first power-play after Urho Vaakanainen hooked Berkly Catton.
Forty-seconds later – and Chandler Stephenson just sniped a puck past CZAR IGOR for the 1-1 equalizer:
Chandler Stephenson rips one past Igor Shesterkin on the powerplay.
Shesterkin doesn’t get beat like that often. pic.twitter.com/r2lYrdUBXw
— Emerald City Hockey (@EmeraldCityHky) November 2, 2025
What’s that saying of mine?
Oh yeah – SPECIAL TEAMS SWING GAMES!
After the goal, the Rangers were 0-1 on the power-play and 0-1 on the penalty kill too.
While at the end of the day, these putrid special team stats didn’t prevent them from winning – it did prevent them from winning in regulation time.
For Seattle (and yes – this doesn’t impact the Rangers at all) – and they stole a loser’s point tonight.
Now tied – and about a minute later – and Cuylle and Laba responded with a 2-1, GOOD GUYS, goal:
Noah Laba regains the lead for #NYR.
Matty Beniers turned the puck over at the red line, Will Cuylle shot off the rush, and Laba cleaned up a juicy rebound.
2-1. pic.twitter.com/0XmlEdxETU
— Sound Of Hockey (@sound_hockey) November 2, 2025
This play was all about Cuylle driving to the net – and Laba – and unlike the losers in the #10, #13 and #93 jerseys – FINISHING too!
And as said before and as I’ll say again here – and it’s only a matter of time before you see #42 Ranger jerseys sprouting up all over the Garden.
As the Rangers continued their dominance, so much so, that I don’t think that the Blueshirts even lost a loose puck battle in this game; then Fox prevented Kakko from shooting while on a rare Kraken odd-man rush.
We remained at 2-1, good guys, come the first intermission.
Here’s what I said at the time:
2-1, good guys, through 20. 1P Thoughts:
— SOG, 10-5 #NYR – and where the zone time feels 95-5 in their favor too.
— Despite the dominance – and it’s only a one-shot/one-goal game.
— Who would’ve thought this summer that Laba would be a stud this season?
— Gotta worry…— BlueCollarBlueShirts (@NYCTheMiC) November 2, 2025
SECOND PERIOD
Prior to the first puck drop of this second stanza, then Maloney, when talking about his first trip to NHL Seattle, was impressed.
I guess that he caught the city at a better time than I did – which was during the height of the tent cities and open drug use (November of 2021).
And then there was all of that mask bullshit too – and for my complete road-trip blog from Seattle, then check out: https://bluecollarblueshirts.com/seattle/
As I was hoping to hear, “SECOND PERIOD, WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR HERE JOE?” – which then I hoped to hear “More Teen Spirit from Laba against this Lithium Seattle defense Sam!” as a response – then Faust wondered on-air what happens once Vincent Trocheck returns – and perhaps as soon as this Tuesday night against Carolina.
While Faust was opining that perhaps Laba would be bumped down; then to me, and I’m hoping that Zibanejad gets the boot – as you can’t screw around with not only one of the better players of this team – but also a younger center that’s much more effective than the c-word (crybaby – what you were thinking something else?) that disrespects Petr Nedved’s old number every night.
Miller won the opening draw of this second period in the city that Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan once made famous.
Just 1:56 in and Schneider was boxed after interfering with the Pimple Boy in the #84 jersey.
After CZAR IGOR stuffed a Jordan Eberle try at the 15-second mark of this Krakhead power-play – and that was really it – sans for two terrible flubs out of Eeli Tolvanen.
End result?
A 1-2 Rangers’ PK.
As we hit 6:00 remaining – then both goalies only faced one shot a piece – and where the low shooting totals remained – and especially from the home team side.
However, and despite Seattle not shooting much – but they made the most of it too.
At the 6:59 mark, and during the Kraken’s longest attack/zone time possession yet – so long that they were even able to make multiple changes during it – and Brandon Montour, coming off the biggest tragedy in his life (his young 34-year-old brother Cameron recently passed away after a four-year battle with ALS), was able to beat CZAR IGOR for the 2-2 tying goal:
BRANDON BOMBTOUR! 💣🚨
After some good zone time, Schwartz finds Montour coming off the bench. He fires a howitzer over Shesterkin’s glove for his third goal in two games.
2-2 #SeaKraken pic.twitter.com/ovLO6HTDoK
— Sound Of Hockey (@sound_hockey) November 2, 2025
I hate when I heard what Montour had endured.
And while I wasn’t a fan of him scoring against the Rangers – but I was happy for him.
While this goal doesn’t a change a thing after what he went through – I’m just glad that he was able to find some joy tonight.
A new feather in Montour’s cap?
Then this goal also doubled-up as the hardest shot/goal this season too – as it beat Igor at 96.4 MPH.
From this point on?
This game remained all-Rangers – and where for the next 33-minutes or so – and the Kraken were only able to muster up four shots on goal.
As Igor had a .750 save percentage at the time, then after Montour’s goal, he stopped Shane Wright from point-blank range.
The jilted-from-Montreal Wright then put the Rangers back on the power-play with 10:06 to go, as he had slashed Cuylle.
As Faust reminded us that Seattle had the second-worst PK in the league, he also added that the Kraken had given up six power-play goals in their last five games played.
Again, the Rangers’ power-play finished with an 0-3 goose egg tonight.
Here’s how this particular failure went:
Laissez Fair couldn’t bury a puck into a gaping net. He then shot a puck right into a defender. Mika did nothing. Lafreniere turned over the puck. Panarin regained it. Miller whiffed at a wide-open net. A Miller pass to Mika was sent out of play and that was that for the first man-up unit.
However, and the much more effective second man-up unit had seemingly scored with just seven-seconds remaining on the Krak kill – but this would-be Cuylle goal was soon reversed by the officials:
Refs initially called this a goal, but then got together and changed their minds. Cuylle very clearly pushed Daccord into the net.
Still 2-2. #NYR #SeaKraken pic.twitter.com/OZg5oY8MUf
— Sound Of Hockey (@sound_hockey) November 2, 2025
I thought that this was the right call – and even if the officials waited waaaaaay too long to make it.
After all, had CZAR IGOR been molested like a Panarin (alleged) victim – and as Cuylle did here when he pushed Daccord’s leg – then I’d want an opposing goal wiped off of the board too.
Argue all that you want about this play, but the following remains as pure fact:
Cuylle goal overturned or not and the Blueshirts’ first power-play unit was 0-2 against the second-worst PK in the league.
After the goal was erased, then known speedster, Ryan Lindgren, beat out Sheary to force a Rangers’ icing with 7:30 remaining.
A minute after that, and the man who you should never leave alone with any females in your life, NDA Panarin, turned over the puck for what felt like the 79867896869696th time – and where this time – it was right to Jaden Schwartz – but where fortunately for the Blueshirts – Stephenson missed Comrade Igor’s net on this wide-open and gifted opportunity.
As Seattle only had two SOG with 3:00 remaining in this period – then the Boneheaded Breadman went offside, which as a result, ended another Blueshirts’ scoring opportunity.
But don’t worry – only Brennan Othmann and Matthew Robertson are allowed to be scratched and benched.
The same doesn’t apply for THE FAT CATS of the caste system Rangers.
Approaching the end of the period – and Miller won three o-zone faceoffs in a row.
Panarin couldn’t bury a puck during these three chances – and he also dipsy-doodled himself into another turnover with just 70-seconds remaining too.
The Krakheads gave the Rangers another chance to put this game away, as with 5.5-seconds remaining, Lindgren went off for hooking Brodzinski.
And by now – then you know how this wrap-around Rangers’ power-play turned out.
2-2 after forty-minutes of smothering action.
Here’s what I said at the time:
2-2 after 2. 2P Thoughts:
— SOG 16-9, #NYR – and where I think 4 of Seattle’s shots are the end results of Panarin turnovers.
— Rangers PK is 0-2 and will have a 1:55 PP to open the third – and against the second-worst PK in the league.
— Another game where the Blueshirts’…— BlueCollarBlueShirts (@NYCTheMiC) November 2, 2025
THIRD PERIOD
Seriously – and how do the FAT CATS impregnate their wives?
After all – the don’t score!
Last time – and the Rangers’ power-play was now 0-3.
As we hit the five-minute mark – and the Kraken were still searching for their first SOG of the period.
It was noted at this time by Faust that the Rangers had more than four-minutes worth of puck time than Seattle – and where that number sounded low to me.
Hell, it felt like it was forty-minutes!
Let’s bullet-point the end of regulation – as there wasn’t that much excitement to talk about (plus – I was also watching the Blue Jays choke to the Dodgers at the time – poor Don Mattingly):
— The fourth line, much better than Mika and Lafreniere, had a great shift – but Daccord was able to keep them off of the board with 14:40 remaining.
— Fox missed the net on a slap shot and in a response, Panarin, once getting the rebound, decided that it was best to turn over the puck again with 13:35 remaining.
— About a minute later and Daccord stopped Soucy and gave up a rebound. Lafreniere came nowhere close when trying to cash-in this gift. Right after that and Daccord made the easiest save of his life on a weak-as-shit Mika attempt.
— Down to 11:13 remaining and CZAR IGOR made his first save of this here final frame.
— Right after that – and Daccord came up with a big stop on Cuylle – who very easily could’ve had a two-goal game tonight.
— As we hit ten-minutes remaining in regulation and Seattle was stuck with only one SOG – and where the Rangers were out-shooting their opposition to a tune of 23-9.
— Seattle then had two long shifts in the Rangers’ zone – but by the time the FOXWOODS FINAL FIVE mark had hit – and not only did we remain with the same score – but each goalie only had to make one save a piece.
— Come the two-minute warning and both teams exchanged failed 3 x 2 odd-man rushes.
— Then, and down to 40-seconds remaining – and you were screaming, “SAME OLD RANGERS!” – as the Krakheads had a long attack – but CZAR IGOR did his job.
— As a result, overtime was required.
Here’s what I said at the time:
2-2 after 60. Another OT game on this road-trip coming up next. 3P Thoughts:
— #NYR playing for two-points in a game they should’ve won 200 times over by now.
— Win-or-lose and this will go down as a good trip overall.
— Special Teams sunk the Rangers.
— SOG are 25-12 -…— BlueCollarBlueShirts (@NYCTheMiC) November 2, 2025
OVERTIME
Despite Lafreniere looking like dog shit all-game – and Sullivan had #13 paired with Fox and Miller to start the overtime.
While this may get lost in the win – but Berniers almost won the game on a 3 x 1 odd-man rush – but somehow – and he couldn’t find a huge open net afforded to him by CZAR IGOR.
This then allowed Miller to set-up Cuylle for a happy flight home:
Will Cuylle wins it in OT.
More heroics from J.T. Miller.
3 in a row for #NYR ! pic.twitter.com/t6yLCT8ZqQ
— Jonny Lazarus (@JLazzy23) November 2, 2025
3-2, GOOD GUYS, an overtime final, and the third win in a row for your New York Rangers.
Up Next For The Rangers: A six-hour flight back home, a Sunday of rest, relaxation and catching up, which will then all be followed up with a Monday practice.
After that, the Hurricanes on Tuesday night at M$G – and where one last time – yep, and the Blueshirts will try to win their first game on home ice this season.
But as they say – six times a charm!
Also a charm?
My own bed, which of course, now brings us to your favorite segment…
PLUGS TIME! (Buy a book and support my Rangers’ induced therapy bills. After all, I don’t run ads on this site!)
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My second plug of tonight’s blog – the mandatory plug for my book, “The New York Rangers Rink of Honor and the Rafters of Madison Square Garden.”
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My four-volume set of books, “One Game at a Time – A Season to Remember,” is a game-by-game recount of the Rangers 2021-22 campaign.
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Thanks for reading.
LET’S GO RANGERS!
Sean McCaffrey
BULLSMC@aol.com
