“Needed That One Badly”: New York’s Second Half of Season Begins With Nail-Biting OT Thriller and Fans Can’t Keep Calm
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After a dull all-star weekend, the NHL has regained the faith of the ice hockey community at large. In tonight’s game, the New York Rangers faced off against the Calgary Flames in a struggle to the finish. While the intensity of the fight wasn’t enough to melt the ice, it was certainly enough to test the viewers’ patience for a tense finish.
The match saw the heat in the first period’s early minutes itself. Rangers center Filip Chytil opened the scoreboard with a calm goal in the sixth minute. In the 11th minute, Flames winger Blake Coleman tied the game by scoring a goal and leaving the goaltender and three Rangers’ defenders, all confused by his moves. Although a fight broke out between two defensemen in the first period as well. Christopher Tanev of the Flames collided with Jacob Trouba of the Rangers, and the resulting friction ignited a brawl.
NHL fans are left in awe over a thrilling face-off
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Rangers‘ Filip Chytil scored his second goal of the game to give his team a 2-1 lead. Although the advantage held for a while, in the 37th minute, Flames’ right winger Tyler Toffoli tied the game. Rangers center Mika Zibanejad eventually scored a goal to break the tie. While the Flames continued to pick on Jacob Trouba in the second period, another brawl broke out.
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Once again, the score was tied in the third period thanks to a fantastic goal by Flames forward Andrew Mangiapane. Michael Stone’s goal came just 5 minutes after the Flames’ third, and it marked the beginning of their dominance. Mika Zibanejad, of the Rangers, scored a tense equalizer that squeezed in between the legs of the Flames’ goalkeeper, sending him into a frenzy. A 4-4 deadlock meant extra time to decide a winner.
Every team scored an attempt in the extra period of the game. Alexis Lafrenière of the Rangers scored a fantastic goal with a great assist from Mika Zibanejad, who was attempting a hat trick, to demonstrate to the NHL why teamwork is the key to success. The game resulted in a Rangers victory, sending New York City hockey fans into a frenzy.
Fans have been going crazy over the nail-biting finish
The Rangers and Flames’ respective support bases came together to celebrate the thrilling contest. After a lackluster all-star weekend, this game served as a big surprise for the fans. Here are some comments to prove it.
“Definitely one of the best ranger games of the year; this game had it all.”
“This game is literally why I love hockey.”
“Trouba with the big hits, Mika and Chytil with amazing goals, and Laffy with a much needed game winning goal! LGR!”
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“Man I am so glad NHL games are back.”
“The Rangers are playing more physical than I’ve seen Eastern Conference teams in years. Nice.”
“Seemed like an absolutely wild game.”
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What do you think of this heated game? Let us know in the comment section.
Edited by:
Anupama Ghosh