The New York Rangers went into the 2016-17 season off a first-round playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Now, they're first in the Metropolitan Division with a 16-7-1 record, and fresh off a win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.
"We didn't start off the game the way we wanted," Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said after Tuesday's game, his 270th game with the team. "You get behind the 8-ball against a hardworking team that can check real well, you need some people to come out and take charge."
The Rangers fell behind 2-0 in the first period, but after goals from Rick Nash and Nick Holden, rookie Jimmy Vesey put in the tie-breaking goal to give the Rangers a 3-2 win.
"I think the second period we started to get things going, playing with speed and getting possession, holding on to pucks down low in their end," Vesey said. "We got the first one and they might've tightened up. We talked about it before the game, but it was a big two points against an Eastern Conference team."
The Rangers have won 12 straight games against the Hurricanes at Madison Square Garden and are 20-3-0 against Carolina since Feb. 22, 2011.
The Rangers play their next game on Thursday night at the Buffalo Sabres.
The Rangers defeated the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, then lost to the Ottawa Senators on Sunday, but bounced back by beating Carolina on Tuesday night.
Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist has been stellar this season, posting a 11-6-0-1 record with a .916 SV%, a 2.40 GAA, and 1 SO in 18 games played this season.
Islanders hit obstacles in the road: The New York Islanders sit last in the Metropolitan Division this season with a record of 7-10-4.
They have won only two of their last five games, with wins coming against the Anaheim Ducks and Calgary Flames, and the losses to the Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings, and San Jose Sharks.
"These guys can't catch a break right now," head coach Jack Capuana said after the loss to San Jose. "We played well in LA and played well again here tonight and tried to get it into overtime. They get a stick on a puck."
The Islanders face the Penguins on Wednesday night.
The Islanders search of their first win against the Penguins this season, going 0-1-1 in the first two meetings. Both meetings were tied 2-2 heading into the final five minutes, with the Penguins winning 4-2 in Pittsburgh, while the Islanders took them to overtime at Barclays Center.
Devils struggle, but just a bit: The New Jersey Devils at 10-7-5 sit fifth in the Metropolitan Division through their first 22 games this season.
However, the team has only won one of their last five games, which was against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Devils lost to the Jets 3-2 on Tuesday night, but play the Blackhawks on Thursday night.
Sabres last in the Atlantic: The Buffalo sabres sit last in the Atlantic Division at 8-9-5.
They face the New York Rangers on Thursday night. The team defeated the Senators 5-4 last night.
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Monday, November 28, 2016
NYC Today: Weather, Sports/News
Hello, today is Monday, November 28, 2016.
Weather:
Partly cloudy with some sun.
High: 53 deg. F
Low: 48 deg. F
Precipitation: 0%
Humidity: 70%
Wind: 5mph
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Police are on the hunt for two men after a state corrections department officer and his wife were shot during a home invasion in Queens. The incident happened at a home on Mathias Avenue in Jamaica around 7 p.m. Sunday.
Sports Shorts:
NFL: GIANTS 27, BROWNS 13
CLEVELAND (AP) — Eli Manning threw two touchdown passes to Odell Beckham Jr., Jason Pierre-Paul returned a fumble for a TD, and the New York Giants extended their winning streak to six, holding off Cleveland to keep the Browns winless.
Manning had three TD passes. They don't overwhelm anyone, but the Giants (8-3) do just enough to win and are in position to make the playoffs for the first time since 2011, when they won the Super Bowl.
Manning threw a 32-yard TD pass to Beckham in the second quarter and added a 4-yarder to the star wide receiver with 5:10 left to finally put away the Browns (0-12).
Cleveland has lost 15 in a row since last season. It is 3-30 since ending the 2014 season with five consecutive losses.
NFL: PATRIOTS 22, JETS 17
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tom Brady tied Peyton Manning for the most wins by a quarterback in NFL history, getting his 200th by throwing a go-ahead 8-yard touchdown pass to Malcolm Mitchell with 1:56 left.
Trailing 17-16 with 5:04 left and the ball on the Patriots 17, Brady led an efficient drive by completing six passes. After James White stretched for 4 yards on fourth-and-4, a 25-yard catch by Chris Hogan put the ball at the 8. Brady then zipped a pass to Mitchell to put the Patriots (9-2) ahead.
A 2-point conversion try by White was initially ruled good, but the call was reversed because the ball never crossed the goal line — giving the Jets (3-8) a final chance.
But Chris Long hit Ryan Fitzpatrick before he could throw, resulting in a fumble that was recovered by Trey Flowers.
It was the 500th win in franchise history for the Patriots, who became the first original AFL franchise to reach the mark.
NHL: SENATORS 2, RANGERS 0
NEW YORK (AP) — Craig Anderson made 32 saves for his third shutout of the season and Ottawa beat New York for its fourth straight victory.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Mark Stone scored in the second period.
Rangers goalie Antti Raanta made 18 saves in his first loss of the season.
NBA: KINGS 122, NETS 105
NEW YORK (AP) — DeMarcus Cousins had 37 points and 11 rebounds, Rudy Gay added 22 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and Sacramento route Brooklyn.
Darren Collison added 18 points for the Kings in their first first first in Brooklyn.
Sean Kilpatrick scored 22 points, Brook Lopez had 17 and Bojan Bogdanovic added 13 for the Nets, They have lost seven straight games.
The Kings' Matt Barnes was ejected for a flagrant foul 2 on Kilpatrick with 9:34 left.
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
NYC Today: Weather, Sports/News
Hello, today is Wednesday, November 23, 2016.
Weather:
Partly cloudy with some sun.
High: 49 deg. F
Low: 40 deg. F
Precipitation: 4%
Humidity: 61%
Wind: 7mph
News Shorts:
One man was killed and another critically hurt in a police-involved shooting in Newark, New Jersey, according to the Essex County prosecutor’s office.
Newark police responded to a report of shots fired near Alexander Street and 18th Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Many people will be flying away from the tri-state area for Thanksgiving vacation, so flight delays and cancellations are definitely a possibility for many.
Sports Shorts:
NHL: ISLANDERS 3, DUCKS 2
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Nick Leddy scored the winner in a marathon 14-round shootout, lifting the New York Islanders over the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Thomas Greiss made 39 saves and Adam Pelech and Josh Bailey scored in regulation for the Islanders, who had been 0-4-1 on the road this season.
Each team had four goals in the shootout through 13 rounds. After Kevin Bieksa missed on a slap shot to start Round 14, Leddy waited out Jonathan Bernier before snapping in the winner.
Anaheim nearly won in the 12th when officials reviewed a tying goal by New York's Thomas Hickey, but officials determined that Hickey did not interfere with Bernier on his attempt and awarded him the tally.
NBA: KNICKS 107, TRAIL BLAZERS 103
NEW YORK (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis had 31 points and nine rebounds, Derrick Rose scored six of his 18 points down the stretch, and the New York Knicks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 107-103 on Tuesday night.
Rose made the go-ahead basket with a little more than 3 minutes remaining and hit the jumper that clinched it with 6.8 seconds left.
Carmelo Anthony finished with 17 points despite a scoreless fourth quarter for the Knicks, who won their fifth straight at home. Brandon Jennings had 11 assists off the bench.
Damian Lillard scored 22 points for the Trail Blazers but fell to 4-1 at Madison Square Garden. CJ McCollum added 16 points.
Monday, November 21, 2016
NYC Today: Weather, Sports/News
Hello, today is Monday, November 21, 2016.
Weather:
Partly cloudy with some sun.
High: 45 deg. F
Low: 36 deg. F
Precipitation: 15%
Humidity: 46%
Wind: 13mph
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A Bronx mother on Sunday found her 19-year-old son shot to death in his bedroom.
Jose Hart, 19. was unconscious and unresponsive with gunshots to the torso, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Hart’s father was recently killed in a motorcycle crash.
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A massive fire in Trenton early Monday morning engulfed at nine homes, causing three of them to collapse.
The fire broke out around 3 a.m. on Weinberg Place and quickly spread. Crews evacuated an entire block and power has been turned off to the area after falling power lines.
Two people were hurt at the scene.
Sports Shorts:
NHL: PANTHERS 3, RANGERS 2, SO
NEW YORK (AP) — Vincent Trocheck and Aleksander Barkov scored in the shootout to lift Florida over New York.
James Reimer made 33 saves and two more in the shootout, backing goals from Keith Yandle and Aaron Ekblad for Florida.
This is the first time this season the Rangers have dropped back-to-back games after losing to Columbus on Friday. It's the first time Florida has beaten New York at Madison Square Garden since April 18, 2013.
Henrik Lundqvist made 28 saves in his 700th start. He is only the fifth goaltender in NHL history to play 700 games with one franchise.
Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad scored for New York.
NBA: KNICKS 104, HAWKS 94
NEW YORK (AP) — Carmelo Anthony matched his season high with 31 points and New York beat Atlanta for its fourth straight home victory.
Kristaps Porzingis added 19 points and 11 rebounds.
Dwight Howard had 18 points and 18 rebounds, but point guard Dennis Schroder missed all eight shots as the Hawks dropped their second straight following a six-game winning streak.
Howard bounced back nicely after he was ejected for a flagrant foul Friday in the Hawks' 100-96 loss in Charlotte, while Paul Millsap led Atlanta with 19 points and Kyle Korver scored 17.
New York played without starting center Joakim Noah because of illness. Guards Derrick Rose and Courtney Lee each had 14 points, and Kyle O'Quinn, who replaced Noah, had eight points and eight rebounds.
NBA: TRAIL BLAZERS 129, NETS 109
NEW YORK (AP) — C.J. McCollum scored 33 points, Evan Turner had 19 and Portland beat Brooklyn.
Portland snapped a three-game losing streak and extended Brooklyn's skid to four.
Damian Lillard added 18 points for the Trail Blazers, and Allen Crabbe had 14. Brook Lopez had 21 points for the Nets.
Saturday, November 19, 2016
NYC Today: Weather, Sports/News
Hello, today is Saturday, November 19, 2016.
Weather:
Partly cloudy with some sun.
High: 63 deg. F
Low: 43 deg. F
Precipitation: 2%
Humidity: 55%
Wind: 7mph
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NHL: PENGUINS 3, ISLANDERS 2, OT
NEW YORK (AP) — Kris Letang scored 1:24 into overtime, lifting Pittsburgh past the last-place Islanders to rebound from a blowout loss.
Sidney Crosby set up the winner by faking a shot and then passing to Letang, who fired in his second of the season.
Pittsburgh was beaten 7-1 by the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night, its biggest defeat during coach Mike Sullivan's nearly year-long tenure.
Matt Murray had 20 saves, and the Penguins also got goals from Crosby and Trevor Daley.
Brock Nelson and rookie Anthony Beauvillier scored for the Islanders, who dropped their fourth straight and are mired in a 1-3-4 stretch. Jaroslav Halak stopped 32 shots in his seventh straight start.
NHL: BLUE JACKETS 4. RANGERS 2
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Matt Calvert returned from taking a slap shot to his forehead that required about 30 stitches and scored a short-handed, tiebreaking goal in the third period to lift Columbus to its franchise-record seventh straight home win.
William Karlsson had a goal and an assist, and Sam Gagner and Boone Jenner also scored for Columbus, which led 2-0 in the second period before the Rangers tied it in the third. The Blue Jackets have won three in a row overall and seven of nine. Sergei Bobrovksy had 25 saves.
Michael Grabner and Mika Zibanejad scored for New York, which lost for the third time in 14 games. Henrik Lundqvist made 20 saves for the Rangers.
About three minutes after Zibanejad evened the score at 8:32 of the third, the Rangers were looking to take the lead on the power play, but a bandaged Calvert snuck a shot under Lundqvist's right arm on a 2-on-1 with Karlsson.
NBA: THUNDER 124, NETS 105
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook had 30 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds in his fourth triple-double of the season, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Brooklyn Nets 124-105 on Friday night.
Westbrook made 13 of 21 shots and had just three turnovers. It was the 41st career triple-double.
Victor Oladipo scored 26 points and Steven Adams added 15 to help the Thunder win their second straight after a four-game losing streak.
Oklahoma City shot 55.1 percent from the field and outrebounded the Nets 46-30.
Brook Lopez scored 22 points, and Bojan Bogdanovic and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson each added 13 for the Nets. They have lost three straight.
Weather:
Partly cloudy with some sun.
High: 63 deg. F
Low: 43 deg. F
Precipitation: 2%
Humidity: 55%
Wind: 7mph
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NHL: PENGUINS 3, ISLANDERS 2, OT
NEW YORK (AP) — Kris Letang scored 1:24 into overtime, lifting Pittsburgh past the last-place Islanders to rebound from a blowout loss.
Sidney Crosby set up the winner by faking a shot and then passing to Letang, who fired in his second of the season.
Pittsburgh was beaten 7-1 by the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night, its biggest defeat during coach Mike Sullivan's nearly year-long tenure.
Matt Murray had 20 saves, and the Penguins also got goals from Crosby and Trevor Daley.
Brock Nelson and rookie Anthony Beauvillier scored for the Islanders, who dropped their fourth straight and are mired in a 1-3-4 stretch. Jaroslav Halak stopped 32 shots in his seventh straight start.
NHL: BLUE JACKETS 4. RANGERS 2
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Matt Calvert returned from taking a slap shot to his forehead that required about 30 stitches and scored a short-handed, tiebreaking goal in the third period to lift Columbus to its franchise-record seventh straight home win.
William Karlsson had a goal and an assist, and Sam Gagner and Boone Jenner also scored for Columbus, which led 2-0 in the second period before the Rangers tied it in the third. The Blue Jackets have won three in a row overall and seven of nine. Sergei Bobrovksy had 25 saves.
Michael Grabner and Mika Zibanejad scored for New York, which lost for the third time in 14 games. Henrik Lundqvist made 20 saves for the Rangers.
About three minutes after Zibanejad evened the score at 8:32 of the third, the Rangers were looking to take the lead on the power play, but a bandaged Calvert snuck a shot under Lundqvist's right arm on a 2-on-1 with Karlsson.
NBA: THUNDER 124, NETS 105
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook had 30 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds in his fourth triple-double of the season, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Brooklyn Nets 124-105 on Friday night.
Westbrook made 13 of 21 shots and had just three turnovers. It was the 41st career triple-double.
Victor Oladipo scored 26 points and Steven Adams added 15 to help the Thunder win their second straight after a four-game losing streak.
Oklahoma City shot 55.1 percent from the field and outrebounded the Nets 46-30.
Brook Lopez scored 22 points, and Bojan Bogdanovic and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson each added 13 for the Nets. They have lost three straight.
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Dozens Arrested In NYC As Thousands Protest Against Trump’s Election Win
via CBS New York.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The NYPD says dozens of people were arrested overnight as thousands of protesters marched in Manhattan and converged outside Trump Tower to denounce the election of Donald Trump to the presidency.
Around 65 people were arrested mostly for disorderly conduct with some for obstructing government administration and resisting arrest, police said.
One group of protesters began at Union Square Wednesday night, while another started at Columbus Circle. Splinter groups of protesters then streamed into the streets causing massive gridlock as police mobilized to contain them under a light rain.
Outside Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in midtown, police installed barricades to keep the demonstrators at bay.
The protesters chanted “Not my president” and “hey, hey, ho, ho Donald Trump has got to go.” They held signs that read “Trump Makes America Hate” and “Impeach Trump.”
“He’s a racist, homophobic, xenophobic, nightmare,” said protester KC Trommer. “Misogynist nightmare.”
Similar protests took place in major cities around the country.
From New England to heartland cities and along the West Coast, demonstrators bore flags and effigies of the president-elect, disrupting traffic and declaring that they refused to accept Trump’s victory.
Thousands of protesters burned a giant papier-mache Trump head in Los Angeles and started fires in Oakland intersections. Late in the evening, several hundred people blocked one of the city’s busiest freeways, U.S. 101 between downtown and Hollywood.
In Chicago, several thousand people marched through the Loop. They gathered outside Trump Tower, chanting “Not my president!”
Chicago resident Michael Burke said he believes the president-elect will “divide the country and stir up hatred.” He added there was a constitutional duty not to accept that outcome.
Hundreds of protesters gathered near Philadelphia’s City Hall despite chilly, wet weather. Participants, who included both supporters of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, expressed anger at both Republicans and Democrats over the election’s outcome.
In Boston, thousands of anti-Trump protesters streamed through downtown, chanting “Trump’s a racist” and carrying signs that said “Impeach Trump” and “Abolish Electoral College.”
There were other Midwest protest marches in Omaha, Nebraska, and Kansas City, Missouri.
Marchers protesting Trump’s election chanted and carried signs in front of the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Dallas activists gathered by the dozens outside the city’s sports arena, the American Airlines Center.
In Oregon, dozens of people blocked traffic in downtown Portland, burned American flags and forced a delay for trains on two light-rail lines and hundreds massed in downtown Seattle streets.
But the fact is, American voters marched to the polls Tuesday and elected Trump to be the 45th president of the United States, CBS2’s Magdalena Doris reported.
For those marching in protest back in New York, it’s a reality they haven’t accepted.
“We reject the president-elect,” one protester said.
Protestors say they are fearful of policies that may marginalize many Americans, but are reassured by the popular vote, which Clinton appears to be on pace to win despite losing the electoral count that decides the presidential race.
“If there is some comfort in this, it’s to know the majority of Americans didn’t want this guy,” filmmaker and activist Michael Moore said.
However, the ground swell will not change the outcome of the election.
“I don’t think it will change anything because we have laws in place and they need to be respected in order for this country to be OK,” said Brooklyn resident Lauren Slakter.
And while there were resounding demonstrations across the country, others believe it’s time to get behind the new president-elect as a nation.
“I want them to give him a chance because they’re gonna see , he’s gonna make a change and we need it desperately,” said Trump supporter Cynthia Richmond.
“I think we have a new president, we should all unify and rally around President Trump,” another man said. “I think it’s done, move on give our streets back.”
Trump is set to meet with President Barack Obama Thursday at the White House.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The NYPD says dozens of people were arrested overnight as thousands of protesters marched in Manhattan and converged outside Trump Tower to denounce the election of Donald Trump to the presidency.
Around 65 people were arrested mostly for disorderly conduct with some for obstructing government administration and resisting arrest, police said.
One group of protesters began at Union Square Wednesday night, while another started at Columbus Circle. Splinter groups of protesters then streamed into the streets causing massive gridlock as police mobilized to contain them under a light rain.
Outside Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in midtown, police installed barricades to keep the demonstrators at bay.
The protesters chanted “Not my president” and “hey, hey, ho, ho Donald Trump has got to go.” They held signs that read “Trump Makes America Hate” and “Impeach Trump.”
“He’s a racist, homophobic, xenophobic, nightmare,” said protester KC Trommer. “Misogynist nightmare.”
Similar protests took place in major cities around the country.
From New England to heartland cities and along the West Coast, demonstrators bore flags and effigies of the president-elect, disrupting traffic and declaring that they refused to accept Trump’s victory.
Thousands of protesters burned a giant papier-mache Trump head in Los Angeles and started fires in Oakland intersections. Late in the evening, several hundred people blocked one of the city’s busiest freeways, U.S. 101 between downtown and Hollywood.
In Chicago, several thousand people marched through the Loop. They gathered outside Trump Tower, chanting “Not my president!”
Chicago resident Michael Burke said he believes the president-elect will “divide the country and stir up hatred.” He added there was a constitutional duty not to accept that outcome.
Hundreds of protesters gathered near Philadelphia’s City Hall despite chilly, wet weather. Participants, who included both supporters of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, expressed anger at both Republicans and Democrats over the election’s outcome.
In Boston, thousands of anti-Trump protesters streamed through downtown, chanting “Trump’s a racist” and carrying signs that said “Impeach Trump” and “Abolish Electoral College.”
There were other Midwest protest marches in Omaha, Nebraska, and Kansas City, Missouri.
Marchers protesting Trump’s election chanted and carried signs in front of the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Dallas activists gathered by the dozens outside the city’s sports arena, the American Airlines Center.
In Oregon, dozens of people blocked traffic in downtown Portland, burned American flags and forced a delay for trains on two light-rail lines and hundreds massed in downtown Seattle streets.
But the fact is, American voters marched to the polls Tuesday and elected Trump to be the 45th president of the United States, CBS2’s Magdalena Doris reported.
For those marching in protest back in New York, it’s a reality they haven’t accepted.
“We reject the president-elect,” one protester said.
Protestors say they are fearful of policies that may marginalize many Americans, but are reassured by the popular vote, which Clinton appears to be on pace to win despite losing the electoral count that decides the presidential race.
“If there is some comfort in this, it’s to know the majority of Americans didn’t want this guy,” filmmaker and activist Michael Moore said.
However, the ground swell will not change the outcome of the election.
“I don’t think it will change anything because we have laws in place and they need to be respected in order for this country to be OK,” said Brooklyn resident Lauren Slakter.
And while there were resounding demonstrations across the country, others believe it’s time to get behind the new president-elect as a nation.
“I want them to give him a chance because they’re gonna see , he’s gonna make a change and we need it desperately,” said Trump supporter Cynthia Richmond.
“I think we have a new president, we should all unify and rally around President Trump,” another man said. “I think it’s done, move on give our streets back.”
Trump is set to meet with President Barack Obama Thursday at the White House.
Carmelo Anthony scores 22 points, Knicks beat Nets 110-96
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| Brooklyn Nets' Brook Lopez (11) and New York Knicks' Joakim Noah (13) compete for control of the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) |
Once that changed, the Knicks had an easy time in the first matchup this season between the New York rivals.
Anthony scored 14 of his 22 points in the third quarter and Kristaps Porzingis added 21 in the Knicks' 110-96 victory Wednesday night.
Rookie center Willy Hernangomez had a season-best 14 points, Derrick Rose also scored 14 and New York climbed out of a 14-point hole by holding the Nets to 27.5 percent shooting in the second half.
"Our bench guys were great," Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek said. "They came in there, brought the energy, Melo got hot there in that third quarter and was rolling, so great second half for our guys to see what putting pressure and getting after it defensively can do for your team."
Brook Lopez and Justin Hamilton each scored 21 points for the Nets, who wilted on the second night of back-to-back games after a strong first half. Normally a good fourth-quarter team, they were outscored 38-25 while struggling to run their offense without an experienced NBA point guard.
New York, which came in allowing 109.8 points per game to rank 26th in the league, had more problems on that end in the first half but dominated the second.
And the Knicks got strong performances off their bench, with Brandon Jennings posting 11 assists and Hernangomez shooting 6 for 7.
The Nets, who set season highs for points and shooting percentage (55.3 percent) in their 119-110 victory over Minnesota on Tuesday, shot 55 percent in the first half and led 55-50.
Then Anthony, just 3 for 11 at halftime, had a baseline drive with the Knicks down nine and then turned to his jumper. He made five of them and then a pair of free throws, putting up 14 points in the final 5 minutes to give the Knicks a 72-71 lead.
"But even after that stretch it was a one-point game," Nets coach Kenny Atkinson said. "Then I felt like the real difference was again their bench coming in and just took us out of our stuff."
Hernangomez provided a spark before Porzingis made a pair of 3-pointers and threw down a dunk while getting fouled as the lead grew to 92-78.
"Melo got it going. He probably had like 10 or 12 straight at one point, so that kind of just enlightened the whole team," Jennings said. "And then we were just taking care of the defensive end and then just finding KP coming down for transition 3s and then he got an and-1 dunk, so we were just clicking tonight."
TIP-INS
Nets: Brooklyn opened a five-game trip by falling to 0-3 on the road. ... Sean Kilpatrick made his first career start in his 43rd game. He came in averaging 16.6 points, tops among reserves.
Knicks: New York improved to 93-91 against the Nets. Brooklyn had won six of eight meetings over the previous two seasons.
POINT GUARD PROBLEMS
Brooklyn rookie Isaiah Whitehead, who had been starting at point guard with Jeremy Lin sidelined by a strained left hamstring, was placed in the concussion protocol, a night after hitting his head on the court. He finished that game but had a headache and experienced symptoms Wednesday. He will be out until he is symptom free and has passed the NBA's protocols. The Nets also waived point guard Greivis Vasquez, who struggled to recover from ankle problems, and recalled Yogi Ferrell from their NBA Development League team to make his NBA debut.
HIT THE ROAD
The Nets only had to go about 5 miles to start this road trip, and they have an even shorter segment during it. They play a back-to-back in the same building, facing the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday and the Lakers the next night in Staples Center.
UP NEXT
Nets: Visit Phoenix on Saturday to start the Western Conference portion of their trip.
Knicks: Visit Boston on Friday to start a tough road back-to-back against the top teams in their division. They visit reigning Atlantic champion Toronto on Saturday.
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Nets keep Wolves winless on the road with 119-110 win
By BRIAN MAHONEY, AP
NEW YORK (AP) — No matter how much Tom Thibodeau screamed, his Minnesota Timberwolves clearly aren't hearing his message about defense.
Kenny Atkinson sure liked what he saw from his offense.
Brook Lopez scored 26 points, and the Brooklyn Nets kept the Timberwolves winless on the road with a 119-110 victory Tuesday night.
The Nets shot 55.3 percent from the field and had eight players with at least nine points, the kind of movement and involvement that Atkinson wanted to bring to Brooklyn from his time as an Atlanta assistant.
"We're sharing the wealth a little more and in the perfect Utopian motion system, that's what it should look like, where it's really everybody's touching it," Atkinson said.
It led to a surprisingly easy offensive performance against a young Wolves team that clearly hasn't yet grasped Thibodeau's defensive schemes.
Thibodeau, whose teams in Chicago were among the NBA's strongest defensively, said 110 points is "more than enough to win."
"Unless we correct the defensive end, it's going to be a struggle," he said. "That has to become a priority by everyone, otherwise nothing positive is going to happen."
Trevor Booker added 15 points and Sean Kilpatrick had 14 for the Nets.
Andrew Wiggins scored a career-high 36 points for the Wolves, making a career-best six 3-pointers. Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points, but scoring wasn't the problem for Minnesota.
The Wolves are 0-4 on the road and just 1-5 overall.
"We keep hearing we're young, that's why we're playing the way we play," Towns said. "That's not the reason. We're just not executing."
It was close most of the way, neither team having much luck stopping the other, and the Nets' lead was just two after Wiggins' jumper with 56 seconds left. Bojan Bogdanovic then made a 3-pointer with 37 seconds to go for a 115-110 lead, and Isaiah Whitehead and Bogdanovic closed it out with free throws.
Without injured point guards Jeremy Lin (strained left hamstring) and Greivis Vasquez (sore right ankle), the Nets got a scare in the first quarter when starter Whitehead had to leave the game after he fell onto the court and Gorgui Dieng accidentally stepped on his face. But the second-round draft pick from Brooklyn was able to return shortly after and had six points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
"That's the toughness we need and that's the definition of Brooklyn grit right there," Lopez said.
The Nets shot 62 percent in the first half and led 66-65 despite 19 points from Towns.
TIP-INS
Timberwolves: The Timberwolves lost for just the fifth time in the last 15 meetings. ... Wiggins' previous career-bests were 35 points and four 3-pointers.
Nets: Randy Foye made his Nets debut after beginning the season with a strained right hamstring, scoring three points. ... Bogdanovic and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson each had 13 points.
EAST MEETS WEST
The Nets were playing their first Western Conference opponent in their seventh game, the longest they had gone into a season since moving to Brooklyn in 2012. The Wolves were playing their first East team.
SKILLED KILPATRICK
The Timberwolves once signed Kilpatrick in part because they were so short-handed they needed another player just to meet NBA rules of having eight in uniform, and he was playing in the NBA Development League close enough to arrive on time. Now he entered the game as the NBA's highest-scoring reserve with 17 points per game.
"He's still the guy that would get in a car and go to any game at any place," Atkinson said. "That guy, he's just a competitor. He's grinded through some tough times to get where he is and then he just keeps blossoming and we're giving him a lot of responsibility and he's answering the bell."
UP NEXT
Timberwolves: Visit Magic on Wednesday to complete three-game trip. The Wolves have lost eight straight in Orlando.
Nets: Visit Knicks on Wednesday, the first matchup this season between New York's teams. It's a short journey for the opener of a five-game trip.
NEW YORK (AP) — No matter how much Tom Thibodeau screamed, his Minnesota Timberwolves clearly aren't hearing his message about defense.
Kenny Atkinson sure liked what he saw from his offense.
Brook Lopez scored 26 points, and the Brooklyn Nets kept the Timberwolves winless on the road with a 119-110 victory Tuesday night.
The Nets shot 55.3 percent from the field and had eight players with at least nine points, the kind of movement and involvement that Atkinson wanted to bring to Brooklyn from his time as an Atlanta assistant.
"We're sharing the wealth a little more and in the perfect Utopian motion system, that's what it should look like, where it's really everybody's touching it," Atkinson said.
It led to a surprisingly easy offensive performance against a young Wolves team that clearly hasn't yet grasped Thibodeau's defensive schemes.
Thibodeau, whose teams in Chicago were among the NBA's strongest defensively, said 110 points is "more than enough to win."
"Unless we correct the defensive end, it's going to be a struggle," he said. "That has to become a priority by everyone, otherwise nothing positive is going to happen."
Trevor Booker added 15 points and Sean Kilpatrick had 14 for the Nets.
Andrew Wiggins scored a career-high 36 points for the Wolves, making a career-best six 3-pointers. Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points, but scoring wasn't the problem for Minnesota.
The Wolves are 0-4 on the road and just 1-5 overall.
"We keep hearing we're young, that's why we're playing the way we play," Towns said. "That's not the reason. We're just not executing."
It was close most of the way, neither team having much luck stopping the other, and the Nets' lead was just two after Wiggins' jumper with 56 seconds left. Bojan Bogdanovic then made a 3-pointer with 37 seconds to go for a 115-110 lead, and Isaiah Whitehead and Bogdanovic closed it out with free throws.
Without injured point guards Jeremy Lin (strained left hamstring) and Greivis Vasquez (sore right ankle), the Nets got a scare in the first quarter when starter Whitehead had to leave the game after he fell onto the court and Gorgui Dieng accidentally stepped on his face. But the second-round draft pick from Brooklyn was able to return shortly after and had six points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
"That's the toughness we need and that's the definition of Brooklyn grit right there," Lopez said.
The Nets shot 62 percent in the first half and led 66-65 despite 19 points from Towns.
TIP-INS
Timberwolves: The Timberwolves lost for just the fifth time in the last 15 meetings. ... Wiggins' previous career-bests were 35 points and four 3-pointers.
Nets: Randy Foye made his Nets debut after beginning the season with a strained right hamstring, scoring three points. ... Bogdanovic and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson each had 13 points.
EAST MEETS WEST
The Nets were playing their first Western Conference opponent in their seventh game, the longest they had gone into a season since moving to Brooklyn in 2012. The Wolves were playing their first East team.
SKILLED KILPATRICK
The Timberwolves once signed Kilpatrick in part because they were so short-handed they needed another player just to meet NBA rules of having eight in uniform, and he was playing in the NBA Development League close enough to arrive on time. Now he entered the game as the NBA's highest-scoring reserve with 17 points per game.
"He's still the guy that would get in a car and go to any game at any place," Atkinson said. "That guy, he's just a competitor. He's grinded through some tough times to get where he is and then he just keeps blossoming and we're giving him a lot of responsibility and he's answering the bell."
UP NEXT
Timberwolves: Visit Magic on Wednesday to complete three-game trip. The Wolves have lost eight straight in Orlando.
Nets: Visit Knicks on Wednesday, the first matchup this season between New York's teams. It's a short journey for the opener of a five-game trip.
Burrows helps Canucks beat Rangers 5-3 to end 9-game skid
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| Vancouver Canucks' Daniel Sedin, right, attempts to break away from New York Rangers' J.T. Miller during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun) |
Indeed, it took a complete team effort to end their long losing streak.
Alexandre Burrows scored twice in the third period, and Henrik Sedin and Sven Baertschi each had a goal and an assist to help the Canucks snap a nine-game skid with a 5-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.
Loui Eriksson also scored for the Canucks, who were 0-8-1 with eight straight regulation losses since opening the season with four wins. Bo Horvat had two assists and Jacob Markstrom finished with 23 saves as Vancouver won for the first time since beating Buffalo on Oct. 20.
"I thought we played the right way," Burrows said. "We did a lot of good things defensively at the lines. We pressured a really good team, a fast team, and on the D side, we made some good plays, good reads. ... (Markstrom) played great again and it's a big team win."
The Canucks, outscored 28-9 with four shutouts in the previous eight games, had their most goals since a 4-3 overtime win against Carolina on Oct. 16 in the second game of the season.
Burrows took advantage of a loose puck to give the Canucks a 3-2 lead at 9:21 of the third. Henrik Lundqvist made a sprawling save on a shot in close by Horvat, but the puck stayed out at the right side as several players jabbed at it before Burrows knocked it in for his first of the season.
"It was nice, especially at that time in the game," Burrows said. "We're in a situation now where we (hadn't) won in a while, so any time you can score it makes it feel even better."
Rick Nash, Pavel Buchnevich and Mika Zibanejad scored for the Rangers, who had won five straight while scoring at least five goals in each game. Buchnevich also had two assists.
Antti Raanta stopped 20 shots, though he left for 6:19 in the third period after being run into by the Canucks' Markus Granlund. Lundqvist made four saves on six shots while filling in.
"They were a desperate team and they played like it tonight," Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh said. "They won more puck battles than us and they had the puck a little bit more than us. And when they had opportunities to score, they beared down and capitalized."
Baertschi put Vancouver ahead by two as he tipped in a centering pass by Jack Skille for his first of the season with 6:52 left. Burrows added an empty-netter with 3:06 remaining to make it 5-2, and Zibanejad scored for the Rangers with 59 seconds to go to cap the scoring.
"That's how you score goals in this league," Eriksson said. "You need to be hungry in front of the net. I thought we stepped up really well today. It was nice to get the win."
Sedin put the Canucks ahead 2-1 at 2:29 of the third when he fired a slap shot past Raanta for his fifth goal. It came just 8 seconds after Sedin came out of the penalty box following a high-sticking infraction.
Nash tied it at 5:27 with his 400th career goal. With the Rangers on a power play, Buchnevich sent a pass from the right faceoff circle to Nash at the left side of the net and the veteran left wing tipped it into the open net.
Buchnevich got the Rangers on the board at 7:20 with his third of the season, scoring for the third straight game. Markstrom got a piece of the puck but it got past the goalie and trickled over the goal line. Brady Skjei got an assist on the play, giving him one for the sixth straight game.
The Canucks tied it with 4:42 left in the second on Eriksson's first with the Canucks. He took a centering pass from Daniel Sedin from the left side of the net, slid to the right side and backhanded the puck over the legs of a sprawled Ranta.
NOTES: Daniel Sedin's assist on Eriksson's goal gave him a point in three straight games (two goals, one assist). Daniel Sedin has six goals and seven assists in 16 games against the Rangers. ... Henrik Sedin has four goals and eight assists in 15 games against the Rangers. ... Coming off a 4-2 loss at the New York Islanders on Monday night, Vancouver completed the fifth of 15 back-to-backs this season. The Canucks are 2-3-0 on the second nights. ... The Rangers and Canucks conclude their season series on Nov. 15 at Vancouver. ... The Rangers were called for two penalties after having been whistled for an NHL-low 78 penalty minutes in their first 13 games.
UP NEXT
Canucks: At Detroit on Thursday night in the finale of a six-game trip.
Rangers: At Calgary on Saturday in the opener of a four-game trip.
Monday, November 7, 2016
Cammalleri gets hat trick, Devils beat Hurricanes 4-1
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Michael Cammalleri made up for lost time Sunday night.
Cammalleri got his first three goals of the season, lifting the New Jersey Devils over the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 for their first road victory.
"It was nice to get them to hit the back of the net," Cammalleri said.
Cammalleri scored twice in the second period and again midway through the third for his sixth career hat trick. Captain Andy Greene scored into an empty net for New Jersey.
The Devils improve to 1-3-2 away from home. Keith Kinkaid got his first win of the season behind 33 saves.
"Getting the first road win, hopefully it will be like Cami's first goal and open the flood gates for us," Kinkaid said. "He had a tremendous game, and it was good to get the win."
New Jersey had been off to its worst road start since going 0-5-2 in 2013-14. The Devils lost to Florida 4-3 in overtime and then suffered a 4-1 loss at Tampa Bay in their last two outings.
"We didn't like the way things were going in the last couple," Cammalleri said. "To be able to nip that in the bud a little bit and now go back home means we can build on something."
Carolina's Andrej Nestrasil scored with 6:59 left in the third period. Eddie Lack stopped 17 shots in his first home start.
Cammalleri's first goal came 4:31 into the second. He took a cross-ice pass from Travis Zajac and scored easily from just inside the left circle. He scored again just over three minutes later, slipping a shot under Lack's pads on a rush from near the left faceoff dot.
He completed the hat trick on a shot from the left side 8:30 into the third.
Cammalleri has five goals and four assists in his last six games against the Hurricanes. He also had a key blocked shot late as Carolina was pressing.
Carolina pulled Lack for an extra skater with four minutes left but could not generate another goal.
The Hurricanes began the year with one of the league's top power-play units but have gone four games without a man-advantage goal. They were 0 for 4 in this one.
"It comes down to execution," coach Bill Peters said. "It comes down to confidence and it comes down to five guys doing their part."
NOTES: Carolina F Jordan Staal played his 700th NHL game. ... Carolina D Justin Faulk left with an undisclosed injury and did not return to the game. ... Greene played in his 322nd straight game, the fourth-longest stretch in club history.
UP NEXT:
Devils: Host Carolina on Tuesday night after playing their last three games on the road.
Hurricanes: Make the trip to New Jersey on Tuesday night before returning home for five in a row.
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| New Jersey Devils' Michael Cammalleri, center, celebrates his goal with teammates Beau Bennett (8) and John Moore (2) with Carolina Hurricanes goalie Eddie Lack (31) nearby during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, in Raleigh, N.C. The Devils won 4-1. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker) |
Cammalleri got his first three goals of the season, lifting the New Jersey Devils over the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 for their first road victory.
"It was nice to get them to hit the back of the net," Cammalleri said.
Cammalleri scored twice in the second period and again midway through the third for his sixth career hat trick. Captain Andy Greene scored into an empty net for New Jersey.
The Devils improve to 1-3-2 away from home. Keith Kinkaid got his first win of the season behind 33 saves.
"Getting the first road win, hopefully it will be like Cami's first goal and open the flood gates for us," Kinkaid said. "He had a tremendous game, and it was good to get the win."
New Jersey had been off to its worst road start since going 0-5-2 in 2013-14. The Devils lost to Florida 4-3 in overtime and then suffered a 4-1 loss at Tampa Bay in their last two outings.
"We didn't like the way things were going in the last couple," Cammalleri said. "To be able to nip that in the bud a little bit and now go back home means we can build on something."
Carolina's Andrej Nestrasil scored with 6:59 left in the third period. Eddie Lack stopped 17 shots in his first home start.
Cammalleri's first goal came 4:31 into the second. He took a cross-ice pass from Travis Zajac and scored easily from just inside the left circle. He scored again just over three minutes later, slipping a shot under Lack's pads on a rush from near the left faceoff dot.
He completed the hat trick on a shot from the left side 8:30 into the third.
Cammalleri has five goals and four assists in his last six games against the Hurricanes. He also had a key blocked shot late as Carolina was pressing.
Carolina pulled Lack for an extra skater with four minutes left but could not generate another goal.
The Hurricanes began the year with one of the league's top power-play units but have gone four games without a man-advantage goal. They were 0 for 4 in this one.
"It comes down to execution," coach Bill Peters said. "It comes down to confidence and it comes down to five guys doing their part."
NOTES: Carolina F Jordan Staal played his 700th NHL game. ... Carolina D Justin Faulk left with an undisclosed injury and did not return to the game. ... Greene played in his 322nd straight game, the fourth-longest stretch in club history.
UP NEXT:
Devils: Host Carolina on Tuesday night after playing their last three games on the road.
Hurricanes: Make the trip to New Jersey on Tuesday night before returning home for five in a row.
Miller, Fast, Buchnevich lead Rangers past Jets 5-2
By VIN A. CHERWOO, AP
NEW YORK (AP) — Although the New York Rangers didn't play an especially dominant style, they did enough to keep up their winning play.
J.T. Miller, Jesper Fast and Pavel Buchnevich scored 4:04 apart late in the second period to lead the high-scoring Rangers to their fifth straight victory, 5-2 over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday night.
"Tonight is a good night to use 'never critique a win,' just take the win," Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said. "It was our fifth game in eight nights, fourth game in six nights. ... These are tough on players, tough physically, tough mentally. You've got to grind it out."
Kevin Hayes and Mats Zuccarello also scored, Kevin Klein and Brandon Pirri had two assists and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 24 shots as New York won for the eighth time in nine games. The Rangers, who lead the NHL with 55 goals and 4.23 per game, have scored at least five in each game of their winning streak.
"We've played a lot of hockey lately," Miller said. "Some games you don't really have it, but you find ways to get it done. ... I think we're finding a way for everybody to contribute right now and it's hard to stop for the opposition if you have four lines rolling like that."
Patrik Laine and Mark Scheifele scored for Winnipeg, which has lost four of its last five (1-3-1). Connor Hellebuyck started and gave up four goals on 16 shots before he was replaced late in the second period by Michael Hutchinson, who finished with one save.
After a scoreless first half of the second period in which Winnipeg had a 4-1 advantage on shots, the Rangers outscored the Jets 4-1 over the final 10 minutes.
"I think we are a little bit guilty of getting too excited about our zone time and some of our lateral plays that we tried to make instead of getting right to the net," Jets coach Paul Maurice said. "That's what (the Rangers) are good at, they'll transition off of that. They can shoot the puck off the rush and we got burned by it."
Zuccarello fired a wrist shot from the left faceoff circle past Hellebuyck for his sixth to put the Rangers up 2-1 just past the midpoint of the second.
Scheifele tied it 2 minutes later as he pounced on a puck sitting in front of an open net after a shot by Paul Postma was stopped by Lundqvist. It was Scheifele's seventh of the season.
Miller skated up the right side and fired a wrist shot over Hellebuyck's right shoulder for his fifth, putting the Rangers up 3-2 with 6:59 remaining.
Fast gave New York a two-goal lead with 3:36 left as he tipped a point shot by Klein from the right faceoff circle for his second goal. That chased Hellebuyck and brought on Hutchinson.
Buchnevich made it 5-2 just 41 seconds later as he slid the puck from his backhand across to the left side in front of Hutchinson and fired it over the sprawled goalie. It was Buchnevich's second of the season and second in two games.
"It should be on the highlights," Vigneault said. "It's going to be up in Canada anyway, they look for goals like that. It was a great goal."
The Jets controlled play in the scoreless third period, outshooting the Rangers 9-1, but couldn't get anything past Lundqvist.
"I don't think we are super pleased with everything in our game but we are finding ways to win games," Lundqvist said.
Hayes got the Rangers off to a fast start with his sixth of the season 2:12 into the game. Skating with an extra attacker on a delayed penalty, Hayes took a pass from Klein and fired a slap shot from inside the blue line past Hellebuyck. That gave Hayes a goal in four straight games.
Laine tied it with 9:15 left in the first, tipping a point shot by Ben Chiarot for the 18-year-old rookie's eighth of the season.
NOTES: Laine, selected by Winnipeg with the No. 2 overall pick in this year's draft, scored for the second straight game after going without a point in his previous four. ... The teams conclude their season series Dec. 8 at Winnipeg. ... Hayes has a point in five straight games (four goals, five assists). ... Brady Skjei had an assist on Hayes' goal, giving him a point in five straight games (six assists).
UP NEXT
Jets: Host Dallas on Tuesday night.
Rangers: Host Vancouver on Tuesday night before heading out on a four-game road trip.
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| Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck knocks the puck away from New York Rangers right wing Michael Grabner (40) in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) |
J.T. Miller, Jesper Fast and Pavel Buchnevich scored 4:04 apart late in the second period to lead the high-scoring Rangers to their fifth straight victory, 5-2 over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday night.
"Tonight is a good night to use 'never critique a win,' just take the win," Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said. "It was our fifth game in eight nights, fourth game in six nights. ... These are tough on players, tough physically, tough mentally. You've got to grind it out."
Kevin Hayes and Mats Zuccarello also scored, Kevin Klein and Brandon Pirri had two assists and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 24 shots as New York won for the eighth time in nine games. The Rangers, who lead the NHL with 55 goals and 4.23 per game, have scored at least five in each game of their winning streak.
"We've played a lot of hockey lately," Miller said. "Some games you don't really have it, but you find ways to get it done. ... I think we're finding a way for everybody to contribute right now and it's hard to stop for the opposition if you have four lines rolling like that."
Patrik Laine and Mark Scheifele scored for Winnipeg, which has lost four of its last five (1-3-1). Connor Hellebuyck started and gave up four goals on 16 shots before he was replaced late in the second period by Michael Hutchinson, who finished with one save.
After a scoreless first half of the second period in which Winnipeg had a 4-1 advantage on shots, the Rangers outscored the Jets 4-1 over the final 10 minutes.
"I think we are a little bit guilty of getting too excited about our zone time and some of our lateral plays that we tried to make instead of getting right to the net," Jets coach Paul Maurice said. "That's what (the Rangers) are good at, they'll transition off of that. They can shoot the puck off the rush and we got burned by it."
Zuccarello fired a wrist shot from the left faceoff circle past Hellebuyck for his sixth to put the Rangers up 2-1 just past the midpoint of the second.
Scheifele tied it 2 minutes later as he pounced on a puck sitting in front of an open net after a shot by Paul Postma was stopped by Lundqvist. It was Scheifele's seventh of the season.
Miller skated up the right side and fired a wrist shot over Hellebuyck's right shoulder for his fifth, putting the Rangers up 3-2 with 6:59 remaining.
Fast gave New York a two-goal lead with 3:36 left as he tipped a point shot by Klein from the right faceoff circle for his second goal. That chased Hellebuyck and brought on Hutchinson.
Buchnevich made it 5-2 just 41 seconds later as he slid the puck from his backhand across to the left side in front of Hutchinson and fired it over the sprawled goalie. It was Buchnevich's second of the season and second in two games.
"It should be on the highlights," Vigneault said. "It's going to be up in Canada anyway, they look for goals like that. It was a great goal."
The Jets controlled play in the scoreless third period, outshooting the Rangers 9-1, but couldn't get anything past Lundqvist.
"I don't think we are super pleased with everything in our game but we are finding ways to win games," Lundqvist said.
Hayes got the Rangers off to a fast start with his sixth of the season 2:12 into the game. Skating with an extra attacker on a delayed penalty, Hayes took a pass from Klein and fired a slap shot from inside the blue line past Hellebuyck. That gave Hayes a goal in four straight games.
Laine tied it with 9:15 left in the first, tipping a point shot by Ben Chiarot for the 18-year-old rookie's eighth of the season.
NOTES: Laine, selected by Winnipeg with the No. 2 overall pick in this year's draft, scored for the second straight game after going without a point in his previous four. ... The teams conclude their season series Dec. 8 at Winnipeg. ... Hayes has a point in five straight games (four goals, five assists). ... Brady Skjei had an assist on Hayes' goal, giving him a point in five straight games (six assists).
UP NEXT
Jets: Host Dallas on Tuesday night.
Rangers: Host Vancouver on Tuesday night before heading out on a four-game road trip.
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