Well that period was filled with just about everything. There were 16 penalties, one big fight, 3 game misconducts. The intensity on both sides of the ice was extremely high, except for Marc Staal. He seemed like he wanted to drop the gloves after the hit on Gomez but he didnt. A little disappointing but he is young. Regardless he should've dropped the gloves or something right away. Avery had some built up rage from the All-Star break. He got a roughing penalty right off the face-off, he stood up for his teammate and got 2 game misconducts. Personally I see nothing wrong with what he did. I am glad he stood up for Gomez even if he got the game misconduct penalties. Now we have to hope for no suspension. I also really REALLY like the intensity shown by Jagr. He threw his gloves down and got into it a little bit. It shows this team is ready to make this very difficult run.
Besides the intensity and all the fights, the Rangers are playing pretty well. The defense is good, especially on the 5 on 3. That was a great kill on almost a full 2 minute 5 on 3. There were great saves, great clears and an overall great job by the PK units. That was a key point in the period.
The goal scored by the Rangers was a well run 4 on 3. Crisp passing and patience led to a great opportunity and a great shot by Shanny. It would be nice to see if the Rangers could keep up this speed and intensity and continue to throw pucks at the net.
By the way, if Orr fights again he is gone from the game. With all of this happening in period 1, whats gonna happen with the 2 more left.
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