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Pavel Buchnevich notched a pair of goals, but the Rangers were completely dominated by the much worse Detroit Red Wings, falling 3-2 in the shootout. Buch scored the first goal of the game in the first, then tied the game late in the third. Henrik Lundqvist had to be great again, making 43 saves. Brendan Lemieux also added a pair of assists.

Libor Hajek almost got his first point, but had his assist on Buchnevich’s first goal removed. He had another strong game though, so this kid is looking like he belongs.

The Blueshirts remain winless since the trade deadline, although they have taken a bunch of these games to OT and beyond. They’ve now taken 20 games to the extra frame, which is beyond frustrating for a team that hasn’t even won 25% of those games. From a tanking perspective, those points are killing them. But it is instilling a fighting mentality into the roster. That is equally important.

Rangers 1, Wings 0

Buch had three attempts here and simply would not be denied. He was a force in this one. Hajek did not have the assist here.

Wings 1, Rangers 1

Tyler Bertuzzi was getting mauled in front by Tony DeAngelo and he still managed to get his stick on the Madison Bowey shot. That’s just good net front presence.

Wings 2, Rangers 1

This doesn’t really show the full play, but Andreas Anathasiou unleashed a rocket on this shot. Hank stood no chance. I would have liked to see Brady Skjei play this a little better by not giving Anathasiou so much room to shoot while also covering the pass. I’ve been on this all year though. Per Vally’s in-game review a few months ago, Skjei wasn’t overly committed because he was still in the middle of the ice. My gripe is with the five feet between Skjei and Anathasiou when he shoots. I’m probably nitpicking though.

Rangers 2, Wings 2

This was a stellar pass from Lemieux and an even better finish from Buchnevich.

Shot Heatmap

This is basically what you expect for this kind of game. The Wings had 65% of the shot attempts, and basically owned the game from start to finish.

The Rangers head back to New York for a quick game against the Devils before heading out West for a few late games. It will be interesting to see who the next batch of healthy scratches are.

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