"Another game on home ice, another loss for the New York Rangers. The Utah Mammoth may be an up and coming team, but right now they are mediocre in the standings and the Rangers should be better and should have won. Utah plays a skill and speed game, and the speed is what eventually won them the game after pinning the Rangers in their own end for long stretches at a time."
"Jonathan Quick is truly an ageless wonder. I can't recall the last time a 40 year old goalie looked as composed in net as he does. After Igor Shesterkin left the game, Quick came in and got bumped in the second period, and it felt like he was the only one that responded. it wasn't until Quick started taking shots at Utah that the rest of the team remembered that they should probably protect their goalie and get in the fray."
The New York Rangers lost another home game to the Utah Mammoth as Utah's speed decided the game by pinning the Rangers in their own end for long stretches. Mika Zibanejad factored in on the last seven Rangers goals and recorded both power-play points; his assist on Alexis Lafreniere's opening goal was a thing of beauty. Igor Shesterkin left with a non-contact injury and Jonathan Quick entered, looking composed and prompting a stronger team response. The Rangers failed to protect their goalies after bumps, showing a lack of identity. Vincent Trocheck has 25 points in 30 games and has meshed well with Lafreniere and Gabe Perreault at 5v5.
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