"Who on Earth was that team out on Madison Square Garden ice? That was a Rangers team from between 2024 and 2026? That couldn't be true, there's no way they outshot the red hot Dallas Stars 41-25 and got their biggest win of the season when arguably their most important skater is injured. Hopefully this isn't a blip, even if we all know better than to give hope and faith to this team right now."
"In the absence of Fox, Vlad Gavrikov stepped up big time, scoring the game winner on a great read in overtime, collecting an Artemi Panarin rebound and slipping it past Casey DeSmith. It feels like Gavrikov was tailor made for Mike Sulliva. He's primarily looking to disrupt, defend, and is also chipping in on offense. His 12 points in 28 games is well on his way to a career high, and his five goals is one shy of his current career high."
"At the 28 game mark, he has been an effective forward in all situations. Cuylle's tying goal with the goalie pulled was the first goal the Rangers have scored with an empty net since the Stadium Series game against the Islanders in 2024. Cuylle gets to the dirty areas of the ice, competes, and comes out on top of puck battles, skills that can translate into clutch scoring."
The Rangers produced a dominant performance at Madison Square Garden, outshooting the Dallas Stars 41-25 and earning their biggest win of the season despite an injured top skater. The team displayed momentum-shifting penalty killing, controlled offensive-zone possession, restrained decision-making, and successful late-game execution with the goalie pulled. Vlad Gavrikov emerged as a defensive leader who also contributed the overtime game-winner and is approaching career-best offensive numbers. Will Cuylle has developed into an effective top-six forward, scoring the tying empty-net goal and showing rugged puck battles that can convert to clutch scoring. The result creates cautious optimism about improvement.
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