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DeAngelo, Lundqvist lead Rangers to 5-1 win over Red Wings

"We just find a way to get it
done," said Thomas, whose
team had won its previous
three outings in overtime.
"We're winning a lot of
2-1, 3-2 games and close
games at the end. I think
that shows our character
and being able fight un-
til the end and get some
wins."
Jake Allen made 32 saves
to improve to 3-1 on the
season.
"I've felt like I've been get-
ting better every game to
be honest than at the start
of the year," Allen said. "I
felt a lot more comfortable
and it felt good to get a
lot of action and obviously
it was good to get the win
and the guys battled hard."
Connor McDavid and Zack
Kassian scored for the Oil-
ers. They have lost two in a
row. "This was a lesson for
us," Oilers defenseman Os-
car Klefbom said. "This was
a playoff game and obvi-
New York Rangers defenseman Tony DeAngelo (77) scores a goal past Detroit Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard (35) during the ously we have a long way
second period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, at Madison Square Garden in New York. to go. We have to find a
Associated Press way to win these games
By VIN A. CHERWOO more simple, with less mis- With the Red Wings on a er-play goal, knocking in because there are going to
AP Sports Writer takes." power play, he brought the the rebound of Brendan be many of them this year.
NEW YORK (AP) — After a Valtteri Filppula scored and puck up the left side and Lemieux's shot in front for his We're going to play a lot of
bad loss in their last game, Jimmy Howard finished sent a shot that went off sixth at 4:25. good teams and we have
the New York Rangers with 26 saves, but the Red the shaft of Howard's stick Kreider made it 2-0 as he to be ready. They played
bounced back with a big Wings' fourth straight loss and up in the air. With the beat Howard up high on last night, we gave them
win. dropped them to 1-11-1 in goalie unaware where the the glove side from the right a little bit too much and it
Tony DeAngelo had a goal their last 13 games. puck was as it lay in front, side for his third at 6:04. cost us." Leon Draisaitl ex-
and an assist in New York's "It's frustrating," Dylan Larkin McKegg skated up and The Rangers made it 3-0 tended his points streak to
three-goal second period, said. "It's night after night. put it in for New York's third with their second power- seven games with a feed to
Henrik Lundqvist stopped We try different things, dif- short-handed score of the play goal of the period as McDavid, who tucked his
35 shots during his first start ferent lineups. It was special season. Adam Fox's shot deflected eighth goal of the season
in 10 days, and the Rangers teams tonight. Seems like The Rangers also had two off Strome's right shoulder through the legs of goalie
beat the struggling Detroit it's a different story every power-play goals and one and in at 8:49. Strome has Jake Allen, to open scor-
Red Wings 5-1 Wednesday night. We can't really seem at even strength, and held five goals and six assists in ing on a power play 2:46
night. New York was com- to generate a full 60 min- the Red Wings to 0 for 2 on his last eight games. into the game. St. Louis re-
ing off a 6-2 defeat against utes, full complete game." their power play. Just 52 seconds later, Filp- sponded with a power-play
an Ottawa team that had Trailing 3-1 in the second, "Penalty killing and power pula put the puck past Lun- goal of its own six minutes
been winless on the road the Red Wings picked up plays is going to be the dif- dqvist on an odd-man rush into the first when Schwartz
this season. the pressure. They outshot ference a lot of nights," Lun- to pull the Red Wings to 3-1. tipped Pietrangelo's point
"We had to have a perfor- the Rangers 15-3 over a dqvist said. "We know that Blues 5, Oilers 2 shot past Mike Smith.
mance like this after what 16½-minute stretch, but and we continue to work EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Pietrangelo's long-range
happened last game," couldn't beat Lundqvist. on it in practice and talk — The Stanley Cup cham- shot got past Smith 7 min-
Lundqvist said. "You need The Rangers' goalie cred- before games. It's such a pion St. Louis Blues are roll- utes into the second period
to learn from our ups and ited his team's defensive ef- big part of winning and it's ing again. on another power play. St.
downs and I think we did." fort in limiting Detroit's bona nice when we take care of Alex Pietrangelo had a goal Louis added to its lead with
Artemi Panarin and Ryan fide scoring chances. business like that." and two assists and St. Louis 5 minutes remaining in the
Strome also had a goal and "I think that was the most Panarin added an emp- remained atop the West- middle period when Thom-
an assist apiece, and Chris structured game I've had in ty-netter with 2:37 left for ern Conference standings, as beat Smith to the glove
Kreider and Greg McKegg front of me so far this year," his seventh goal and 14th beating the second-place side. Draisaitl picked up an-
scored to help New York Lundqvist said. "We were point, both team highs. Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on other assist with 9 minutes
win for the fourth time in six in the right place, and the After a scoreless first pe- Wednesday night for their left when he sent a long
games. Lundqvist, after sit- few chances they had I riod, the Rangers took con- sixth straight victory. feed to Kassian.
ting out the previous three felt we were there to help trol with three goals in the Jaden Schwartz, Robert Bozak's short-handed emp-
games, made 24 saves out on rebounds and didn't first 8:49 of the second — Thomas, Tyler Bozak and ty-net goal went into the
over the final 28:06."It was give them too much room." including two on their first Ivan Barbashev also scored net on a lucky bounce be-
really important (to get the McKegg pushed the lead three shots. to help St. Louis tie Wash- fore Barbashev added an-
win)," Panarin said through to 4-1 at 8:44 on the Rang- DeAngelo got New York ington for the overall NHL other short-handed empty-
a translator. "We played ers' third shot of the period. on the board with a pow- lead with 25 points. netter.q