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Raanta stops 22 shots as Rangers beat Sharks 4-0
By DENIS P. GORMAN ceptable,’’ Staal said. ‘’It’s mediate dividends as Staal the puck away. Raanta made a left pad
Associated Press something we wanted to scored his first of the season The save was significant save on Thomas Hertl as
NEW YORK (AP) -- Antti take care of.’’ 10:36 into the game. when Zuccarello scored his the Sharks came in on a
Raanta was just looking to Martin Jones finished with fourth of the season later in 2-on-1.
get a win in his New York 24 saves in his first loss of Staal’s point shot ap- the period. Stalberg’s goal with 3:16
Rangers debut. the season as the Sharks peared to ricochet off of left ended the scoring.
He did much more than lost their second straight San Jose’s Joel Ward. WithRick Nash screening ‘’We were able to con-
that. after opening the season ‘’I just tried to get to the Jones, Zuccarello whipped nect the dots,’’ the Rang-
Raanta stopped all 22 shots with four wins. Jones had net as fast as I can and I a shot from the right side ers’ Ryan McDonagh said.
think it hit someone - one into the net. ‘’It allowed us to create
Fast had a breakaway goal some rush chances, spend
3:47 into the third period. some time in their end
‘’We gave up too many and try and negate their
odd-man rushes,’’ Jones la- speed through the neutral
mented. ‘’They did a good zone.’’q
job getting to the net.’’
New York Rangers’ Jesper Fast (19) shoots the puck past San Jose Sharks goalie Martin Jones (31)
during the third period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, in New York.
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he faced to become the allowed just two goals in of their guys - and goes
fourth goalie in franchise the Sharks season-opening in,’’ said Staal, who later
history to get a shutout in winning streak and came recorded his 100th career
his first start with the team, in leading the NHL in goals- assist on Stalberg’s goal.
leading the Rangers to a against average (0.49), ‘’We talked about getting
4-0 victory over the San save percentage (.982) a lot more pucks to the net,
Jose Sharks on Monday and shutouts (2). create some traffic, and
night. ‘’We lost pretty much every then (Fast) was in front tak-
Getting his fourth career facet of the game,’’ Sharks ing (Jones’ sightlines) away
shutout, Raanta joined Hal coach Pete DeBoer said. and that’s how it gets in the
Winkler (1926), John Ross ‘’Lost races to pucks, lost back of the net.’’
Roach (1928) and Marcel battles, lost special teams New York continued to at-
Paille (1957) as the only (battles). There’s a price tack in what was the Rang-
goaltenders to blank an to pay to win and the ers’ most complete perfor-
opponent in his first start other team was more will- mance of the season.
with the Rangers. ing to pay that price than While Raanta did not have
‘’The only thing I was think- us so we got what we de- to work especially hard,
ing was to win, served.’’ his toughest stop occurred
’’ said Raanta, who was Rangers coach Alain Vi- early in the second period
playing for the first time gneault opted to keep the as New York was killing a
since being acquired from same forward lines and de- 5-on-3 Sharks power play.
Chicago in a draft-day fense pairings that could San Jose center Joe Thorn-
trade in June. ‘’Our guys only score once in the 2-1 tonattempted a quick shot
defended so well.’’ overtime loss to the New from along the goal line
Marc Staal, Mats Zucca- Jersey Devils on Sunday. as Patrick Marleau drove
rello, Jesper Fast and Vik- Vigneault’s gambit paid im- the net, but Raanta kicked
tor Stalberg scored for New
York, which snapped a
three game winless streak
(0-2-1) after opening the
season with three wins.
‘’Everyone in the room
knows that the level we
were playing at isn’t ac-
