Red Wings-Rangers quick take: Quick, Rangers bedevil Wings

Goaltender Ville Husso and the Red Wings were skating uphill into their match-up with the Jonathan Quick’s New York Rangers on Saturday night.

As Detroit hoped to snap a single-game losing streak after Friday’s loss to Toronto, the Rangers were planning on sweeping their 3-game season series against the Red Wings, bouncing back from an ugly 6-1 loss to Buffalo on Thursday, and adding to their 4-1-and-0 road record.

On Saturday night, the Red Wings lost an utterly demoralizing 4-0 decision to the New York Rangers, out-shooting New York 37-24, but finding themselves bedeviled by Jonathan Quick and an opportunistic Rangers team that capitalized on the Red Wings’ few mistakes.

Detroit drops to 6-7-and-1, and the Wings rather desperately need to generate some wins as they embark upon a 4-game road trip starting on next Wednesday in Pittsburgh.

In the pregame warmups, Ville Husso led the Red Wings out to the ice…

There was a bit of a twist in terms of the Wings’ lineup, however, as Albert Johansson, who played “light” vs. Toronto, sat out…

As did Joe Veleno…

Northern Michigander Johnny Brodzinski didn’t dial into the Rangers’ lineup, either…

The Wings shook up their lines in general, placing Lucas Raymond with Larkin and Copp and Compher with Kane…

The starters and scratches were as follows:

In the 1st period, Detroit’s Dylan Larkin drew in against Mika Zibanejad, with the Larkin line tasked with shutting down Artemi Panarin and the Rangers’ best.

Larkin lost the opening draw and the Rangers chipped and chased, DeBrincat deked and dangled his way out to center, Larkin fed DeBrincat in front and Quick made a HUGE stop on DeBrincat in the slot…Raymond then hit the side of the net, and Detroit changed 42 seconds into the game.

Copp, Compher and Kane joined the fray with Chiarot and Petry, and after the Rangers iced the puck, New York won the deep zone faceoff, Reilly Smith and Kreider battled away, and after the Rangers regrouped at center ice, Detroit escaped the Rags’ second-best line unscathed.

Tarasenko, Berggren and Kasper generated a shot for Gustafsson at 1:58, and they regrouped at center with Edvinsson and Seider, cycled down low, and Kasper shanked a shot wide as the trio remained a little “off,” though Gustafsson got a secondary scoring chance off a line change.

The Wings’ fourth line came out and Fisher, Rasmussen and Motte got pinned into their own zone for a moment, pushed the puck out to center ice, and when the Rangers regrouped, Detroit brought out the Larkin line at 3:20, ending the four-line rotation.

Panarin and Zibanejad then got the Rangers’ first scoring chance, Lafreniere cycled to the blueline and Husso held onto a Lindgren boomer from the blueline at 3:46.

On the next defensive zone draw, Kane and Copp and Compher were unable to sustain pressure, but Kane did break in and fire a shot just high and wide of Quick.

Compher and Chiarot then turned the puck over, and Detroit had to regroup in its own zone, Holl iced the puck at exactly 4:59, and the Rangers snuck out the Panarin line opposite Kasper’s company, which held the fort.

DeBrincat had to take a d-zone draw for Larkin and the Wings took a loss as a result, and after blocking a Rangers shot, the Larkin line went the other way, forced an offensive zone draw…

And Rasmussen came out as the center for Fischer and Motte, New York went back toward Husso, and they were parried, so Gustafsson and Motte just couldn’t convert on their scoring chance.

Husso made a good blocker stop on Edstrom, the Rasmussen line gave way to the Compher line, and it looked to be in tough vs. Kreider’s group, though Copp found Seider for a wraparound attempt that was stifled;

Compher, Edvinsson and Kane then cycled deep, but the Rangers spoiled the Wings’ scoring chance;

Panarin and Zibanejad set up in the Wings’ zone, DeBrincat was hit by Lafrienere, and Husso had to stop Zibanejad in the high slot;

Going the other way, Raymond and Chiarot tried to exchange the puck, but the puck bounced off Raymond’s stick blade;

Reilly Smith’s group came out opposite Kasper’s line and they parried a Rangers’ scoring chance that went astray in the slot;

Berggren tried to beat Quick in the “RVH”;

Detroit’s puck movement was good, and Fischer nearly found Chiarot for a scoring chance, as did Chiarot Fischer, but both players fanned on their opportunities;

10:45 into the 1st, Kane stole a puck deep, but the Rangers’ fourth line pushed Detroit out to center, Seider and Edvinsson regrouped, and on sticky ice, DeBrincat, Larkin and Raymond battled hard to generate a Larkin shot on Quick and a cycle by Larkin which resulted in Chiarot firing on a stick-less Quick;

Quick was able to pick up his stick as there was a high stick called at 12:44, ushering in the game’s first TV timeout.

When play resumed, Kasper lost an offensive zone draw, but regrouped at the offensive blueline, and Kasper ended up ripping a shot off Quick’s shoulder from the slot.

Moritz Seider then hit the goalpost and out off a Larkin faceoff win, but the Rangers won the next draw and forced Detroit into a penalty as Simon Edvinsosn tripped Mika Zibanejad at center ice. While Lafreniere and Raymond chatted about some cheap shots, Edvinsson sat at 12:56 of the 1st for tripping.

On the power play, the Rangers won the opening faceoff, got the puck to Adam Fox, and Chris Kreider tipped the puck past Ville Husso at 13:13.

Kreider scored from Fox and Panarin at 13:13 to make it 1-0 Rangers.

Bafflingly, both defenders left Kreider alone in front of Husso, and he had all the time in the world to tip the puck in.

On the bump-up shift, the Rangers seemed to feel their oats, with Cuylle, Kakko and Chytil cycling to Fox, and Gustafsson and Holl had to bail out the Compher line in the defensive zone…

Worse, Compher tripped a Ranger in the offensive zone, and the Rangers headed back to the power play at 14:17.

On the penalty-kill, Larkin and Raymond at least won the opening faceoff and shoveled the puck down the ice;

Zibanejad and Panarin went offside on the next rush;

Larkin lost the blueline draw, New York tried to establish possession, and they were parried away;

Then Motte and Copp joined the fray as the Rangers patiently set up on the PP, and Edvinsson and Seider blocked off the Rangers’ PK at the blueline;

Copp won a blueline draw but gave the puck up to Lafreniere, and Copp cleaned up his own mess, cleared the zone and went off;

Smith, Lafreniere, Jones, Kakko and company were blocked off by Rasmussen and Kasper, who fired a shot wide of Quick, and Detroit killed the penalty.

As play continued, Detroit’s top two lines worked hard to keep the Rangers’ scorers quiet, and Larkin broke out at center, fed a blind pass to Petry, and Chiiarot was blocked but DeBrincat chipped a shot on Quick that had to be shoveled into him by the Rangers’ defense.

As play continued, the Rangers began to dominate possession and control in the offensive zone, and some 18:30 into the 1st, Compher, Copp and Kane looked kind of…off…as Seider and Edvinsson worked to generate a scoring chance with Kasper, Tarasenko and Berggren, who worked the puck down low and got a good chance for Kasper that was stifled by Quick.

Instead, the Rangers pushed the puck down the ice for the first period’s final seconds, and prevented the Wings from generating a last-second scoring chance.

In the 2nd period, Larkin’s line started vs. the Panarin line, Detroit lost the opening faceoff, and the Rangers chipped and chased, with Edvinsson and Seider surrendering a shot from Zibanejad on Husso.

Larkin battled back the defensive zone draw and the Wings’ skaters at least entered the Ranger’s zone, and DeBrincat centered the puck for both Raymond and Larkin to poke at, challenging Quick;

A minute and four seconds in, the Wings changed lines, and Copp found Kane for a goalpost chance…

Copp, Compher and Kane then surrendered a 3-on-2 where Husso stopped Chytil, the Rangers tried to cycle, and the Wings were able to skate the other way and afford themselves a partial change.

Berggren and Kasper tried to walk through the Rangers’ defense, but were unable to do so, and Schneider fired a shot over everyone into the netting.

Kasper’s line stayed out and battled the puck deep, with the Rangers surrendering a shot on Quick from Holl at 2:49.

The Rangers lost Vincent Trocheck’s services, which was unfortunate for that team;

Rasmussen, Motte and Fischer ended the Wings’ 4-line rotation, and after a Husso stick stop, Rasmussen, Motte and Seider were able to generate a centering chance on Quick that he gobbled up.

Raymond and Larkin were held up somewhat and Edvinsson pushed toward the goal and was stifled, so Detroit tried to regroup, Panarin was fed by Zibanejad for a shot on Husso, the Rangers’ Jones and Fox cycled, and Larkin, Edvinsson and Raymond regroup, Seider fired a long shot wide of the net, Copp came off the bench and was stopped by Quick.

5 minutes into the 2nd period, Kane, Compher and Copp charged up the ice from the blueline, worked the puck back to Gustafsson and Holl, Kane cycled high for Holl, Copp centered for Kane, and Cuylle and Miller cleared the zone, Cuylle faced Holl, and Detroit had to poke pucks away from the Rangers to afford themselves a change.

Tarasenko then generated a great scoring chance in the Rangers’ slot, but Kasper and Tarasenko did not connect for a goal because Quick waited patiently for Tarasenko to shoot the puck into him.

After what was essentially a timeout for the Hockey Fights Cancer night–perhaps a good breather for both teams–Trocheck returned to the ice and drew in vs. Kasper at 6:07, helped the Rangers win a draw, and they iced the puck.

Berggren, Kasper and Tarasenko then had a good shift cycling in the Rangers’ zone with Chiarot and Petry, pressing the Rangers’ Trocheck line into their own zone for a long time.

Motte tried to break in 1-on-3 and was stopped some 7:15 into the 2nd;

Panarin, Zibanejad and Lafreniere were stopped, and Raymond fed Larkin for a pass that just went wide of Larkin’s stick as an empty net yawned at him;

DeBrincat battled deep as well, but the Red Wings had to regroup some 8:00 in, Larkin, Raymond and DeBrincat cycled, Larkin stole a puck, Raymond stole another and Edvinsson fed DeBrincat and Raymond, Larkin cycled to the slot and Copp fired the shot wide of the net again.

The Compher line skated in 3-on-2, but Kane and Copp’s pass-to-shoot attempt was blocked wide;

Kane skated in himself and sent a shot off Quick that was stifled–barely–by Quick;

Berggren chipped a puck off Quick’s arm on a rush, Chiarot and Petry got out to center, but Vesey, Edstrom and the Rangers battled hard to force Detroit to change at 10:10;

Rasmussen worked the puck to Edvinsson in the slot and HE MISSED THE NET, TOO, but the Rangers took a penalty as Ryan Lindgren sat at 10:28 for high-sticking.

On the power play, Raymond, Larkin, DeBrincat and Kane cycled with Seider on the point, the Wings worked the perimeter and Larkin fed Raymond but was blocked;

Seider then sent it down to DeBrincat, Kane fed Raymond and he was stifled un-screened.

With 1:21 left in the PP, Larkin won a big offensive zone draw and he cycled with the rest of the rew as DeBrincat battled down low, Larkin kicked to Kane and Kane fired a shot into Quick, who was out at the top of the crease.

Larkin won the next draw to Raymond, Kane and Raymond and DeBrincat cycled for Larkin, and he was stopped, too;

Seider held the line, Raymond shot a couple of times but was blocked, and Detroit kept going, with Larkin hitting the goalpost behind Quick;

Ultimately the power play expired as Kane and DeBrincat cycled, Seider fed Chiarot for a shot that was stopped, and the Rangers iced the puck with 7:13 left in the 2nd.

Detroit’s Kasper line won the next draw off an icing, Berggren and Tarasenko were stopped by Quick, Chiarot did a good job of finding Berggren and Kasper, but he blasted a shot high and wide and Quick grabbed the rebound off the end boards.

As play continued, Fischer, Rasmussen and Copp worked together and Fischer was STONED by Quick and there was a BIG SCRUM in front as the gents discussed the recent elections.

When play resumed, the Panarin line hemmed in Copp, Rasmussen and Compher, Jones fired a shot in on Husso and he gobbled up the 10th shot against at 14:02.

Detroit was out-shooting New York 15-3 in the 2nd period.

When play resumed after a TV timeout, Compher and Kreider drew in for a faceoff in the Wings’ defensive zone, Kreider won it back to Lindgren and Husso watched the puck roll wide;

Kane ripped a shot deep for Copp and Compher, the Rangers took over, Kane made a takeaway, but the Rangers broke out, Copp was dumped by Smith, and Kane had to dangle through center ice before feeding Compher, who shoveled teh puck to Holl, Compher and DeBrincat couldn’t score…

And Reilly Smith broke in on a 2-on-1 that the Rangers sent wide of the net behind Husso.

Raymond fed a shot into Quick and the Rangers chipped down the ice, negated the icing, and Chytil and Trouba generated a scoring chance for Cuylle, Kakko fed Trouba for a shot that was blocked, Larkin and DeBrincat broke in and were blocked off with Raymond…

Seider set up with 3:30 remaining and Edvinsson tipped a chip deep;

New York was trapping heavily, and the Rangers managed to flick a puck from Carrick to Vesey and it was suddenly 2-0, beating Seider, Berggren and Edvinsson to the puck in the slot.

Vesey scored from Carrick and Jones at 16:52 to make it 2-0 Rangers.

The Rangers surged forth with the Zibanejad-Panarin line and Panarin scored to make it 3-0 at 17:40. Zibanejad fed Panarin behind Rasmussen and Petry, and suddenly, Panarin had an empty net to score into.

The Rangers made it 3-0 at 17:40. Panarin from Zibanejad and Lafreniere. 2 goals in 48 seconds.

On the bump-up shift, Holl, Gustafsson and Larkin’s line worked together, Larkin sent a shot off Quick, and the Rangers iced it with 1:00 left in the 2nd.

Compher’s line succeeded Larkin’s for the offensive zone faceoff, and Compher was tied up, Trouba flicked the puck to the line and Kane took the puck and fired it off the blocker of Quick.

Edvinsson tried to three-line pass it to Compher, and Kane fed SEIDER BUT HE BLASTED THE PUCK WIDE WITH QUICK DOWN AND OUT…

Edvinsson tied up Trocheck with about 10 seconds remaining, and Detroit emerged scathed.

In the 3rd period, the Larkin line started opposite the Zibanejad-Panarin group.

Detroit won the opening draw, and Edvinsson chipped the puck in the offensive zone, but not deeply, and Raymond was tripped trying to cycle with DeBrincat and Larkin.

Detroit regrouped, and Raymond’s shot from the blueline was blocked by Trouba;

Husso helped DeBrincat, Seider and Kane regroup in the defensive zone a minute into the 3rd, Kane walked to center and tried to pass to himself, but the Rangers regrouped, chipped, chased and Detroit could not clear, so Fox fed Smith, and he was blocked off.

Kane tried to feed Compher in front, but Kane hit the back of Compher’s leg, Kane then fired a shot off Quick that bounced wide despite Compher’s best efforts, and Detroit was 1:50 into a 3rd period where nothing was going right.

Still.

Kasper and Trocheck drew in for the next offensive zone faceoff, Kasper lost the draw, and the Rangers cleared the zone easily, but iced it;

Kasper tied up the next draw, Gustafsson and Holl could not hold the line, and Schneider fed Cuylle for a shot on goal that Husso stopped;

Detroit went the other way, Berggren sent a shot off Quick, and he put the puck into the seats.

Rasmussen, Motte an Fischer could not get much done initially, and when Petry and Chiarot helped them, a tip-in was all they got before they changed with 3:15 gone;

The Larkin line returned to action, and instead, Panarin, Lafreniere and company generated a scoring chance before DeBrincat, Edvinsson and Seider tried to generate a scoring chance negated by Edvinsson’s broken stick;

Larkin, Kane, DeBrincat and company continued as the team changed, Kane stole a puck and centered it, but it bounced off a Rangers skate and away down the ice.

Kane regrouped, was poke checked, Compher and Copp tried to help, and Gustafsson regrouped at center some 5 minutes into the 3rd;

Berggren, Tarasenko and Kasper then tried to grind it out down low, Gustafsson found Berggren for a slot pass, and the Rangers parried it away.

Detroit chipped, Fischer and Motte chased, and Quick stopped shot #30.

When play resumed at 6:04, the Larkin line surrendered a 2-on-2 in which Vesey sent a shot wide;

Raymond, Edvinsson and DeBrincat could not connect;

Edvinsson milked an icing at 6:39, and Compher was tied up on the offensive zone draw, the Rangers flipped the puck out of danger, and Chiarot and Petry had to regroup a couple of times, then defend Trocheck and Kreider and Schneider.

Husso made one good save, Copp was run over, Smith and Jones fed Schneider for a chance that Husso stopped, the Smith and Kreider line cycled well, and Kane had to try to poke the puck out of trouble as we hit the 8:05 mark.

Panarin then blazed in, was blocked by Berggren, Tarasenko fed Berggren and HE WAS STOPPED BY QUICK…

The Rangers went the other way, Fox and Panarin sent shots wide of Husso, the Rangers held the line and hemmed the Kasper line in their own zone;

Seider did a good job of blocking Cuylle, Husso stopped Chytil, and the puck went out of play with 10:34 remaining in regulation time.

Larkin then drew in for a d-zone faceoff and won it, but Holl and Gustafsson were overpowered a bit;

The Wings still charged into the Rangers’ zone, where Gustafsson and Raymond generated shots that were stopped by Quick;

On the next shift, Kane chipped, Detroit chased, Copp fed Compher, but the Rangers’ Carrick was blocked off at center;

Ultimately, the Wings had to regroup several times, Kane charged out to center and dropped for Chiarot on a change, and the Rangers regrouped vs. the Kasper line, the rangers stole the puck and Husso stopped a 2-on-1 attempt by Kreider.

The scoring chances, Ken Daniels told us, were 17-6 Detroit…

Raymond broke in with Larkin but was blocked off passing to Larkin on a 3-on-2, and 8:20 remained as Larkin, Chiarot and DeBrincat battled Smith…

Jacob Trouba did take a penalty with 8:10 remaining for tripping.

On the power play, Larkin drew in with the usual PP compatriots, won the draw, Raymond tried to feed Seider, he fed Larkin and the Rangers blocked and cleared the chance.

Seider regrouped, dropped to Kane and Kane walked in, Larkin fed Kane and was blocked, DeBrincat wrapped for Raymond right point, Detroit continued to press, Larkin walked and looked for Seider, he fed Raymond, and Larkin was hacked in the slot sans call.

The Wings continued cycling, and 1:10 was gone in the PP, Raymond sent a shot wide and DeBrincat could not stuff the puck into the empty side of the goal;

Detroit controlled the puck beautifully, but did not shoot, so Kane fed Raymond for a deke and dangle that went over Quick and the penalty ended, Trouba broke in and fired a shot high and wide on an even-strength breakaway.

When play resumed with just under six minutes remaining, Husso had to stop Trocheck as the Rangers overpowered Detroit on a defensive zone draw;

Detroit iced the puck with 5:42 remaining in the 3rd, and Compher drew in for a defensive zone draw that the Wings won, Chiarot fed Compher and Detroit battled deep, but Rasmussen, Copp and Compher could not really get anything going.

5 minutes remained in regulation time as the Rangers chipped and chased, Holl gave it up, and Zibanejad was stopped by Husso;

Berggren and Gustafsson connected for a shot off the rush that Quick stopped;

Kasper had a fine steal and fired the shot wide of Quick, Gustafsson and Motte battled the puck deep, but Reilly Smith iced the puck with 4:10 left in the 3rd.

Detroit pulled Husso with 4:10 left, Larkin drew in with the PP group, and there was a review at the scorekeeper’s box to determine who was on the ice when the Rangers iced the puck, affording them a huge rest.

The Red Wings were pissed off and just wanted to play while the refs and everyone else bickered, and Kakko got on the ice, got off the ice, and we waited for play to resume.

Larkin won the draw, and Raymond fed Kane for a shot attempt that was blocked, DeBrincat tried to center and was blocked, Raymond and Seider exchanged, DeBrincat fed Raymond to Seider, blocked, and the Rangers empty netted it.

Reilly Smith scored at 16:17 to end the game, from Adam Fox.

Detroit’s Rasmussen, Motte and Fischer then battled the puck deep, the Rangers sent the puck down the ice, and Holl, Motte and company chipped and changed with under 3:00 remaining;

Petry and Chiarot worked the puck to center and Berggren, Tarasenko and Kasper generated a blocked opportunity, Tarasenko shanked another one wide, and 2:18 remained.

Rasmussen won a draw to Petry, Chiarot fired the 7th shot of the period on Quick, and the Rangers cleared and regrouped easily, but Detroit afforded the Rangers time to play 1-4…

And Panarin put the puck off the crossbar and out of play with 1:46 remaining.

Kasper then lost a d-zone draw, Edvinsson fed Berggren for a 3-on-2 rush where Berggren blasted a shot wide, Trouba battled his way to Kreider, Seider circled back for Edvinsson and 1:10 remained.

Edvinsson sent the puck out to center and chased it deep, and the Rasmussen line generated an offensive zone faceoff, but did nothing with it.

There were boos coming from the crowd interspersed with, “Let’s go Rangers” chants as the barn emptied with 30.2 left in the 3rd.

Rasmussen, Motte and Fischer tried to keep the Rangers off the boar for the final 20 seconds, and Detroit was booed off the ice at home.

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George Malik

My name is George Malik, and I'm the Malik Report's editor/blogger/poster. I have been blogging about the Red Wings since 2006, and have worked with MLive and Kukla's Korner. Thank you for reading!