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Thursday, November 11, 1999
Sens men of steal
Rangers fall apart in final period
NEW YORK -- On nights like this one, even a crippling pain in the back couldn't prevent a smile from Senators coach Jacques Martin.
Seemingly down and out after playing a listless second period and falling behind 3-1, the Senators staged an inspired rally in the third period, scoring three unanswered goals, to steal a 4-3 win from the New York Rangers last night at Madison Square Garden.
The game-winner came from defenceman Chris Phillips, who pinched in from the blue line and scored his first goal of the season at 14:25 of the third period.
Rob Zamuner had scored his third goal of the season at 4:56 of the third period to get Ottawa to within one, then Magnus Arvedson got the equalizer at 7:12
The Senators owe credit to goalie Patrick Lalime, who made two outstanding stops in the final period to help the team to its win.
With the Senators down by one, Lalime stopped Eric Lacroix on a backhand chance from the lip of the crease.
Then just after Arvedson tied it, Lalime was the man of the hour once again when he slid across the crease and stuck his pad out to rob Darren Langdon of what seemed like a sure goal following a gaffe by Phillips.
"He really saved my bacon with that one, so I thought I owed him one," said Phillips. "I needed to score a goal.
"It was an odd game. There were lots of momentum shifts that went back and forth. In a game like this, you just ride the flow."
The Rangers put some pressure on the Senators in the final moments.
Wade Redden took a holding penalty with 1:33 left, and the Rangers fired everything at Lalime but couldn't beat the Ottawa goalie.
"You want to make those saves if you want to win these kind of games," said Lalime.
New York seemed to take a commanding lead by scoring twice in the second period to break a 1-1 tie and outshot Ottawa 15-4.
Vinny Prospal scored Ottawa's first goal early in the first period.
The Rangers went scoreless on three power-play attempts, including one in the final minute, worsening the team's awful record with the man advantage to only four goals on 71 attempts this year.
It was a huge disappointment for the Rangers, who dropped to 5-9-3 on the season.
Coach John Muckler, whose job was in jeopardy, could very well lose his position after this game.
It was the fifth straight win for the Senators, who improved to 11-4-1.
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