Sean Avery Plays Best Game As a Ranger In Defeat Of Stars

If the Sean Avery that showed up tonight is here to stay for the rest of the season, the Rangers are in luck. The underachieving forward was back to his old self against his former team by agitating, drawing penalties, taking penalties, and adding in the score column with a goal and three assists. This was the Avery that the Rangers had been missing all season long; the edge appears to be back. But that wasn't all for this evening, for the second straight game the Rangers got much needed scoring from players other than Gaborik.

With the Rangers trailing 1-0 early, Avery opened up the scoring on the Rangers' side and was followed by Gaborik shortly after. Assists on the first goal went to Rozsival and Gilroy, while Avery got one on the second goal and Christensen continued to produce on the top line; he now has a three game point scoring streak. Dallas would go on to tie the game at two a piece in the second, but Kotalik put the Rangers on top where they would remain, with a bomb of a slap shot that went off the post and in to beat Turco. That goal would mark the first time since October 24 that Kotalik would score in back to back games, and it gave Redden his first point since November 23.

The third period would see goals from Callahan and Drury as the Rangers closed out a very exciting win over the Dallas Stars by the score of 5-2. Lundqvist made twenty five saves, including a few tough ones late in the second period. With a two game winning streak now formed, and eight goals scored in that time, the Rangers could perhaps be on the right track. The Avery that showed up tonight needs to be the same one that shows up for the rest of the season. Along with his four points, he also took twelve minutes in penalties, getting back to his old great-for-your-fantasy-team style of play. He agitated and goaded Dallas into taking several stupid penalties while providing some entertaining extracurricular activities during commercial breaks.

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