Um, Ray, it came in Game 3.
And, um, Ray, it came with your team already down 3-0. Late in the second period.
Well, maybe my reaction to the celebration was just the cocky eyes of a Ranger fan whose team suddenly wasn't going to sweep a four-game series with four shutouts. Tikkanen, Leetch and Graves had given the Rangers that 3-0 lead; Kovalev and Graves, their third each, gave the Rangers a 5-1 win.
Mike Richter made 21 saves. The Rangers shot three times in the first period on dear old nemesis Ron Hextall; two went in.
NYR 2 2 1--5
NYI 0 1 0--1
(Rangers lead series, 3-0)
Goals: NYR--Graves 2, Tikkanen, Leetch, Kovalev; NYI--Ferraro. Assists:
NYR--Leetch 3, Noonan 2, Messier, Zubov, Matteau; NYI--Dalgarno, Vaske.
Goalies: NYR--Richter (22 shots-21 saves); NYI--Hextall (18-13). Power
plays: NYR--3 of 7; NYI--0 of 3.
Mike Fornabaio -- mef17@oocities.com
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