Associated Press
10/29/2006 12:53:56 AM
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Martin Straka had two goals and an assist and linemate Jaromir Jagr added a goal and three assists, and the New York Rangers beat the Phoenix Coyotes 7-3 on Saturday night.
Aaron Ward also had a goal and two assists for the Rangers, who improved to 3-1 on the road as they opened a four-game West Coast trip. Brendan Shanahan scored his team-leading ninth goal for New York.
Rookies Matt Jones and Patrick Fischer scored their first NHL goals for Phoenix, which has lost five of its last six games. Fischer is a 31-year-old centre who played 13 years in his native Switzerland.
Jones' goal came at 2:18 of the first period and gave the Coyotes a 1-0 lead. But that only woke up the Rangers, who dominated the rest of the way.
New York tied it 1-1 on Straka's fifth goal of the season at 10:06. Michael Nylander made a crisp cross-ice pass to Straka, who was all alone on the left post and flipped the puck past goaltender David LeNeveu.
The Rangers put the game away with four goals in a 10:33 span of the second period. They led 2-0 when Matt Cullen scored at 1:13 of the second period.
Then Jagr scored a trademark goal, swatting in a rebound of Ward's shot at 4:23.
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10/29/2006 12:53:56 AM
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Martin Straka had two goals and an assist and linemate Jaromir Jagr added a goal and three assists, and the New York Rangers beat the Phoenix Coyotes 7-3 on Saturday night.
Aaron Ward also had a goal and two assists for the Rangers, who improved to 3-1 on the road as they opened a four-game West Coast trip. Brendan Shanahan scored his team-leading ninth goal for New York.
Rookies Matt Jones and Patrick Fischer scored their first NHL goals for Phoenix, which has lost five of its last six games. Fischer is a 31-year-old centre who played 13 years in his native Switzerland.
Jones' goal came at 2:18 of the first period and gave the Coyotes a 1-0 lead. But that only woke up the Rangers, who dominated the rest of the way.
New York tied it 1-1 on Straka's fifth goal of the season at 10:06. Michael Nylander made a crisp cross-ice pass to Straka, who was all alone on the left post and flipped the puck past goaltender David LeNeveu.
The Rangers put the game away with four goals in a 10:33 span of the second period. They led 2-0 when Matt Cullen scored at 1:13 of the second period.
Then Jagr scored a trademark goal, swatting in a rebound of Ward's shot at 4:23.
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