Battle of New York Evens Out

Game two of the Battle of New York was played last night. Once again at Nassau Coliseum, and once again there was a closely-played game ending in a 4-2 score, only spaced out by two goals thanks an empty netter at the end. However, this time around the Rangers were the winners, and the series is now tied at one game a piece. Unlike game one, which was played hard, but saw no gloves hit the ice, there were two fights last night, both occuring early in the second period.

Towards the end of the first Sean Avery and Mike Mottau picked up unsportsmanlike conduct penalties. Having the intermission to cool off didn't do a thing and the two dropped the gloves immediately coming out of the penalty boxes.

Less than two minutes later Matt Martin threw a big hit on Steve Eminger. Eminger got up and gave Martin a crosscheck. Brandon Prust quickly sktated over and Martin obliged, shedding the mitts. Prust was able to out-maneuver and land the better of the shots.

One more for Asham

Arron Asham looked good in another fight, bloodying Cody McLeod. Only half as bad as it looked, as McLeod came into the game with one cut, Asham tacked one on for good measure. Asham's been a top middleweight in the league for years now and is having a solid season in the toughness department.