Rangers' Girardi Finds Twine In Win: Dan Girardi was a plus-1 with a goal and five blocked shots in Wednesday's 4-3 win over Washington. (Updated 5/9/13)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/19/13).
Fantasy Analysis
It's Dan Girardi's first goal/point in almost a month to the day. While the offensive production has certainly tapered off in the lock out shortened season, his blocked shots and total ice time has not. Overall, Girardi is a plus-3 with 10 hits and 19 blocked shots through four playoff games this season. (Updated 5/9/13).
05/10/2013 22:51 Capitals prevail in overtime, up 3-2 over Rangers
Mike Ribeiro scored 9:24 into overtime, and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 2-1 Friday night to regain the momentum -- and the lead -- in their first-round playoff series.
05/08/2013 22:18 Rangers hold on to beat Capitals, square series at 2-2
Dan Girardi and Derek Stepan scored third-period goals for the New York Rangers, who squandered a two-goal lead and then held on to get even in the best-of-7 playoff series with a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.
05/08/2013 22:14 NHL Playoffs: Grades for Night 9
Handing out some grades for night No. 9 of the NHL Playoffs. The New York Rangers earned a big win at home to even their series at two.
Dan Girardi had an extremely successful 2011-12 campaign as he fell two points short of his career-high 29 from last season, finishing fourth among all players in average time-on-ice. The 28-year-old will again anchor the Blueshirts' top defensive pairing in 2012-13 with Ryan McDonagh and should be able to maintain his spot among the league's ice-time leaders. Girardi's assists and plus-minus rating have been on the rise over the last two seasons, and he should provide an excellent return for fantasy owners that are willing to spend a mid-to-late round pick on him. Those in leagues that reward secondary categories such as hits and blocked shots will want to target Girardi earlier than usual, as, like his teammate Ryan Callahan, Girardi will be among the league leaders in those categories. (Updated 8/14/12)
