Rangers' Stralman Scoring More Than Expected: Anton Stralman fired home his third goal of the postseason in Monday's Game 5 win over the Capitals. (Updated 05/07/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/27/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Anton Stralman had two goals in 53 games during the regular season after joining the Rangers as a free agent following a training camp tryout with New Jersey. Odds are, Stralman won't carry the team's offensive load from the blue line, but he's chipping in unexpectedly and has a 34-point season to his credit. (Updated 05/07/2012).
05/21/2012 21:15 Video: Bryce Salvador keeps producing points for the Devils in playoffs
Bryce Salvador didn't score a single goal in 82 games this season for the New Jersey Devils. He already has three this postseason, including this goal during the first period of Game 4 against the New York Rangers on Monday night
05/16/2012 22:51 Devils aggressive in Game 2 at MSG, even series with Rangers
David Clarkson's deflected goal 2:31 into the third period snapped a tie and lifted the New Jersey Devils to a 3-2 victory against the New York Rangers that evened the Eastern Conference finals at one game apiece on Wednesday.
05/14/2012 22:50 Rangers surge in third period, shut out Devils in Game 1
Rangers rookie Chris Kreider and defenseman Dan Girardi both had a goal and an assist in the third period, and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 21 shots for his fifth career playoff shutout, as weary New York opened the Eastern Conference finals with a 3-0 victory over the well-rested New Jersey Devils on Monday night.
05/09/2012 23:24 Capitals again show resilience in forcing Game 7 with Rangers
The Capitals have been kicked in the gut so many times in this series and have responded every time. They responded with perhaps their best game of the series in Game 6 and forced a winner-take-all game on Saturday in New York.
05/09/2012 22:19 Capitals bounce back, force Game 7
Alex Ovechkin rebounded from a rare zero-shot performance by scoring after 88 seconds Wednesday night, Braden Holtby made 30 saves, and the Washington Capitals recovered from a potentially devastating loss by beating the top-seeded New York Rangers 2-1 to force a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference semifinal.
Stralman is a proficient skater with good vision, but the Swede has yet to land on the better side of the plus/minus rating in four seasons at the NHL level. As of mid-August, the defender is still looking for work as an unrestricted free agent, though there have been reports that he is drawing interest from several Swedish clubs. If he's still not with a club by draft day, consider adding him on waivers and stashing him with hopes that he'll latch on with an NHL team sooner than later. (Updated 10/4/11)
