- Rangers 3 Buffalo 2 (Shootout): The Rangers earned at least a point for the 13th-straight game and swept Buffalo in their season series with another big win Monday. Things got off to a bad start as Buffalo scored only 16 seconds into the first period, but the Rangers tied things up just over a minute later thanks to Fedor Tyutin. Jaromir Jagr netted his 18th to put New York up 2-1, but Buffalo tied things off the power play in the second period and neither team could punch through a goal in the third or overtime.
So, the Rangers headed to their third shootout in four games. Buffalo elected to shoot first and missed, but Brendan Shanahan punched home a shot to put New York up. Both teams missed their second shots, but the Sabres scored on their final attempt leaving it up to Scott Gomez to provide the win and he did. Gomez’s goal gave the Rangers another two points and put them into a tie with Ottawa for fifth place in the Eastern Conference.
- Dallas 108 Knicks 79: No, they weren’t going to win, but they could have at least showed up. Dallas jumped out to a 32-15 lead after one and never looked back in the easy win.
- Houston 91 Nets 73: The Rockets became only the fourth team in NBA history to win 19-straight games, but the Nets only lost by 18, despite shooting just over 30% from the field.
