Rangers nip Thrashers for league-best 21st point

Madison Square Garden New York, New York NEW YORK -- The Rangers are off to their best start through 13 games, and coach Tom Renney is still not happy. He'll surely take Thursday night's 3-2 win over the struggling Atlanta Thrashers, but made it clear that the means to that end were hardly good enough. Fast Facts • The Rangers have clinched sole possession of the highest point total in the NHL at the end of October. The only time have they stood alone atop the NHL points table at the end of October was 1990. • The Thrashers have scored just 17 goals in their last 9 games. • Thursday marked the ninth time Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist has allowed two or fewer goals this season. By comparison, Thrashers netminder Kari Lehtonen has allowed two or fewer tallies just twice. • The Rangers had over 4:30 of power play time to start... [read full story]