{"id":412232,"date":"2023-02-10T23:49:51","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T04:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=412232"},"modified":"2023-02-10T23:49:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T04:49:51","slug":"tarasenko-scores-in-debut-as-rangers-beat-kraken-for-4th-straight-win","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/tarasenko-scores-in-debut-as-rangers-beat-kraken-for-4th-straight-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarasenko scores in debut as Rangers beat Kraken for 4th straight win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Russian forward Vladimir Tarasenko scored his first goal for New York Rangers, who defeated the slumping Seattle Kraken 6-3 on Friday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Up after 2. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoQuitInNY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NoQuitInNY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ol6thyYNn8\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/ol6thyYNn8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Rangers (@NYRangers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYRangers\/status\/1624222418733596672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Rangers recorded their fourth consecutive victory as they have won five straight at home and are 12-3-0 in their last 15 at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n<p>Tarasenko, who was placed on the top line with Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad after being obtained from the St. Louis Blues Thursday afternoon, hit the target for his new team 2:49 into the first period.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WELCOME TO THE TARASENKSHOW. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoQuitInNY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NoQuitInNY<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JagermeisterUSA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@JagermeisterUSA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9kVKmIo0UG\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/9kVKmIo0UG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Rangers (@NYRangers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYRangers\/status\/1624252132638572545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever experienced this in my life. 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