CHICAGO -- Goaltender Antti Raanta made his second straight start for the New York Rangers on Friday night, leaving Henrik Lundqvist on the bench.Raanta had 17 saves in Thursdays 2-1 victory at Winnipeg, improving to 6-1 with a 2.05 goals-against average in nine games this season. Even with the games on back-to-back nights, coach Alain Vigneault opted to start Raanta again at Chicago.I think everybody knows Hanks the guy, and Hanks our No. 1, but at this time, I think Anttis game is just a little bit better than Hank, Vigneault said. We need to win hockey games, and Antti played real well last night, wasnt real busy. This is a familiar spot for him, so we just thought it was the right thing to do for the team.It was Raantas first game against his former team. He made his NHL debut with the Blackhawks in 2013 and played for them for two seasons before he was traded to New York.Raanta was 14-0-3 in 19 appearances at the United Center coming into the game.Ive got to think hell be highly motivated, Vigneault said. Hes just working extremely hard and playing well right now. For me, it just made a lot of sense.Lundqvist is 12-8-1 with a 2.55 GAA in 21 games. Lundqvist is New Yorks career leader with 386 wins, 60 shutouts and a .920 save percentage. Authentic Custom Rays Jersey . -- Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Alrdridge were again the go-to duo for the Trail Blazers against the Kings. Custom Rays Jersey China . -- Aldon Smith believes he is on the path to being sober for good. http://www.customraysjersey.com/ .C. -- Charlotte Bobcats coach Steve Clifford said after all of these years in the NBA hes still amazed at some of the things LeBron James does. Rays Jerseys China . Vaives lawyer Trevor Whiffen claims the former 50-goal man wasnt provided with a copy of the claim beforehand and that he would not have agreed to the allegations made against the NHL had he been asked to review its contents. Custom Rays Jerseys . General manager Jarmo Kekalainen told Aaron Portzline of The Columbus Dispatch on Friday that he wants to see Gaboriks contributions go beyond the scoresheet before considering a long-term deal for the soon-to-be unrestricted free agent. Christian Horner says Red Bulls driver pairing of Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen is very healthy and is helping the team achieve its goals in 2016.There had been initial question marks over whether the driver line up would cause friction at Red Bull but Horner reckons the team has only benefitted from having two competitive drivers in its ranks.You can see that it is very healthy, said Horner. There is great respect between the two of them. As far as teammates can go, they seem to like each other and they want similar things from the car. Beyond that, theyre both very, very fast.[Germany] went in Daniels favour, Barcelona went in Maxs favour -- its the swings and roundabouts of a season, and I think that both drivers have done an outstanding job.Red Bull moved 14 points clear of Ferrari in the constructors standings going into the summer break thanks to a double podium at the German Grand Prix.dddddddddddd Hockenheim also marked the third consecutive circuit that Red Bull has beaten a Ferrari driver to the podium.With the team engaged in a direct battle with Ferrari over second place in the championship, Horner believes Red Bulls recent form is a positive sign for the remainder of the season.Weve had great performance from a variance of circuits, from Austria to Silverstone to Budapest and, [Germany] -- four very different venues, with very different surfaces -- and I think that bodes well for the second part of the season. ' ' '