DENVER, COLORADO - DECEMBER 27: Mats Zuccarello #36 of the Minnesota Wild brings the puck off the boards against Ian Cole #28 of the Colorado Avalanche in the first period at the Pepsi Center on December 27, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
For the fourth straight years, fans of the New York Rangers are on the sidelines at the most exciting time of the hockey season. First blood was drawn on Saturday as the Capitals beat the Bruins in overtime, a game that was painful to watch. The fact that Tom Wilson led off the Washington scoring and then assisted on the overtime game winner when he should be sitting out a suspension, made it even worse.