There’s no point in scoreboard-watching for the Rangers, as they try to hang in the playoff race with time running out in this 56-game season. The out of town scoreboard doesn’t matter if you can’t win your own games.
Two nights after scoring eight goals against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Rangers on Thursday managed only two, and it wasn’t nearly enough as the Penguins beat them, 5-2, to split the two-game set at Madison Square Garden. The game closed out the season series between the teams, and the Rangers went 2-4-2 in the eight games against the Penguins.