If the Rangers felt awful about blowing a three-goal lead Friday night in their overtime loss to Arizona, at least they had solace in knowing that their opponents Sunday afternoon, the Vegas Golden Knights, did the same thing Friday, coughing up a three-goal lead in losing to the New Jersey Devils.
“We’re facing a team that did the same exact thing we did — they blew a three-goal lead,’’ Rangers coach David Quinn said before the game. “So, we’re going to find out which team is mentally tougher and can overcome what happened to us in the previous game.