For ten of the past eleven seasons, the New York Rangers and their fans have enjoyed postseason berths. However, this season has proven to be a disappointing one.
Only three years ago, these two teams faced off against each other in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Finals. Now, one is leading the east, and the other isn’t making the playoffs. It goes to show how fast things can change in such a short period of time.
However, in order to prevent nostalgia from clouding analysis of this game, let’s get into a recap.
The Rangers started out well with Brady Skjei breaking the ice first early in the opening period.