With the harsh but true words from Head Coach David Quinn still ringing in their ears from the Ottawa Senators debacle the night before, the New York Rangers still let themselves be bullied by Montreal early on.
They fell behind early to a Max Domi goal and then three unanswered goals from Artturi Lehkonen, Domi again and Shea Weber had the Blueshirts fanbase fearing the worst.
It brought back flashbacks from that horror show in Tampa last week, and the Rangers were facing two blowout losses on the road on consecutive nights.