The New York Rangers have allowed power play goals in five straight games and have been successful only 11 of their last 21 times shorthanded. Tampa scored five power play goals in one game against the Blueshirts last week. That’s pretty awful.
They did better in beating Washington Wednesday night, but still had a success rate of only 66%. While many are blaming it on the incompetence of Lindy Ruff, when you look at the goals they have allowed, the reason becomes obvious.
First, let’s let David Quinn eloquently give one big reason why they have had lousy penalty kill success.