NEW YORK, NY - 1972: Derek Sanderson #16 of the Boston Bruins and Jean Ratelle #19 of the New York Rangers wait for the puck to be dropped during their game circa 1972 at the Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. (Photo by Melchior DiGiacomo/Getty Images)
What happened on May 9 in the history of the New York Rangers
On this date in 1972 the Rangers did something that they hadn’t done since 1928. Down 3-2 to the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Final, they won an elimination game in the Final for the first time since 1928.