The Penguins' Sidney Crosby battles the Rangers' Anthony Bitetto for the puck at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 1, 2021. Credit: AP/Sarah Stier
After enduring an emotional 48 hours and playing their most impressive third period of the season to lock down their 3-1 win Monday over the Pittsburgh Penguins, it’s reasonable to ask whether the Rangers — with the Tony DeAngelo saga behind them — could now be poised to turn their sluggish start around.
"We got five out of six points in the last three games [2-0-1], so we're starting to get things going in the right direction,’’ coach David Quinn said Monday after the game.