Filip Chytil #72 of the Rangers celebrates his goal in the third period as Mackenzie Blackwood #29 of the New Jersey Devils reacts at Prudential Center on March 06, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey. Credit: Getty Images/Elsa
It certainly has to be taken into account that the three straight games the Rangers had won entering Sunday night’s contest with the Penguins in Pittsburgh had come against a pair of reeling teams in the Buffalo Sabres and the New Jersey Devils.
Even considering the opposition, though, the fact is the Rangers are beginning to look more and more like the team they expected to be going into the season — a youthful group with enough talent to challenge for a playoff spot in the rugged East Division.