The Rangers fell to the Islanders tonight 2-1 at Scotia Bank, where they were the home team. Yes, that all sounds weird but this is the new world for these playoffs.
Marc Staal did not return for the third period
The Rangers main objective tonight was to get ready for Saturday, not win a game. That doesn’t mean they didn’t try, but David Quinn did his best to juggle the lineup and get every player dressed a fair share of touches.
Libor Hajek was dressed as the extra defenseman and was used sparingly, until the third period.