NEW YORK -- Mats Zuccarello has dealt with far more daunting challenges than a 2-0 playoff series deficit.
So perhaps we shouldn't be surprised that the 5-foot-8 winger came up big when the New York Rangers needed it most.
After dropping the first two games of the Eastern Conference semifinals to the Ottawa Senators, the Rangers were still reeling from a demoralizing 6-5 double-overtime defeat on Saturday -- in which they blew a two-goal lead late in the third period -- and desperate for a good start in Game 3. Fall behind early on Tuesday night, and the pressure would become almost unbearable.