The New York Rangers fought back from a three goal deficit tonight in Montreal, but in typical Ranger fashion, they gave a goal back and lost 5-4 in regulation. The Rangers came out absolutely flat during the first period of tonight’s game and were out-shot to the tune of 19-2 through 20 minutes. As a result, with the scale tipped heavily in the Canadiens favor, they came out of the gates flying and immediately put three goals on the board.
Paul Byron opened the scoring for Montreal after the Rangers left him wide open in the high slot.