The Rangers really needed to win the distraction game. That they did. After a boring first two periods, the Rangers turned it on in the third. The veterans gave the Rangers the win in this one, and it was something they sorely needed. But let’s not discount how great both K’Andre Miller and Adam Fox looked tonight.
The Rangers did lose Brendan Smith to a likely concussion, which is going to be a problem. However they didn’t miss a beat. Also worth noting that the process wasn’t exactly stellar in this one, with the Penguins controlling play for most of the game.