The Rangers and Blackhawks both hobbled into Saturday having played poorly of late, but someone had to win tonight. It wasn’t the Rangers.
Things started poorly for the Rangers, and they never got much better. While the lineup card graphics were still scrolling, Libor Hajek coughed up the puck behind the net simply because Boris Katchouk was in his proximity. Katchouk moved the puck high to Jake McCabe, who took a slapshot that was tipped in by Reese Johnson.
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The game remained 1-0 until midway though the second, when Patrick Kane capitalized on a big rebound left by Jaroslav Halak on the powerplay.