"We talked about how the Rangers are a team that run more faceoff plays than any team in the National Hockey League," NBC hockey analyst Eddie Olczyk said in dissecting how Derek Stepan scored his overtime winner for the New York Rangers Wednesday night in Game 7 against the Washington Capitals. "Offensive zone, neutral zone, defensive zone. And this was one of those plays."
As always, Eddie O was spot on. It was the Rangers' preparation to detail on a faceoff between Stepan and the Capitals' Eric Fehr that made the winning difference in the end for the Presidents' Trophy winners in a 2-1 victory.