The New York Rangers showcased a mostly lifeless and dormant offense Wednesday en route to a 3-0 home loss to the Florida Panthers to begin their Eastern Conference Finals series.
The Blueshirts were shut out just once in 92 games (regular season plus playoffs) entering the Panthers series. That was way back on Dec. 9, when New York fell 4-0 to the Washington Capitals.
But New York had a brutal showing on Wednesday, notably managing just 12 shots on goal through two periods. That included a stretch of one shot on goal over a 16-minute stretch.
The Rangers did have their chances, including breakaways from Braden Schneider and Will Cuylle, a Mika Zibanejad one-timer that went wide, a four-shot flurry in 12 seconds during the third period and a late power play right after that.