The Rangers needed contributions from fresh sources against the Washington Capitals in a Game 2 Saturday matinee at Madison Square Garden.
They got them from Chris Kreider, Jesper Fast and Dan Boyle — plus just enough stellar goaltending from Henrik Lundqvist — to escape with a 3-2 victory that tied the teams’ second-round series at one game apiece.
Lundqvist made 30 saves, including a point-blank stop on Washington’s Troy Brouwer in the closing seconds, to preserve the victory, the Rangers’ first in a Game 2 at home since the 1994 Stanley Cup finals.