The Game 4 loss to the Devils felt an awful lot like another recent lost opportunity to a young, rangy goaltender.
Different teams, different years and much different stakes, that’s all true, but do you know whatIt felt like either Game 5 or Game 7 of the 2015 conference finals against the Lightning in which the Rangers came up flat and were shut out 2-0 in each contest following inspirational victories on the road.
On that point, though, the Rangers would have been more damned if they had responded when Nico Hischier slid into Shesterkin on a net drive 8:44 into the third period than they are damned in the aftermath of not racing to the goaltender’s rescue. But No. 24 is not on the power play and he does not kill penalties, so, until further notice, he is restricted to even-strength minutes.USA TODAY Sportsto make room for Kakko? Not likely. On the second unit in place of whom? Lafreniere? You’re not taking Vladimir Tarasenko off the power play.
Fact is, wingers Kane and Chris Kreider had started every period that began at full strength until the third period.
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