The fight in Madison Square Garden was long steady but in the last period were guests crushing superiority with three goals.
– This was embarrassing. There are many things one might have wanted to say right now, but it does not help much to talk, said Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh.
BACK IS: Mats Zuccarello Aasen trained Monday on ice, but did not play the game.
Rangers had players sent off in conjunction with Tampa Bay’s last two goals, and then 4-2 goal came was homemade just become Full Strength.
– Our players must quickly realize that stupid, selfish penalties will costly against this layer, said Captain McDonagh.
Johnson ravaged
match big plays in Madison Square Garden on Monday guests Tyler Johnson. 24-year-old scored twice in a first period characterized by numerous penalties, and in the middle period came goal number three.
The guest’s keeper Ben Bishop stopped in addition 34 of 36 Rangers shots, and thus got the home fans little to cheering in New York. Chris Kreider and Derek Stepan scored albeit each time for Rangers, and the front end period was not homemade under by more than 2-3.
Two goals from Alex Killorn and one of Steven Stamkos decided the match for Lightning. Total was awarded 12 penalties. Seven of them came in the opening period. In the third period got additionally Rangers player Tanner Glass Match penalty.
First dispiriting
Thus Rangers lost for the first time this season a playoff game with one goal more. Goalie Henrik Lundqvist had to pick an unusual number of pucks out of the net behind him.
Last Rangers lost in equal numbers in a playoff game in 2006, writes local newspaper The Record. It became 1-6 loss to the New Jersey Devils.
There was otherwise Lundqvist first playoff game for New York club.
Zuccarello not on the ice
Mats Zuccarello had left a game from the sidelines due to his head injury. About north man get with some of the upcoming semifinal matches are still completely uncertain.
On Monday it certainly covered that Zuccarello trained on ice for the first time since he got a puck in the head in the end April.
Rangers coach Alain Vigneault hopes to get enjoy his Norwegian player soon, but has no guarantees.
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