Rangers holdt liv i finaledrømmen – Dagbladet.no

New York Rangers coped with the pressure and beat Tampa Bay Lightning 7-3 on Tuesday night. Thus live finale dream on for Mats Zuccarello and teammates.

Rangers lay below 2-3 in matches and had the knife at his throat before Tuesday’s settlement Amalie Arena in Tampa. Rangers led 2-1 after the first period, but exploded with five goals in the past.

This makes it a crucial game number seven at Madison Square Garden in New York on Friday night.

quiet in the hall

After a fresh opening minutes were suddenly silent in the hall when tremålsscorer Derick Brassard wondered into the puck under the hosts’ good last stronghold Ben Bishop.

Although the game waved back and forth, it was Tampa that was dangerous shoot ahead – it was only a glittering Henrik Lundqvist Rangers cage that prevented the equalizer on several occasions.

Rangers also had their opportunities, and four minutes before the first break doubled Keith Yandle lead when he hammered the puck into the post.

But Lightning did not give up. Two minutes later intercepted Ryan Callahan up a pass at the blue line and in front of Lundqvist he wondered puck behind the Swede with a cheeky feint.

Explosion

After a goalless middle period ran goals into the third. J.T. Miller made a 3-1 lead after just three minutes when he nudged the puck in the cage from close range. Rangers continued to press, and three minutes later it was clear the 04.01 by James Sheppard, while Brassard was shoot ahead again when he put the nail in the coffin Lightning 5-1 only roughly minutes later.

Nikita Kucherov consolation as after was meaningless. In hideout a few minutes later poked namely Rick Nash into 6-2 guests. Kucherov scored another goal a few minutes later, but neither does it mattered. Brassard ensured hat trick when he put away his third and Rangers’ seventh for the evening in an empty net and a half minutes before the final whistle sounded.

After Tuesday’s målorgie stands 3-3 in matches, and Rangers have really statistics on its side in front of battle number seven. Les Tuniques Bleues has won the last seven match numbers six and seven in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Zuccarello out

Mats Zuccarello went Tuesday missed his 13th straight game in the playoffs after the concussion he sustained when he got a puck in the head in the fifth game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in late April.

– This is taken daily, and he is getting better, said Rangers coach Alain Vigneault before Tuesday’s game.

The 27 year old attended albeit on the final part of Tuesday’s morning training, but according to team officials are no change in the Norwegian’s loss situation. That means he is not cleared for a close encounter in a sport where just close contact is an essential ingredient. He is also not allowed to speak with the media, according to Ranger Rants

– He is an important part of this team. Just having him around us is a motivator, said Lundqvist before Tuesday’s match.

(NTB)