Defenseman Danny DeKeyser was asked about playing the Rangers and the first thing he brought up was goaltending.

"Howie and Lundqvist have been really strong in those games, they were making huge saves," DeKeyser said. "You go back, whatever, three, four, five games the last couple years that we've played them, it's like those guys are stealing the show, they're stopping everything. That's the one thing that stands out."

Howard knows that when Lundqvist is in the Rangers' net, he's going to have to be on top of his game.

"I know he's going to play well," Howard said. "He's not going to give up very many and I've got to just raise my game a little bit more.

"There's no room for error for either one of us. But it makes it enjoyable. It makes for an intense matchup and for the game to be a lot of fun."

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