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The New York Rangers Spent Too Much Time In Their Defensive Zone

04/15/2017 at 8:29am EDT

from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,

Live in your end, die in your end. That’s the takeaway from Friday’s Game 2, 4-3 overtime defeat to the Canadiens the Rangers can chew on as they prepare for Sunday night’s fulcrum match at the Garden.

For though it was a gutty performance from the newly minted Black-and-Blueshirts, who were credited with 45 hits through 40 minutes, 61 through regulation and 74 overall, they just spent far too much time living on the edge through a third period in which they desperately attempted to protect a 3-2 lead they had earned on Mats Zuccarello’s deflection at 14:47 of the second....

The Rangers just couldn’t quite make it to the finish line, just couldn’t quite withstand the relentless pressure the Habs brought and the Blueshirts brought on themselves. They hung on and hung in, even while getting essentially nothing at all throughout the night from Zibanejad and Chris Kreider for a second straight night.

So it is best of five now with three at the Garden, no advantage whatsoever for the team that has had so much trouble on Broadway. And while the Rangers are going to have to bring their Black-and-Blueshirts to the arena, they also had better to remember to unpack the skill set that was missing most of the way from this memorable Game 2.

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