The New York Rangers completed an improbable comeback from a 3-1 series deficit on Tuesday, defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins at CONSOL Energy Center in Game 7, 2-1, to advance to the Eastern Conference Final.
ESPN Stats & Info noted the historical significance of this valiant rally for the Rangers franchise:
A hard-fought first period saw the visitors draw first blood after just 5:25 of scoreless action, as Brian Boyle put the Blueshirts on the board. The NHL's official Twitter accounted noted how successful teams had been in the second round when lighting the lamp first:
Just when it appeared that all the momentum would swing in favor of the visitors, a misguided effort to play the puck by Rangers star goalie Henrik Lundqvist led to a sequence that resulted in the equalizer.
Penguins playmaker Evgeni Malkin snapped a pass to the point for Olli Maatta, who rifled a big slap shot through traffic that bounced right to Jussi Jokinen on the rebound, and he roofed it past Lundqvist at 4:15 in the second.
But that reprieve would be a temporary one, ...
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