The New York Rangers played a decidedly imperfect game in Tampa Bay on Friday night. But they also came away with a 5-1 Game 4 victory, evened their series against the Lightning at 2-2, reclaimed home-ice advantage and saw a host of snake-bitten stars end lengthy slumps.
Star forward Rick Nash scored twice, recording his first goals of the Eastern Conference Final and doubling his playoff output. Fellow star forward Martin St. Louis scored, putting away his first goal of the postseason.
Offensive defenceman and pricey deadline acquisition Keith Yandle scored, also managing his first tally in the playoffs. All-world goalie Henrik Lundqvist was brilliant after consecutive outings in which he allowed six goals.
Those bounce-back performances deserve consideration, but it’s probably worth looking at the imperfections first.
As impressive as that score looks, this could have gone the other way. New York was out-shot by a 39-24 margin overall and 19-6 in a second period where they somehow built on their lead. Not included in that shot count were two goalposts, both of them recorded by Tampa Bay as ...
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New York Rangers Stars Break Goal Drought, Trumped by Henrik Lundqvist’s Revival
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