GREENBURGH, N.Y. — There was a time when the New York Rangers handled elimination games with all the grace of a heavily intoxicated person on a high wire. From 2006 to 2011, the Rangers went 1-5 in elimination contests and never advanced past the second round of the postseason.
Since 2012, the Rangers have become experts at tip-toeing their way through trouble.
With their season on the line the past four postseasons, the Rangers are 13-3 with two of the losses occurring after regulation. They went 5-1 last year, succumbing to the Kings in double overtime of the Stanley Cup Final and have a chance to improve to 3-0 in 2015 when they face the Washington Capitals in Game 7 of their second-round series Wednesday night.
The Rangers have faced elimination against the Capitals five times since 2012 and have won all five matchups.
“So many guys have been through it before,” said Carl Hagelin, who made his postseason debut in 2012 and now has 65 playoff games to his credit. “Guys aren’t too tense. Guys aren’t too serious. I think guys are ready to play the game when ...
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