The besieged Boston Bruins made no secret of how much they wanted Sunday’s tilt with the New York Rangers, as well they should have. In turn, the Blueshirts made their share of errors and this ultimately looked more like a battle between the top two seeds in the Eastern Conference than a battle between teams separated by 10 points at the opening draw.
And yet the Rangers prevailed again, improving to 3-0-0 in their season series with the defending Stanley Cup champions, elevating their record to a league-best 42-15-7.
Look below the surface of both Sunday’s scoreboard and Monday’s standings and there is simply no reason to think the Rangers are not the runaway team to beat in the race for the Prince of Wales Trophy.
Head coach John Tortorella has had this team continuously thriving on a playoff-type approach, complete with a Vezina-caliber goaltender, boundless shot-blocking skaters, suffocating defensemen and scorers who make a lot out of relatively little when it matters most.
All of those elements were in play as part of a 4-3 win over a Boston team that indisputably needed this one more than New York and very wel ...
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