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2022 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: New York Rangers Bounce Back ... (Blueshirt Banter)

The New York Rangers last made the playoffs in 2017, and it certainly seems like they are trying to cram everything they've missed about playoff hockey over ...

- Game 3 is a game that will be frustrating until the puck drops on Monday night. But if you allow me to be a bit optimistic, because surely that won’t come to bite me in the ass, I don’t think Shesterkin or the power play will be as “bad” in Game 4 as they collectively were in Game 3. - We’ve seen Igor rebound from losses and poor performances all season long, and he had a strong showing in Game 2 after a tough loss in Game 1. - They went to the power play toward the end of the third, but their first unit was unable to generate anything of note. - Then there were two empty-net goals, the first of which was more egregious because it came after the Blueshirts did nothing off a faceoff win following a timeout. - The Penguins’ second goal was a bit annoying given how it squeaked through, but it is hard to get overly upset over power play goals. And I hope Zac Jones is one of them. Igor got pulled, and the power play went 0 for 3. - Luckily the Rangers responded, and it was really great to see Kaapo Kakko get his first playoff goal. And just when the momentum was all on New York’s side, the Penguins started getting it back. - When laid out like that, it’s easy to read that and go... the Rangers lost Game 3.

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Power play lets down Rangers at worst possible time (New York Post)

The inviolate first unit consisting of Chris Kreider, Mika Zibanejad, Artemi Panarin, Ryan Strome and Adam Fox has set the team apart. It represents the club's ...

The Rangers want to be even keel between games but a dose of that on the ice would be helpful. “For sure,” Strome said after it had been suggested that the power-play unit had squandered its chance to change the outcome. They did, with Heinen slipping one short side past Georgiev at 11:02 for the 5-4 lead that became a 7-4 final padded by a pair of empty-netters to give Pittsburgh the 2-1 series lead. The team’s greatest offensive strength had turned into a fatal weakness at the most inopportune time. The youngish and untested Blueshirts had leaped into the crucible headfirst without looking and somehow were coming through on the other side. And they seemed to pierce the aura and romance attached to third-string netminder Louis Domingue, beating him three times on 10 shots within a span of 9:08 to knot the contest at 4-4.

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Braden Schneider still has Rangers' full support after costly Game 3 ... (New York Post)

The first big learning moment of an otherwise innocuous playoff series for Rangers defenseman Braden Schneider came toward the end of the first period ...

They’re gonna do the best they can. Post Sports+ members, sign up to have Mollie Walker text you the latest word on the Rangers and reply with your thoughts and questions. “They’re gonna play hard. The rookie played just 13:47 in Game 3, which the Rangers lost 7-4. “There’s no reason to get overly stressed, cause they can play at this level,” Braun said. You’re gonna get your chance, get a couple goals in this series.”

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