They lost the first two games of their first-round series in Washington, won the next two in New York before losing Game 5 on the road.īut Lundqvist posted consecutive shutouts in Games 6 and 7 against the Capitals when the Rangers faced elimination. Now the Rangers find themselves in a familiar position, down 0-2. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Gregory Campbell made it 2-1, and New York pulled even again on Rick Nash’s goal, his first of the playoffs after he led the Rangers with 21 in the regular season. “All I had to do was hit the net because there were a couple of guys in front of him.” Elise Amendola/The Associated Pressīoston never trailed as rookie Torey Krug scored the first goal before Rangers captain Ryan Callahan tied it. “It was definitely a screen,” Boychuk said. The shot got through several players before it sailed past Lundqvist. The Bruins went ahead to stay, 3-2, at 12:08 of the second period when Boychuk, who had one goal in the regular season, shot a 40-footer inside the near post for his third playoff goal. “We couldn’t generate anything, and then they’re just going to fill the middle and they’re just going to jam you.” “We felt really good going into the third, and to have that type of goal go in - it’s just two-on-two - it hurts you,” Rangers coach John Tortorella said. We just made it really tough on ourselves I didn’t think they had to work really hard to get a couple goals there. Article content I thought we played great. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.
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