New York Rangers right wing Jack Roslovic circled around the back of the Carolina Hurricanes' net early in Game 1 of the teams' second-round playoff series, shielding the puck from defenders as he began looking toward the goal mouth. As he reached the other side of the cage, he locked on linemate Mike Zibanejad, who was unmarked and streaking to the front. Roslovic delivered a perfect pass onto Zibanejad's tape, and the star center banged home the first goal of the series just 2:46 in, sending the Madison Square Garden crowd into a frenzy. For the Rangers, it wasn't just Roslovic's perfect setup that led to the opening goal of a 4-3 win that was so encouraging.
The New York Rangers withstood the strong bounce-back effort they anticipated from the Washington Capitals and held on to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series. Vincent Trocheck and Mika Zibanejad each had a goal and an assist and the Presidents' Trophy-winning Rangers beat the scrappy Capitals 4-3 Tuesday night. “I expected that tonight, the way it played out, physical and some attitude and directness inside of the game,” New York coach Peter Laviolette said.
New York won for the fifth time in seven games and went 26-7-1 in their last 34 games
No | Player | P |
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22 | C | |
72 | C | |
50 | LW | |
70 | G | |
84 | C | |
23 | D | |
21 | C | |
56 | D | |
6 | D | |
24 | RW | |
20 | LW | |
13 | LW | |
55 | D | |
14 | D | |
79 | D | |
10 | LW | |
32 | G | |
73 | C | |
96 | C | |
5 | D | |
4 | D | |
31 | G | |
38 | LW | |
16 | C | |
8 | D | |
26 | LW | |
91 | C | |
17 | RW | |
93 | C |