If the Rangers hadn’t been able to persevere in last year’s second round of the playoffs against this foe, a night like this would be of more concern.
If the Rangers hadn’t been able to persevere in last year’s second round of the playoffs against this very same opponent, a night like this would be of more concern.that the ’Canes dominated for the final 40 minutes should serve as a reminder that the tournament will not be played on the autobahn.
They could not create time or space, let alone both at once. Their big guns had substandard nights, from Patrick Kane to Mika Zibanejad to Artemi Panarin and then straight down the chorus line. Creativity was stifled. Hope passes were generally hopeless. The Rangers put very little sustained pressure on either Carolina’s defense or goaltender Freddie Andersen.
Zibanejad and Chris Kreider were with Kane, Panarin and Adam Fox instead of with Vladimir Tarasenko, Filip Chytil and Trouba. It made no tangible difference. The man-advantage ended with one shot on goal. Less than a half-minute later, Carolina tied it to end Shesterkin’s shutout streak at 120:40, and the club’s at 180:40.see also“They were on top of us most of the game,” Trouba said. “We wouldn’t create space for ourselves to move out of the zone because we didn’t win the 50-50s.
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