The New York Rangers’ playoff run has been anything but conventional. Although they were one of the best offensive teams during the regular season, they’ve averaged just two goals per game in the playoffs. That’s given them almost no margin for error, but they’ve gotten this far all the same.
In keeping with how the Rangers have done business throughout the playoffs, they earned a 2-1 victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final. Will they continue to win by the narrowest of margins? Or will the Tampa Bay Lightning be the team that solves their defense and goaltender Henrik Lundqvist?
We’ll get the next chapter of that series tonight. Game 2 is set to begin at 8:00 p.m. ET, but you can tune in as early as 7:00 p.m. for pregame coverage. The contest will air on NBCSN and can be streamed via NBC Sports Live Extra:
Here are some relevant links:
Zuccarello skates, but Rangers say he’s still out indefinitely
Cooper: ‘What got Montreal back in the series was what we did for big parts of the game’
On second thought, Game 1 made Lightning’s Cooper ‘want to vomit’
Can the Rangers win the Cup like this?
A good kicking: Rangers best Lightning for 1-0 series lead
Bolts coach makes it clear why Drouin isn’t playing