Rangers cause upset and now lead series 2-0

The majority of pundits and fans weren’t giving the New York Rangers a run for their money in the conference finals as the Tampa Bay Lightning is trying to reach the Stanley Cup Finals for a third straight year. Still, Game 1 of the series went to the Blue Shirts, and they had a chance to double their lead last night with Game 2 at home.

It was Jon Cooper’s men who struck first, with a goal scored very quickly in the game. It was Nikita Kucherov who beat Igor Shesterkin to score his fifth goal of the playoffs.

Let’s say that the Rangers goalkeeper certainly wanted to review this shot:

Despite everything, the New York formation was not let down by this goal scored following only two minutes and 41 seconds of play. Far from it, even.

We all know how important the depth of a team is in the playoffs and it has to come up at some point or another. That’s what K’Andre Miller did, moments following the Lightning net.

The big defender shows patience in Lightning territory before unleashing a shot that winds its way behind Vasilevskiy. So, with six minutes played in the match, the tie was created one on one:

That’s when we felt the Rangers regain the confidence they have when they are at home. The amphitheater is loud and it’s hard to win at Madison Square Garden in the playoffs. At least, that’s what we understand of the Rangers’ perfect record since the start of the spring dance…

If there’s one trio combination that’s getting people talking in New York right now, it’s Alexis Lafrenière’s. Paired with Kaapo Kakko and Filip Chytil and nicknamed the “Kid’s line”, the three young players offer excellent performance on the ice.

And, who else to break the tie in the game?

Kakko takes advantage of a simply perfect pass from Adam Fox to thread the needle and give his team the lead:

No goals were scored in the second. We therefore move into the third period, when the score is still 2-1 in favor of the Rangers.

We often talk regarding how important it is for a team’s big guns to make it into the playoffs and contribute to the club’s success. That, ladies and gentlemen, Mika Zibanejad understood perfectly.

After a minute was up in third, the Swede said to himself that he was going to take matters into his own hands, and the result was sublime.

Zibanejad rushes into opposition territory and unleashes a powerful and precise shot to double Rangers’ lead, with around 18 minutes left in the game. wow!

And we felt that this goal hurt the Lightning who, in the end, will never have been able to return to the game. Nick Paul scored with two minutes left on the clock, but it was too little too late.

The Rangers, to everyone’s surprise, took a two-to-zero lead in the series. Honestly, I don’t think a ton of people would have predicted this.

The series now moves to Tampa. Will the Lightning be able to find the hair of the beast in front of its supporters? Because yes, something unique is happening right now.

Since 2019, the Lightning have lost two straight playoff games. This ends a spectacular streak of 17 games where the team had not lost in two consecutive meetings. Must do it, the same!

Prolongation

– When I told you it was noisy in New York…

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