May 26, 2014

2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Day 37

The third round continues in the east.  People say it's a series thanks to the result of Game 3.  I wasn't so keen on that.

Game 4: Montreal vs. NY Rangers.

The Rangers had a couple of days to stew over the OT loss in Game 3 that had most people frothing at the mouth about how it was "a series" again.

As opposed to the beatdown that it had been before that.

Despite Montreal playing fairly well yesterday, I think we can once again dispel the flimsy notion that this is a series.  Since Carey Price went out, it's basically been a wait-and-see until the Rangers picked up their four wins and moved on.

That said, I still don't think Price would have made much of a difference.

At any rate, Game 4 was another exciting one that went to OT and also happened to go the Rangers' way (just as I had hoped).

Carl Hagelin had a goal in the first (a shorty, no less) and assisted on the OT winner.  He was the second star of the game for his effort.  The first, of course, was Martin St. Louis, who scored the game-winner.

Derick Brassard returned from injury in this game and had a beautiful goal in the second period.  Lundqvist played the puck in the trapezoid behind the goal out to Dan Girardi, who skated toward his own blue line before noticing that he had a man in open ice ready to do something.  That man was Brassard, and after Girardi rifled a very nice pass to him, Brassard rushed on net and buried a shot past Montreal's goaltender.

Words don't really capture it, though.  Click on "Boxscore" and watch for yourself!

NY Rangers lead 3-1.  Game 5 is Tuesday.

Later today, Game 4 in Los Angeles.

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