Rangers Win Via The Shootout

Mats Zuccarello just won a game for the Rangers by being the only goal scorer in the "skill" portion of what used to called a tie.   This phase of being bad but mostly winning anyway has got to stop.  That Rangers were flat footed and crappy in the first, third and OT periods.   Talbot let up a an uncharacteristic early goal in the first and a tieing goal in the third where he was extremely screened because for all his weight room strength, McD can't clear the crease.

The second period was better, as they played a little more like the Rangers of a several games ago and took a 2-1 lead on goals by JT Miller and Jesper Fast.

Once again, Nash, Stepan and Brassard couldn't score.   Nash failed to convert on a short handed breakaway in the third, and must be as frustrated as those of us who've been watching.  He's also drawing a lot of unpenalized cheapshots.

The power play was also still a disaster, and the Rangers will deny their own destiny if they don't get something on the PP and get Nash, Stepan and Brassard going.   McD needs to be better, too.