It was a good minute of solid zone time by the Rangers. The New Jersey Devils were chasing and struggling to get the puck out. Andy Greene, Ben Lovejoy and Travis Zajac all looked totally gassed before the Devils were finally able to gain brief control of the puck and shoot it down the ice with 4:39 left. They’d obviously take a timeout since the guys were so winded, but who cared. The imminent threat was over.
Well, not so fast.
There was no timeout.
It seemed so obvious if you were in the building.