It happened so quickly, yet so triumphantly. Derek Stepan found a rebound and placed his team in the 2015 Eastern Conference Final with one righty and mighty wrist shot:
All Doc Emrick needed to say was, “Stepan. In overtime. The Rangers move on to Tampa.” At that very moment, we all knew what transpired before our very eyes. Again, these New York Rangers got it done when it counted most. These battle-tested Blueshirts defied the odds and came back on an opponent after falling down 3-1 in the series.
The feeling was evident: nothing’s gonna stop ’em now.