The Rangers found a physicality we weren’t sure they had. Henrik Lundqvist turned back the clock and outplayed Carey Price. Dan Girardi found his game and looked like the warrior of old. Rick Nash was a force and Ryan McDonagh lead the way with his usual gutty defense.
There were some red flags. Some of problems were caused by the defensive-minded game of the Canadiens. But the Rangers got away with others because they were playing a team without much firepower. This will not be the case against the more skilled teams.
They’ll need answers to some of these questions in the affirmative if they want to advance deep into the playoffs.