If you were looking for a good reason to praise Derek Stepan last season, look no further than the game against the Washington Capitals on March 4th, when he scored the game-winning goal early in the third period to hand his team a much-needed win at that point in the season.
At that time, the Rangers had won four of their last five games, and one of the best in that stretch was definitely this one. Coming off a disappointing loss to the Penguins the night before, the Rangers sought to get back on track and did so quite nicely.