SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Rangers were on the cusp of crawling home from their California road trip with some real questions about their readiness for the playoffs.
But in a startling turnaround, trailing by two goals late in the second period, the Rangers scored three goals in 5:07 — two on the power play — to go ahead by one before giving it up late in regulation and in overtime in a 5-4 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night at SAP Center.
But the point was enough to clinch a postseason berth for the Rangers.