VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Just about anything and everything that could have happened over the first 8:54 of the third period, did.
But following a series of bizarre calls, an unsportsmanlike penalty assessed to coach Alain Vigneault, a penalty-shot goal from the Rangers, it was Vancouver 2, Rangers 1, with all three goals scored in that stretch.
Thus, the Rangers, who started extremely well, lost for the third time in the last four games (1-2-1) and sixth time in the last eight matches (2-5-1).