1. The first goal wasn't Alexei Emelin's fault.
Let's get one thing straight, that first goal wasn't on Alexei Emelin. Emelin made a great, clean hit to absolutely destroy Derek Stepan, and while he did take himself out of position, he was covered.
If anything, it just created a one-on-one situation with Andrei Markov back to defend against J.T. Miller. This was a routine play, that the Markov should have had no trouble defending against. Unfortunately, Markov blotched it and the puck ended up behind Condon to give the Rangers the early lead.
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