It’s not about how you start, rather how you finish, unless you play yourself out of the game early and never get the chance to finish. That has been the disturbing trend as the New York Rangers have lost their third straight game for the first time since November 23-28th.
This monotony in the opening frame actually started last Friday during the teams 5-4 come from behind shootout win against Edmonton. The Rangers had their slow run through the first 20 minutes of the game, allowing four goals in the period to the tune of 2.