There is nothing worse than having your season ended by your arch rival. The Isles did just that, effectively ending the Rangers season. The Rangers were shorthanded, without Jacob Trouba and Chris Kreider, and were basically walked in the first period. The Isles jumped out to an early lead, and a Barry Trotz team doesn’t relinquish leads often, or ever. Getting blanked by the Isles just adds salt to the wound for the Rangers.
This loss effectively ends the Rangers season. They won’t catch the Isles now, that we know.