Handy Dandy Playoff Notebook: Win Another One on Home Ice

I am not saying there’s a connection, but I used a picture of Tyler Motte for the last edition of the Handy Dandy Playoff notebook... and he ended up scoring a much needed insurance goal for the New York Rangers.

Chris Kreider had an opportunity to score, but he hit the goalpost, and the crowd collectively gasped, but luckily Motte ended up finding the back of the net.

The Rangers bounced back with a victory over the Carolina Hurricanes by a score of 3-1, and it saw Gerard Gallant create new lines... only for him to revert to familiarity at the end of the second period and for the third period. That said, Gallant did say he’s consider some changes to his lines for Game 4, but they won’t be…