Bounce-backs aren't often scripted, they're earned.
Henrik Lundqvist put up a wall in the second period in Tampa on Friday night and the Rangers continued their power-play proficiency, but they caught some breaks in a 5-1 victory that tied the Eastern Conference finals at two games apiece. Game 5 is Sunday night at Madison Square Garden.
Still, in a results business, that's what counts when teams are a couple of wins from the Stanley Cup Final:
Going home with a road victory in the pocket.
Optimists will point to the Rangers' 6-2 record in their last eight playoff series that were tied after Game 4, dating to the Eastern Conference finals against the Devils in 1994.