Well, if you opted to get a good night’s sleep instead of staying up for the 10 o’clock puck drop, you made the wise decision. Despite an electric start to the game, the Rangers completely faltered, allowing Vegas to run away with this one scoring four consecutive goals through the back half of the first and second periods. There really isn’t a way to sugar coat this one as it was just a disastrous performance full of defensive shortcomings, bad goals and inability to capitalize on scoring chances.
1st Period:
The Rangers got off to a phenomenal start as they spent the first two minutes of play in Vegas’ zone, registering three shots on goal and really applying pressure right out the gate.