Perhaps the biggest cheer at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night came after the announcement that there was one minute remaining in what turned out to be a 3-0 loss by the New York Rangers to the Vancouver Canucks.
Before that, the Rangers spent most of the evening being booed during their sixth shutout defeat in 17 home games (4-10-3) – this one against the team that began the night last in the NHL standings. Despite allowing just 17 shots on goal and out-attempting the Canucks 60-34, the Rangers again came up empty – and were left frustrated.