The NY Rangers dominated every facet of their shutout win yesterday against the Isles. They controlled the play from start to finish, earning Alex Georgiev the easiest shutout of his life. This was one of the only games where the Rangers didn’t allow a high-danger scoring chance in the shot-tracking era. It was a complete-180 from the first game, where the Rangers essentially no-showed. The Rangers have been plagued with bouts of inconsistency for the past few years, and it again was on display the first two games.
The difference between games one and two wasn’t just the result.