NEW YORK -- New York Rangers coach Gerard Gallant blasted his team's effort in their 3-1 Game 4 loss to the New Jersey Devils, who rallied with two wins at Madison Square Garden to tie their Eastern Conference first-round series, 2-2.
"Tonight was a close hockey game, but we didn't show up. We didn't play hard enough. We didn't compete hard enough. All we did was yap at the linesmen for getting thrown out of faceoffs," Gallant said. "A lot of bad things tonight."
The Rangers struggled to put pressure on rookie goalie Akira Schmid (22 saves), who won his second straight game after replacing starter Vitek Vanecek after Game 2.