NEW YORK – This time, there is no one to blame.
Oh, there are plenty of people who will point fingers at the Capitals for blowing a 3-1 series lead.
And there are plenty of people who will continue to say that Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom can’t win the big one.
But the truth is this: The New York Rangers will be facing the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2015 Eastern Conference Finals because they were one shot better than the Capitals.
One shot.
That’s what separated the Rangers from the Capitals in Game 7 Wednesday night at MadisonSquareGarden.