They zipped up and down the ice and back, again and again, hockey as a 200-foot dash. There were odd-man rushes and partial breakaways and exhilarating forays into open ice, and the Rangers loved it.
Welcome to the Eastern Conference finals, played at the Rangers’ speed. They dominated play, controlled possession, and were rewarded when Dominic Moore deflected a puck past Tampa Bay goaltender Ben Bishop late in Game 1 Saturday at Madison Square Garden. The result, a 2-1 victory, their 13th consecutive game of this year’s playoffs decided by one goal.
Thirty seconds after his penalty for tripping expired, after giving the dangerous Lightning its third power play of the third period, Moore positioned himself to the side of the net.