Since the Rangers are a work in progress, there is still a lot of work to be done on mental fortitude.
Many times the team deflects even after surrendering the goal, as it did in Pittsburgh on Sunday when the final 5–1 defeat became a 1–0 lead 3–1 in 61 seconds in the first period. was.
“I think we continue to work to be mentally tough,” David Quinn said before Tuesday’s rematch against the Penguins. “I think sometimes we feel sorry for ourselves.
“I felt like we got off to a great start on the second night, we’re up 1-0, did a good job hitting a penalty, giving up one goal and the next thing you know is three. We got adverse. It has to do a better job of managing the conditions. We have shown signs of coming out of it, but I think we have returned it the other night and have actually taken the air out of our range. “
Those three Pittsburgh goals that previously came at 16:13, 16:52 and 17:14 were scored on consecutive shots against Alex Georgiev. On Saturday, when the Devils scored twice in 17 seconds, those goals came on consecutive shots against Georgiev, who were ready to give back to Keith Kinkaid.
The coach said, “This is a game where things are going to happen, you’re going to score a goal again, the other team is going to gain momentum.” “We have to do a better job of stopping it.
“Again, I felt there must have been some progress here lately, but it is certainly here on the second night that was not the case.”
The Blueshirts have hit 13 straight power plays in their final six matches and have faced 50 out of 53 in the last 16 matches on 30 January. He finished fourth in the NHL with 87.0 percent (67/77) after finishing 23rd. Last season was 77.4 percent. And 78.2 percent in the 27th season before that.
The Rangers last topped the final five of the 2013–14 Stanley Cup with a rate of 85.3 and peaked at 87 percent for the last time in 2008–09, when the Blueshirts led the NHL at 87.8 percent.
Following a comparative race, in which the Rangers scored power-play goals in four straight games from February 18 through February. During 5-of-19, the club went 2-for-13 in the last five bouts, drawing man — twice or less gains in three of those games.
The Blueshirts are ranked 26th in the league at 15.5 pct on power play. (13/84). Adam Fox and Chris Kreider scored 12 goals. The second unit has scored just once, after winning 3–2 in Philadelphia on February 18, when Kreider (dropped to the second unit for a short spell), Alexis Lafreniere, Pavel Buchaniewicz, Colin Blackwell, and Anthony Bitetto Were. For the goal.
The Rangers defenseman has scored five goals in five on-fives, with Brendan Smith leading the way with two. Bitetto, K’Andre Miller and Libor Hajek each had one each. The Blueshirt defenseman scored 28 goals on five-of-five last year, with Tony DeAngelo recording nine and Brady Schezi seven.
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