Before the New York Rangers moved away from Tampa, their early run had a distant memory of what suddenly turned into a top three, all citing ice at home as an advantage. Madison Square Garden. In the most famous arena in the world, before the most famous fanbase of the NHL playoffs, the Blueshirts had beaten their opponents in a playoff record of 8-1. Igor Shesterkin had turned off the lights in the city that never sleeps. Center Mika Zimbayand had a six-goal streak at home, and would not be puzzled by this annoying Anthony Cirelli climbing him all night. Ranger tenant Andrew Copp had already felt the influence of his new home. The last change would help of course. Fans who swallow beer and invent voices could pick them up if they were shaking, pushing them higher if they got up. And then he was playing something psychological, a confidence woven into the darkest sweaters. “The home team is supposed to win, in general,” Copp told reporters. “For whatever reason, MSG was a good home for us.” They say that no series really starts until someone loses at home. So with Tampa Bay Lightning winning 3-1 in hostile territory on Thursday, this series could be completed on Saturday night. If a noisy, star-studded barn was not enough, the Rangers got a boost with the return of not one but two healthy hosts in their lineup, Ryan Strome and Filip Chytil. And a second jolt when the hard-core defender Ryan Lindgren threw with a dynamic player Andrei Vasilevski to give the hosts a 1-0 lead in the middle of the match. Once again, the Rangers appeared to be using their own barn to their advantage. “How are we going to deal with it?” wondered Lightning coach Jon Cooper. “Will we stick to what we know has worked? Will we be able to fight through controls? Will we be able to fight through the noise of the crowd? These are things that, if you want to win the Stanley Cup, you have to do. “It will take everything we have – and possibly more – to win a game on the road.” The champions cut the noise and trampled on the adversities, escaping from their game plan. Remember, Lightning had no ice at home in Rounds 1 and 2. They are used to it. “We knew it would be a low-scoring game and the team that kept hitting more (would win),” said Steven Stamkos. “When you stay in it long enough, you are usually rewarded.” Defender Mikhail Sergachev equalized the low-stakes game with a one-on-one look at the wrist from the point where he unblocked seven bodies from his blade to the net, the latter belonging to Shesterkin. Corey Perry was the last screen, an annoying, disgusting pillar hit at Sesterkin’s spectacle. “It’s a matter of taking his eyes off him. “It’s a matter of being there, but not in the blue,” Perry explained. “As (the tournament) deepens, the goals are more difficult to achieve. You have to work a little harder. It will not always be those wonderful passages. They will be rebounds or tips — and these goals are scored right in front of the net. So, one has to go there. “He is a great goalkeeper. If he sees the elf, he will stop it “. This is a game in which Corey Perry can have some influence. It will drag the children into the fight by reaching the net and becoming a parasite. – @ Bobbyry5409 – NHL (@NHL) June 10, 2022 Game 5 defense seemed to go into extra time until a second Sergachev shot in the traffic (only six bodies this time) deflected Ondrej Palat’s foot for the winner with 110 seconds left on the clock. “I do not think I have ever experienced anything like this before,” Sergachev said, as his whole body trembled with joy. An empty net by Brandon Hagel sealed it. “It does not matter where we play,” said Victor Hedman of Tampa. “If we play in a pool outside or in the MSG, we want to win the game.” Now, Lightning will take a 3-2 lead and some stacks of chances back in Tampa Bay, behind these banners, with the chance to win their 11th consecutive row on Saturday. The ice in the house will be in favor of Tampa. The same goes for math. Seventy-nine percent of the teams that win the 5th game of a tie move on. But it is no longer a Homer series. “We have fallen 3-2 in every series so far,” Copp said. “We have to have a level of despair. I think the confidence to do it before is greater and better than having to do it again. I think there is faith in the room. “
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• When was the last time the first two overall drafts dropped the gloves in a playoff game? “That’s what the great captains do,” Palat said. “And it is”. • Brayden Point (lower body) lost his ninth consecutive game. Intrigue will once again hover over the star center’s availability on Saturday for Game 6. “We are looking forward to it,” said teammate Ryan McDonagh. “You have to go out there and be effective, not just make the moves. This is a hockey playoff. It is different from the normal period. It is faster, more intense. “So you have to be honest with yourself and put yourself only in a position to help the team, not to hurt the team. “And we trust Poinder.” • Ondrej Palat cleverly pulls out the duck of a flying chicken wing Jacob Trouba: • The Rangers have scored just four goals (and only one in equivalent strength) against Vasilevsky during this three-game losing streak. • Many celebrity appearances. NHL Awards presenter Kenan Thompson wore an OutKast shirt I would like for Father’s Day, please. And Rangers / Islanders fan Jimmy Fallon apparently eats hot dogs with the same vigor as Lindgren eats buck. Jimmy Fallon is spending the rest of his life.
