Properly that was a scary weekend journey on The Method Again Machine, because the Rangers time-traveled to the nice outdated days of December when the group’s lack of urgency matched its lack of dedication to play protection.
A second humiliating loss to Buffalo — 8-2 up there on Saturday months after falling 6-1 on the Backyard on Nov. 7 — preceded a day in Pittsburgh by which the Blueshirts had been outshot 17-0 over a 15:57 span bridging the primary and second durations however nonetheless had been in a position to come away with a 5-3 empty-net abetted victory.
The Rangers have been awful for 4 straight video games, together with the back-to-back previous to 4 Nations that featured a loss at residence to the Penguins adopted by a victory in Columbus when the street group stole it with a third-period push.
4 straight awful video games however two victories. And so, with 25 video games to go, the Blueshirts are someway solely two factors out of a playoff spot with three groups to cross to be able to safe a spot.
