The Blueshirts played their home opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins Sunday night, and for the second time in as many nights, the Rangers did not play their best game. The Penguins got it started early when James Neal got one through Lundqvist less than 2 minutes in, and the score was 1-0 quickly. The Ranger captain Ryan Callahan tried to put his team back on track with a goal eight minutes later, but there was no stopping the Pens tonight as both Kennedy and Niskanen had gotten their names on the board by the time the first period was over. The Penguins cooled down for the next 20 minutes, as their only goal came from Pascal Dupuis on the power play, and Marty Biron entered in net to replace Henrik Lundqvist. Then came the 3rd period in which James Neal had scored yet again to put his team up 5-3. New York came back from a defecit to make it a game with scoring from Taylor Pyatt and Rick Nash's first goal as a Ranger. In the final few minutes, Biron left the net empty, and Kris Letang took advantage by scoring from his own zone, and the Penguins had come into MSG and won their fifth straight against the Blueshirts.
Another sloppy affair for the Rangers tonight. Although Lundqvist had an awful game after his brilliant performance the other night that went without a win, he is without question not all to blame. Much like last night, New York was skating really slowly and without any need to win. I guess the one week training camps didn't give John Tortorella enough time to get his team into shape, as they have been playing sloppy the past couple of nights. There has been no chemistry. Each player has been in their own little world/ Welp, they better pick it up and pick it up fast before they see the Bruins again in a few days.
OTHER ATLANTIC SCORES: Philadelphia 3, Buffalo 5
NEXT GAME: Wednesday vs. Boston - 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN
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