Penguins put Rangers on the brink in humiliating fashion

The Penguins destroyed the Rangers last night before the first period was over. It was 1-0 a minute into the game. Then before we blinked it was 3-0. They added another in the second. But the game was over before all this. It was over before the Rangers even took the ice.

The Rangers just didn’t show up. They lost every puck battle. They lost every race for the puck. They gave the Pens room. They didn’t bother to try and generate offense. They just didn’t bother trying.

This game hurts as a fan. The players shrug it off as a job, because that’s what last night looked like. A job. Fans, on the other hand, this isn’t a job. For some, this is an escape. This is hope for joy. And the Rangers let everyone down. There is no excuse for this kind of effort.

As always, you can view the full videos on our video page here. All GIFs are on nyrgifs.com, filtered under the date of the game. On to the goals:

Penguins 1, Rangers 0

Henrik Lundqvist simply left a bad rebound, while J.T. Miller and Dan Boyle let Eric Fehr go to the net without tying up his stick. Fehr put the rebound over Hank.

Penguins 2, Rangers 0

After a Rick Nash penalty, Evgeni Malkin took a little wrist shot from the mid-point that Sidney Crosby deflected at the high slot. It looks like the puck also went off Marc Staal, off the post, and in.

Penguins 3, Rangers 0