Lack of Discipline Leads to Another Ranger Loss

Montreal saw the Rangers’ success on the man-advantage against Pittsburgh Monday night, and stayed out of the penalty box until 14:50 in the third and didn’t give the Rangers a power play until there was under four minutes left.

Lundqvist also followed up his stellar performance on Monday night with one of his worst on Wednesday. Montreal’s first tally came when Lundqvist misplayed the puck behind the net and gave it right to Max Pacioretty who promptly passed to former Ranger Alexei Kovalev in front for the goal.

The second goal came when Lundqvist could not control a long shot from center ice and left a juicy rebound for Guillaume Latendresse who slapped it past the netminder. Lundqvist didn’t have the same focus but his defense didn’t help him late, especially down a man.

The Rangers first two goals game in the first when Chris Drury sent a shot off the skate of Markov and past Jaroslav Halak late in the first. The second tally came via Ryan Callahan off a slap shot after a great pass by Scott Gomez midway through the second. However, it wasn’t enough.

If the Rangers want to get back on the winning track as they embark on a season-long five-game road trip against quality opponents (Sabres, Blackhawks, and Penguins, along with the Senators and Islanders), they’ll need to be much more disciplined, especially late in games.

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