More importantly, the Rangers now have their first playoff win. This set the stage for game five at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh. Marian Hossa opened the scoring with a goal off the first of three penalties from Rangers’ defenseman Michael Roszival.
Evgeni Malkin added a goal four minutes later. The Rangers attempted only four shot in the second Period. After two third period goals to tie the game, Chris Drury was called for a four minute high sticking penalty with 1:18 remaining in regulation.
The penalty killing of the Rangers left the team lethargic and exhausted in overtime where Marian Hossa scored the game winning goal an won the series for the Penguins.
The Rangers committed a total of six penalties in the game and were undisciplined throughout the series.
As the Pittsburgh Penguins march on to the Eastern Conference Finals, the New York Rangers have to contemplate this series throughout the offseason and look at what might have been.
Now the Rangers have to focus on next season and find out if their captain Jaromir Jagr will return. Jagr has expressed interest in playing in his native Czech Republic.
The 1994 Stanley Cup championship feels like a distant memory.
As Sam Rosen said that fabled summer night in 1994, "This one will last a lifetime." Hopefully this playoff defeat won't last in the players' minds for that long.
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