Chris Kreider (Boston
College) scored the first two goals of
the game, and Dan Boyle (Miami) notched the
game-winner in the third period as the New York Rangers forced a deciding
seventh game following a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday night
at the Verizon Center
in Washington, D.C.
The Rangers, who trailed the Eastern Conference semifinal series,
three games to one, just last week, won their second straight contest, as Kreider
notched his second and third goals in the last two outings. He connected on a
backhander following a rush down the right wing in the first minute of play Sunday,
then added his second score by putting home a loose puck in front with 0.2 seconds
left on the clock before the first intermission. Boyle scored on a slapshot
from the slot to give the Rangers a 4-1 lead in the final frame, before the host
Capitals tallied back-to-back goals to get within a score.
New York, which rebounded from a 3-1 deficit to top
Pittsburgh in the second round last season, has played an NHL record 12 consecutive
one-goal playoff games dating back to last year’s Stanley Cup Final, including all
10 contests so far this spring. It eliminated Pittsburgh in five games in this year's first round.
Game Seven will be played Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at Madison Square Garden.
The victor will face the winner of the Tampa Bay-Montreal series for the Eastern
Conference crown. Tampa Bay leads that Stanley Cup Playoff series, three games to two, with Game
6 slated for tomorrow night in Florida.
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