[MDSF] New York Rangers (M2) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (M3) | Rangers win series 4-3

[-Vintage Canuck-]

Metropolitan Division Semi-Final

New York Rangers (M2) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (M3)

Tuesday, May 03: Penguins at Rangers, 4:00 pm PT (ESPN, Sportsnet, CBC, TVA Sports)

Thursday, May 05: Penguins at Rangers, 4:00 pm PT (TNT, Sportsnet, CBC, TVA Sports)

Saturday, May 07: Rangers at Penguins, 4:00 pm PT (TNT, Sportsnet, CBC, TVA Sports)

Monday, May 09: Rangers at Penguins, 4:00 pm PT (ESPN, Sportsnet, CBC, TVA Sports)

*Wednesday, May 11: Penguins at Rangers, TBD

*Friday, May 13: Rangers at Penguins, TBD

*Sunday, May 15: Penguins at Rangers, TBD

[Toyotasfan]

This is going to be a lesson the young Rangers can think about all summer. 

Penguins will school them.

[D-Money]

This one is hard to predict. On there one hand, Rangers have kicked the Pens' butt in the regular season. On the other, Pens have way more playoff experience. And yet, that didn't help them win much over the last few years, so...?

 

Guessing Pens in 7, but this could go a lot of ways.

[Coconuts]

Rangers in 6

[Canuck Surfer]

Rangers in 7; best most fun series.

 

Penguins funny enough looked more fundamentally sound before Malkin came back.  Look a little lost with DeSmith in net!

 

Rangers can play a little sloppy on the other hand.  Their G is best in the World right now, IMO. Not that fundamental either, they have weapons, speed and size. Fox & Panarin are just as electric as Malkin & Crosby.  Maybe not as good?  I thjink we already mentioned G Shesterkin...

[The Lock]

NYR is who I'm cheering for on this one, no question. I'm anti-Penguins at this point. They've won enough lately.

[Master Mind]

Like the STL/MIN series, I think this one is basically a coin flip.

 

Picking the Rangers with their advantage in net.

[Ghostsof1915]

One of the series I could care less about.

 

I'm saying Pens in 6, but who knows what happens.

[Alflives]

Rags have, by far, the better goalie.  This will be short.  Five games.  

[-Vintage Canuck-]

I could see this one going to seven games and it could go either way.

 

Rangers in 7.

[Bruce Boudreau]

Let's go Rangers the Garden will be alive!! 

 

Rangers in 6!

 

They have the best goalie in the league nuff said.

[DownUndaCanuck]

Rangers goaltending and defence will take them far, and they have a good top line. Their depth is lacking and it'll be their weakness this playoffs eventually, but they should do enough to cruise past Pittsburgh if they nullify their stars. Rags in 5.

[Beary Sweet]

Rangers in 6. Shesterkin has put in Vezina worthy performances all year long and I expect it to continue

[-Vintage Canuck-]

It’s too bad Motte is out with an injury. I was looking forward to see him play with the Rangers in the playoffs.

[Baratheon]

6 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said:

It’s too bad Motte is out with an injury. I was looking forward to see him play with the Rangers in the playoffs.

Last I heard was that he could possibly return in round 1 some time.  I bet we'll get a look at him!  

[-Vintage Canuck-]

It’s all Rangers; what a start for them. They’re currently leading 7-1 in shots.

[-Vintage Canuck-]

1 minute ago, Baratheon said:

Last I heard was that he could possibly return in round 1 some time.  I bet we'll get a look at him!  

Yup, this could be a long series and that will allow him to return down the stretch.

[-Vintage Canuck-]

The goal was coming sooner than later for the Rangers. What a perfect shot by Fox. 

[-Vintage Canuck-]

The Penguins are lucky it's still a one-goal game. They had a number of quality scoring chances.

[-DLC-]