Game 2 - Second Period Thoughts

Due to some internet thing I don't understand and thanks to friend and reader Doug, I was able to watch the second period but it was quite disgusting. Both the refs and the Rangers really messed up that period.

First lets discuss the zebras. They were absolutely horrendous in that period. They have cost the Rangers to basically constantly play on the penalty kill. A good team like the Devils will thrive on those opportunities. The Devils are known for capitalizing on mistakes. They did that period, they capitalized on the powerplay because of the ref’s stupid mistakes.

Now let’s discuss the Rangers play. They were playing well on the penalty kill and getting in the shooting lanes but a turnover to the middle of the zone gave the Devils a nice shot and Elias made a great shot. The second goal was just Henrik out of place and being a man short left Parise wide open for goal.

The Rangers need to stop taking penalties, I put that more on the refs though. They need to play their game, feed off the crowd and continue to play physical. The Devils have had problems closing the games out in the third period in the first two games of this series and we can only hope that continues. They need to put pucks on Marty because he hasn't been great. Maybe Avery should continue dancing in front of Marty while staring right at him. Its funny and it has to get Marty pretty pissed off.