Now We Have to Move On

When I look back on last night's game, I can't really find much good. The Rangers played sloppy and the Devils wanted the game more. Dumb penalties, whether they were actually penatlies or not doesn't matter, really killed us. The Devils played very well on the powerplay and used it to get back in the game. They took advantage of mistakes on the powerplay and made us pay. They outplayed us last night, made less mistakes and they finally got a break with the game-winning goal.

Now the Rangers just have to move on and get ready for a huge Game 4; they even get an extra day of rest for it with the game not being until Wednesday for some reason. This is now a series and that is no question, but I don't feel that the series has completely turned yet. The Rangers still hold the lead in the series and still have one more game at the Garden before heading back to Newark to play. If the Rangers play like they did last night, especially with the Devils having some life, we could be in big trouble. The Devils have the momentum with their win but they don't have a hold on the series yet. They just got back into it.

The Rangers need to focus for Game 4 and limit the sloppy play. The Devils are a team known to sit back and wait for a mistake by their opponent to strike. They did exactly that last night. If the Rangers can limit their mistakes, then they limit the opportunities that the Devils offense gets. Marty is not going to win this series for the Devils with his play in the last 3 games. He has made some great saves but he also looked very vulnerable at times. We have obviously found a way to score on him with 9 goals in 3 games. Limiting the mistakes will really put a strangle on the Devils offense and the scoring chances they want. Without some lucky bounces on 3 of the 4 goals they don't even win Game 3. I still feel confident about this series because I feel the Rangers are a better team than the Devils in all aspects of the game right now and that loss was a kick in the rear end. I think they will be back for Game 4 with some serious energy and good, focused play and hopefully put this series at 3-1, not 2-2.