New York. There is really no “quit” in New York.
The Rangers survived another must-watch match last night, as they defeated Carolina 5-2 at home in a naval bout over Madison Square Garden.
So now there will be Game 7 at the rally on Tuesday night.
After that anything can happen, says Mika Zibanijad, who scored another goal and is now third in all qualifying, for Sportbladet.
This is correct New York Rangers The Battle Cry of the Stanley Cup Playoffs reads:
“No quit in New York” (roughly: “New York never gives up”).
And so far, the Broadway Blueshirts have truly lived up to those words. They had three game points against them in the series against Pittsburgh but won anyway – and last night they won another fight when the entire season was on the line.
Yes, it was a really solid effort on our part, we played just as we should, and of course it was a great feeling that we won, says Mika Zibanijad when we spoke to him after winning 5-2 in the sixth meeting with Carolina.
He himself scored a powerplay midway through the first period and is now with a total of 16 points third in the playoffs. Only brutal Edmonton duo Conor McDavid and Leon Drysittel have done more.
“Of course it’s fun to participate in matches like this, because that means I help the team win and that’s the only thing that matters,” he continues.
Two passes by the goalkeeper
Now the question is just how the Rangers will do to beat Hurricanes in Game 7 at the PNC Arena on Tuesday night’s Rally.
Jesper Fast & Co. may have made history last night, becoming the first-ever team to venture into the Stanley Cup adventure with six straight losses. But they were also undefeated in their homeland.
– Now it’s Game 7 and then anything can happen. Mika says it will be so much fun to be a part of.
– We’ll just try to start the same way like tonight. Throughout the series it looked like the home team had to set the tone in the first period, but now we have to make sure we don’t wait for anything but start playing once.
Rangers guard Igor Sestyurkin had a fresh beast night in round six and was involved in most matters. Not only did he stop 37 rounds. He also contributed two assistants (!) – and was expelled for the interference.
– It’s great to have a goalkeeper with only one goal left, and it’s Artemy Panarin, grinning.