It should be acknowledged that this was the Rangers’ first set of back-to-back losses this season, which has seen the team collect double the amount of wins compared to regulation losses thus far. It has to be pointed out because despite going 2-2 on this four-game western road trip — after a dismal 6-2 loss to the Oilers Saturday night at Rogers Place capped the swing — the Rangers are beyond fortunate to be where they’re

Throughout the night, the Rangers just played without a sense of passion and intensity. For the second game in a row, their opponent "outworked" them, a term Peter Laviolette used to describe the team’s Thursday night loss to the Calgary Flames.

Jonathan Quick was under siege early because the New York Rangers never consistently spent enough time in their offensive zone, […]