Stanley Cup Playoffs Buzz: Rangers can extend lead in Eastern Final
The Stanley Cup Playoffs: The buzz is that the Rangers can extend their lead in the Eastern Conference Finals Image Source Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers New York Rangers lead Eastern Conference Finals best-of-seven series 1-0, and hope to extend it in Game 2 at Madison Square Garden on Friday. Game 1 of the series was won by the New York Knicks, who defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2 on Wednesday. The Rangers trailed 2-0 and 3-2 in each of their first two playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Carolina Hurricanes, respectively, after the first game. A record-setting eight-game home playoff winning streak is within reach for the New York Rangers if they win their final game of the series on Sunday. There is nothing new about this situation for the Lightning; since the start of 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifiers, they are 17-0 in playoff games following a loss and 15-5 following a loss during the conference finals/Stanley Cup Semifinals. After dropping Game 1, T...