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TAMPA - When Game 2 was a "disgrace" Game 3 was a punch in the stomach.
Two days after a terrible effort in a home defeat four goals was by Captain Ryan McDonagh caught the Rangers a two-goal lead blew early, but showed determination to tie the game twice third period, only to lose the exposure, the 6 - 5, in overtime Wednesday Nikita Kucherov time shot from the enclave at 3:33 of the extra period. The Rangers, the end of the Eastern Conference, 2-1 Trail, was 4-0 in overtime games this season.
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"As a team we need a little better, but I have to be better, because we will not win if I give up six goals," Henrik Lundqvist said.
Corey Sipkin / New York Daily News Henrik Lundqvist is the washing machine - killed by an extreme ray Nikita Kucherov in overtime - behind him as Rangers lose Game 3 and now face a 2-1 deficit in the playoffs.
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STEVE Nesius / Steve Nesius daily for NY Do Chris Kreider (l.) Skates away as the Tampa Bay Lightning players celebrate a goal in the second period of Game 3 victory over the Rangers won in overtime, 6-5 Wednesday night.
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EnlargeKucherov zone was in the offensive with the disc, and Dan Girardi back McDonagh and skating, which reeled from a wrist shot Lundqvist (34 saves) said he was to pick up late, and press the stick side to decrease the Rangers goalkeeper ,
"It's a difficult question, it really is," says Lundqvist after a sigh.
Game 4 is here on Friday night.
About one minute before the winner made a stop on a breakaway Lundqvist live JT Brown after Brown Rangers Kevin Klein burned in the neutral zone to keep.
Dan Boyle, who won the Stanley Cup with the Lightning in 2004, was the game at 5-5 with 1:56 left in regulation tied. Ben Bishop (23 saves) was unable to process the trigger point Keith Yandle, Boyle and cleaned in a loose puck in the crease bent his way through JT Miller, who moved into the third period in the top line Send Kevin Hayes on the fourth line.
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With Kucherov seventh goal of the playoffs, all three of the line "Triplets" Tampa in the game. Ondrej Palat achieved give a preview of Lightning 5-4 in his second of the night with 5:55 remaining in the third period.
McDonagh was tied the game on a power play at 2:28 of the third.
Jesper has quickly two goals, the first gave the Rangers a 2-0 lead at 9:55 of the first.
Derick Brassard opened the scoring only 1:02 into the game with a slap shot from 56 feet on a power play.
The Rangers have several goals in consecutive games playing for the first time this season.
The Rangers, who leads never seem comfortable with multi-target, wasted its initial momentum. After the 2-0 deficit, scoring four consecutive goals, the first of which were Boyle turnover in the offensive zone performed Tampa Bay. Alex Killorn tip first shot of Lundqvist swatted was given, but the disc went straight to a setback Steven Stamkos, the light for the flash has begin to rise. McDonagh has slowed while Stamkos defensive retreat.
"There is another itchy sure given the fact we had to climb our way back," said McDonagh game. "A couple of links there is a late goal, felt good about ourselves in order to go into overtime, had a few looks at first, but found a way to have a win here, and that up to 1.2 ".
Tyler Johnson scored 12 put on a four-on-four in the second to Tampa 3-2, the best goal of the series NHL. Chris Kreider Johnson left alone at the top of the crease while skating in Palat watch the disc slot and go through Palat was completed in an open network.
Although crime was not a problem for the Rangers on Wednesday night, not a lot receiving in the regular season top scorer Rick Nash, who had one of his worst efforts of the playoffs. Nash, who has only two goals in 15 games this season, had a break in the left side, but sent wrist shot directly into the intestine of the bishop, to 06.36 clock the third and everywhere was ineffective.
McDonagh believes that the Rangers were better than his turnip penalty on Monday charged but were not good enough. The Blue Shirts made several gaffes on the defensive with the controls and missed sales and had problems with the speed of Tampa Bay overnight.
"(We played) as much as we play fast," McDonagh said. "(We) have a lot of good examples of that in the game, but it is still very difficult, if you give up six goals against. You can not expect to win many games if we give up that many."
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