Rangers Lose Back To Back
Through the first five pre-season games the Rangers looked competitive getting at least a point out of each of their games on the way to a 2-0-1-2 record, but even then there were worrying signs. New York had been outshot in all bar the first game in Montreal (24-23) and were on the wrong side of a 36-22 advantage in power plays.
Still, in their favor they had only given up 13 goals in those five games and were a respectable though not impressive 4 for 22 on the power play. But all that changed as the Rangers have now lost consecutive games against Philadelphia and Columbus where the gave up a combined 6 power play goals while going 0-13 with the man advantage.