
Rangers fall out of playoff position with listless loss to Flames
NY Post
The Rangers have repeatedly failed to help themselves.
On a night when four teams within arm’s length of them in the Eastern Conference wild-card race were also playing, the Blueshirts seemed to have nothing in the tank in a 2-1 loss to the fellow playoff-chasing Flames Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.
A chance to maintain their position in the second wild card could not be achieved against a Calgary team using its backup goalie on the second night of a back-to-back slate.
The Rangers, who fell out of playoff position, were held to five shots, three shots and five shots in each period, respectively — their second-lowest shot total of the season.
Madison Square Garden booed their lone embarrassing power play.
A smattering of heckles ushered them off the ice after a lopsided middle frame.