Adam Fox couldn’t help but smirk when he was asked about being the first Rangers skater on the Prudential Center ice Tuesday morning before Game 1 against the Devils.
Additionally, Fox, with five career playoff goals, is one of just five blueliners in NHL history to have 1-plus points per game with 24 or more playoff games to his name.“Foxy was excellent [Tuesday] night,” head coach Gerard Gallant said. “I didn’t know about the four assists until after the game when you check the game sheet when you go back. As coaches, you worry about the defensive end more. He played really strong, really solid and for me, that was the game Foxy can play.
The Rangers held an optional practice Wednesday at Prudential Center, where everyone but Mika Zibanejad and Tyler Motte participated. Motte blocked a couple of big shots in Tuesday’s win, which is probably why the feisty winger took the day off the ice.The Rangers went 4-for-4 on the penalty kill and scored two power-play goals in Game 1, marking the first time in the playoffs since Game 4 of the 2015 Eastern Conference Final that the club has scored two power-play goals and had a perfect penalty kill of four or more opportunities.
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