The outside noise surrounding the Rangers has been jackhammering on the walls of the locker room for weeks.
On perhaps the loudest day of the season, however, the Blueshirts were able to focus on the game at hand.The Rangers were intent on dialing in to the game at hand Friday morning despite early news that captain Jacob Trouba was to be held out of the game for purposes of “roster management.” later in the day, in exchange for defenseman Urho Vaakanainen and a conditional fourth-rounder in 2025, before the puck was even dropped.
That presumably did not make it any easier for the Rangers to keep their attention solely on the Penguins. The cushion the Rangers built on a 5-0-1 getaway has vanished amid the 1-6 stretch the team carried into Friday night’s contest, which resulted in an eight-point gap between them and the third-place Hurricanes in the Metropolitan Division standings at the start of the game. With Carolina set to face the Islanders on Saturday, the Rangers were able to cut it to a six-point difference.
Reilly Smith later cleaned up a rebound off a Rangers odd-man rush opportunity before Vincent Trocheck chipped in another to secure the victory and snap the Penguins’ four-game win streak. The Rangers were sharp and alert Friday night, a natural byproduct from knowing all eyes in the NHL were on them.
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