Rangers Chris Kreider put the decisive penalty on home ice against New Jersey.
But it was a long way there.
- Quite a good atmosphere at Madison Square Garden, you go on adrenaline, the Rangers goalkeeper said about the penalty shootout, according to the supporters site foreverblueshirts.com.
First, New Jersey took the lead 1-0 in the first period via Jesper Bratt.
Rangers equalized and went over before New Jersey managed to equalize, this time via an assist by Bratt.
2-2 in the last period break became 3-3 at full time and a goalless extra time to the marathon penalty shootout.
And so, in penalty round seven - both teams had put three each and New Jersey missed its seventh when Credits slipped forward and poked the puck to the right of Jonathan Bernier in the Jersey goal.
In the Canadian exchange Calgary – Ottawa, on the other hand, there was a clear winner when the final signal went.
Calgary broke their losing streak in three games and won 4-0.
Dan Vladar saved 27 pucks and managed to keep a clean sheet for the first time in his NHL career.
The more Anton Forsberg had to work in the Ottawa goal - 29 saves were not enough.
- From the start we were the better team.
More focused.
And the guys played well in front of me, there were no returns.
So an easy match for me, he says.
Elias Lindholm scored a goal and an assist and Rasmus Andersson scored an assist.
Ottawa was missing ten players due to covid regulations.