After securing a 3-2 overtime win in Game 3 of their playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, the New York Rangers have won seven consecutive games to open the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. That’s the second time in franchise history they’ve accomplished the feat, the first since 1994 when they won their most recent championship.
The Rangers would love to complete that deja vu,
The Broadway Blueshirts are not lucky with their perfect record so far, which started with a four-game sweep of the Washington Capitals. The Rangers are breathing easily at the moment with an opportunity Saturday to finish off the Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Second Round.
Of the remaining eight clubs remaining in the Stanley Cup hunt, the Rangers have the least cause for concern. Their star players are piling up points, special teams have been lethal and goalie Igor Shesterkin has regained the form that earned him the 2021-22 Vezina Trophy
If there is any area for the Rangers to address it would be reliance on Shesterkin, who has faced an average of 32.9 shots per game. Over the past two games, he has stopped 99 of 104 shots.
Clamping down defensively would increase New York’s championship chances.
The seven other teams still alive have greater weak spots and glaring concerns
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