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Game five of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals was certainly a memorable one. After a hard fought battle, the Capitals had the lead at 2-1 in the third period, and time was dwindling down. With only 22 seconds left Joel Ward was caught with his stick above the shoulders, and got sent to the box with a double minor. There was an immediate change in momentum as the Rangers realized they had one last chance. 

Both Capitals and Rangers fans were stunned by the outcome of Monday night’s game when it looked like Alex Ovechkin, and the rest of the Caps were going to head home up 3-2 in the series. The late penalty by Ward sparked the belief in the Rangers that they still had an opportunity to at least tie up the game, and hash it out in overtime. Not only did they have a power play, the double minor gave them two in a row.

Richards immediately used the man advantage to squeeze the puck under Holtby’s glove and tie the game up with only seven seconds remaining in regulation. With one of the power plays exhausted, the Rangers quickly went to work on the next one. Staal wound up, and shot a laser from the point only 25 seconds into overtime. As soon as the lamp lit up, the 18,200 fans in Madison Square Garden jumped to their feet in celebration. 

Now the series heads to game six in Washington, where the teams have each taken one game so far this series. It is sure to be another test of strength and willpower as the fans will surely have the backs of their home town Caps.

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The Rangers proved that they can overcome adversity in a back and forth series against the Ottawa Senators. After trading wins in the first three games, the Senators won two in a row, and had New York on the brink of elimination playing in Ottawa. Three-second period goals proved too much for the Sens, bringing the series back to New York for the most exciting scenario in sports, game seven.

The tension and excitement around Madison Square Garden could be felt throughout all of Manhattan as players took the ice in the end-all decisive game. Everyone was hoping for an aggressive struggle, and they got just that. There were only six penalties in the game, but it was clearly a physical battle.

Despite many scoring opportunities in the first period, the goaltending was strong, and both teams were shutout. In the second, the Rangers managed to score twice, before the Sens came back with one of their own. Following the pattern of outstanding netminding, the third period was also scoreless, and Lundqvist was award as the first-star of the game saving 26 out of 27 shots.

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