For 40 minutes, this sport was a basic case for this time of yr.
That was till the Rangers determined it wouldn’t be.
The Blueshirts — with out 4 common skaters — rallied from a two-goal deficit behind Alexis Lafreniere’s two objectives within the third interval earlier than Adam Fox scored in time beyond regulation to formally punch their ticket to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in a 6-5 win over the Flyers Tuesday night time at Madison Sq. Backyard.
Sitting in first place within the Metropolitan Division since Oct. 24, the Rangers have been in prime postseason place all season lengthy.
The prospect of clinching a playoff berth on March 26 hardly felt like an enormous deal.
Philadelphia, then again, has needed to combat tooth and nail to maintain its playoff hopes alive.
The guests had been fueled by their desperation to safe two factors, which was essential to ensure that the Flyers to take care of sole possession of the No. 3 spot within the Metro and stay above the playoff cutoff line.
