B R O A D W A Y***B L U E S H I R T S

They picked a good time to start scoring

Keeping pouring it on. Even better than scraping after the whistles.



Ovechkin still needs his bell rung though.

Rob Carlin ‏@RobCarlinCSN 4m
Derick Brassard has 9 pts (2 G, 7 A) in this series.. DERICK BRASSARD has 2 more pts than #Caps top line - combined.. #CapitalsTalk

Woot! Hank is a f'ing stud!

Sleep time

Allyson Gronowitz ‏@AllysonGrono 9m
First game seven win on the road. Widest margin of goals by road team in game seven. History. is. MADE. #NYR

We need a sweep or a 5 game series win for once

One good thing about living in CT....2 hours to Boston, 2 hours to MSG

LETS GO RANGERS!

Team Notes:
- The Rangers defeated the Washington Capitals, 5-0, tonight at Verizon Center, in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series. The Rangers won the series, 4-3, to advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals for a second consecutive season.

- New York has posted a record of 212-229-8 overall in postseason action, including a 93-141-6 mark on the road.

- The 5-0 win is the Rangers’ largest margin of victory in a Game 7, and is the first Game 7 shutout in franchise history. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it is only the eighth shutout by a road team in Game 7 in NHL history.

- The Rangers improved to 6-5 all-time in Game 7, including a 6-1 mark in Game 7 since 1992. Tonight’s win was the Blueshirts’ first in a Game 7 played on the road in franchise history.

- This is the second time in franchise history the Rangers came back from a 2-0 series deficit to advance in the playoffs, having done so in the 1996 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against Montreal.

- The Blueshirts have now come back from a 3-2 series deficit to advance in the playoffs three times in franchise history, having also done so in the 2012 Conference Quarterfinals against Ottawa and the 1994 Conference Final against New Jersey.

- This is the third time the road team won Game 7 of a playoff series after the home team won each of the previous six games in the series since the NHL adopted the current playoff format in 1994. *courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau

- The Blueshirts held the Capitals scoreless in two shorthanded situations (4:00), and are now 4-0 when not allowing a power play goal against in the postseason.

- The Rangers were credited with 27 blocked shots, compared to nine by the Capitals, led by Rick Nash’s game-high, four blocked shots.

- With the win, Head Coach John Tortorella tied Colin Campbell for third on the Rangers’ all-time playoff coaching wins list, recording his 18th postseason victory behind the Blueshirts’ bench. Coach Tortorella also improved to 5-1 all-time in Game 7 of playoff series, including a 3-1 mark with the Rangers.

Player Notes:
- Henrik Lundqvist made 35 saves to post his second straight shutout, eighth career in the playoffs, and improved to 29-33 in 62 career postseason contests. It is the 18th time he has posted 30 or more saves in a playoff game, registering a 9-9 record with a 1.49 goals against average, .941 save percentage, and four shutouts in those contests. Lundqvist passed Dave Kerr for second on the Rangers’ all-time playoff shutouts list, and is now one postseason shutout shy of Mike Richter for first in franchise history.

- Lundqvist improved to 3-1 with a 1.00 goals against average, .963 save percentage, and one shutout in four career Game 7s. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Lundqvist’s 1.00 goals against average is tied for first in the NHL all-time among goalies who have appeared in at least three career Game 7s.

- Lundqvist is the first goalie to post shutouts in Games 6 and 7 of a playoff series since Dominik Hasek with Detroit in the 2002 Western Conference Final against Colorado. *courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau

- It is the fifth time a Rangers’ goalie posted shutouts in consecutive playoff games, and the first time since Mike Richter in the first round of the 1994 playoffs.

- Derick Brassard recorded two assists to extend his point streak to five games (two goals, seven assists), and posted a plus-two rating. He led all skaters in the series with seven assists and nine points, and is tied for third in the NHL in assists and points during the postseason. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Brassard’s nine points are tied for second most by a Ranger all-time in their first playoff series with the team.

- Arron Asham opened the game’s scoring with his second goal of the series at 13:19 of the first period. The goal was Asham’s first point in his third career Game 7.

- Taylor Pyatt notched his first playoff goal as a Ranger to give New York a two-goal lead at 3:24 of the second period, and was credited with three hits in 16:16 of ice time. Pyatt has now registered two goals in four career Game 7s.

- Michael Del Zotto tallied his first goal of the playoffs at 5:34 of the second period, and posted a plus-three rating in 20:40 of ice time. Del Zotto has now recorded three points (two goals, one assist) in three career Game 7s.

- Ryan Callahan notched his first goal of the playoffs 13 seconds into the third period, and tied for the team-high with seven hits. The goal was Callahan’s first in a Game 7, and he has now recorded two points (one goal, one assist) in four career Game 7s.

- Mats Zuccarello registered his first career playoff goal, tied for the game-high with five shots, and posted a plus-two rating in 17:57 of ice time. He has now tallied five points (one goal, four assists) in the last five games.

- Steve Eminger registered two assists, including his first playoff point as a Ranger and first career playoff assist. He was also credited with three hits and two blocked shots, and posted a plus-two rating in 17:10 of ice time.

- Derek Dorsett registered his first career playoff point with an assist, and recorded four shots on goal in 15:32 of ice time.

- Rick Nash tallied an assist, was credited with a game-high, four blocked shots, and posted a plus-two rating in 18:12 of ice time.

- Chris Kreider recorded an assist and was credited with five hits in 7:53 of ice time.