The Rangers tied the game in a most unexpected manner, as Zdeno Chara was guilty of being careless. Tuukka Rask came out of the net to play a puck behind the net, but gave way for Chara. The B's defense skated around the left post with little urgency, and New York's Derek Stepan stripped the puck and converted a wraparound ...

Just 22 seconds after another failed power play, the Rangers got on the board with the first goal of the game. Patrice Bergeron failed to clear the puck out of the zone and Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh threw a shot on net from the point. Tuukka Rask was screened by Taylor Pyatt, who was wedged between Dougie Hamilton and Zdeno ...

At times during the regular season, Zdeno Chara was not quite so dominating, a little less machine-like than he’s been in past years. The 36-year-old Chara’s game seemed to have slipped (a relative term) to the point that some of us writers had decided to keep him off their Norris Trophy ballots for the first time in years (guilty as ...

Both are tall defensemen, but only one is getting kudos for his conditioning.

Both are tall defensemen, but only one is getting kudos for his conditioning.