We are back in Newark for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.

Tonight the Rangers will look to continue to take advantage of mistakes, nut must forecheck the puck into the Devils zone more. New Jersey will try to take advantage of the young New York defense, while keeping with the gameplan that worked in Game 1, but couldn’t score against Henrik Lundqvist.

The Devils may play more desperate tonight because a 2-0 Ranger lead going into the Garden probably spells certain doom for the merry band from New Jersey.  

And a mea culpa: It was Brendan Shanahan who assisted on Nigel Dawes empty netter rather then Chris Drury. That’s what happens when you see it on the way to the elevator. Thanks to my friend in life and hockey, Patrick Hoffman, for pointing that out.

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Through the miracle of moden technology called Verizon, I am writing this on the train ride home.

If you were at the game or watched it at home, you saw the Rangers dominate on shots, but also watched as the Ducks capitalized on Blueshirt mistakes.

Here’s the problem: The Rangers play a different game at home compared to on the road. That said, the Blueshirts make too many mistakes at home, and hope that Henrik Lundqvist can save them.

Unfortunately, he can’t.

As good as Lundqvist has been, the Rangers still can’t leave their goalie naked out there for odd man rushes. They limit those on the road, but get out of the gameplan at the Garden. The result comes a loss for the Blueshirts, a frustrated crowd and an angry Tom Renney, who is not at fault here.

Until the team cuts down on their mistakes at the Garden expect more of this, because the Rangers can’t go toe to toe with the high scoring teams.

Just my throughts on the train. I will have the NYSD game story up later.

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