The Rangers steered the conversation toward the furious response they are expecting from the Devils in Game 2, as well as the areas they can improve.
The last time the Rangers had as lopsided of a playoff-opening win as they did in their four-goal victory over the Devils in Game 1 Tuesday night, it was 1994.We all know how those playoffs ended, with Mark Messier and the Rangers hoisting the Stanley Cup around Madison Square Garden to break the 54-year curse.In the grand scheme of things, however, the Rangers haven’t done anything yet.They steered the conversation towardon Thursday, as well as the areas in their game they can improve.
“I think our older guys, specifically, have done a good job of kind of instilling that in us since last year,” K’Andre Miller told The Post after practice at Prudential Center on Wednesday. “Obviously, we had some games last year where we were up, a couple of games where we were down, I think that’s just playoffs. It’s just about managing that and going about your business and trying to do the same things that got us to this point.
K’Andre Miller checks Mike McLeod into the boards during the Rangers’ Game 1 win over the Devils. Miller said the Rangers are expecting a tough test from the Devils in Game 2.Going 0-for-4 on the power play, having 23 of 28 shots blocked and finishing with 13 giveaways is not the playoff start the 52-22-8 Devils envisioned.
The fifth-highest scoring team in the NHL this season was limited to a single goal, and it came from Jack Hughes on a penalty shot late in the third period. The only consolation was avoiding the embarrassment of a shutout.Follow The Post’s coverage of the Rangers vs. Devils NHL playoff series
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