WELCOME TO THE MERCEDES-BENZ RANGERS POST GAME SHOW.
THE ROAD TO THE STANLEY CUP FINAL IN THE EAST WILL RUN JUST
OUTSIDE THIS STUDIO. WHAT A GAME SEVEN IN RALEIGH,
NORTH CAROLINA. WELCOME INSIDE OUR DELTA MSG
STUDIOS. THE RANGERS SCORED NINE GOALS IN
THE FIRST GAVE GAMES. THEY SCORED 11 GOALS WHILE
FACING ELIMINATION. THEY MOVE ONTO THE FINAL FOUR IN
THE NHL WITH A STUNNING 6-2 WIN. WE TALK ABOUT SPECIAL TEAMS.
THEY REALLY SET THE TONE FOR THIS GAME.
WHEN YOU START THE FIRST PERIOD LIKE THAT, IT GIVES THE TEAM SO
MUCH CONFIDENCE AND REALLY PUT CAROLINA IN A BIG HOLE.
ON TOP OF THAT, CAROLINA'S POWER PLAY LOOKED LIKE CAROLINA'S
POWER PLAY. IT DIDN'T LOOK GOOD AT ALL.
[ LAUGHTER ] I BELIEVE IT DEFLATED THEIR
TEAM A LITTLE BIT. THEY HAD A COUPLE BIG CHANCES TO
GET BACK IN THIS GAME, BUT THE PENALTY KILL FOR THE RANGERS
CAME UP HUGE THIS GAME. A GREAT PERFORMANCE BY THE
ENTIRE TEAM. THIS TEAM HAS CHURCH BELLS
THAT CLANK. THEY HAVE GUTS.
THEY BELIEVE IN THEIR GOALTENDER.
THEY WERE SHARP OFF THE START. CAROLINA LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE
PLAYING WITH POOL NOODLES IN THE FIRST PERIOD.
THE RANGERS ASSERTED EVERY BIT OF THEIR GAME IN THE FIRST 15 TO
20 MINUTES OF THIS GAME. WE SPEND SO MUCH TIME HERE AT
7:30 TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SCORING FIRST, HOW
75% OF THE TEAMS THAT SCORE FIRST GO ONTO WIN.
THE RANGERS SCORED TWO GOALS IN THREE GAMES IN THIS BUILDING AND
IN EIGHT MINUTES THEY SCORED TWO GOALS.
I HAD A REALLY GOOD FEELING GOING INTO THIS GAME.
THE IMPORTANT PART OF SUCCESS IS SPECIAL TEAMS AND GOALTENDER.
WHEN YOU GO INTO A GAME SEVEN, YOU RELY ON THAT.
WITH CAROLINA, THEY HAD TO WORK SO HARD TO SCORE GOALS.
THE RANGERS, OF COURSE THEY WORKED HARD, BUT THEY HAVE MORE
EDGE. THEY HAVE MORE PLAYERS THAT CAN
BE A DIFFERENCE AND BREAK THE PATTERN IN A TIGHT GAME.
WE SAW IT ON THE FORECHECK. STROME GOES IN HARD ON THE
FORECHECK AND RAANTA CAN'T PLAY THE PUCK THE WAY HELICO WANTS T.
HE GETS A HOOK ON COPP. NOW THE RANGERS GO IN EARLY INTO
THE POWER PLAY WHICH SET THEM UP TO SETTLE DOWN AND BE ABLE TO
OWN THE PUCK. THEY SCORE OFF THE RUSH ON THE
POWER PLAY. THESE ARE BONUS KBGOALS.
YOU'RE TRYING TO GET SET UP IN YOUR SET OFFENSE.
THEY SURPRISE EVERYBODY BY SCORING OFF THE RUSH.
VATRANO WAS HEADS-UP TO FORCE THIS QUICKLY.
COPP GETS TO HIT LAFRENIERE AS HE GETS A LITTLE SPACE FOR BOTH
OF THEM ON THE ENTRY. LAFRENIERE SENSES THERE'S THREE
BACK WITH COPP PUSHING DOWN THE CENTER LANE.
NOW HE CAN MAKE A VERY COMPETENT BEHIND THE BACK PASS.
YOU CONNECT THOSE CHAIN OF EVENTS AND YOU HAVE A VERY
SUCCESSFUL SEQUENCE OF HOCKEY. THAT'S THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN POWER PLAYS, THE RANGERS ATTACKED THE NET.
KREIDER'S GOAL WHERE THEY OPEN UP FOR A BIG SHOT AND THE TIP IN
FRONT, BUT THEY STILL ATTACK THE NET.
WATCHING CAROLINA, THEY JUST MOVE THE PUCK AROUND.
YOU NEVER FELT LIKE THEY WERE ATTACKING THE NET.
THAT WAS THE BIG DIFFERENCE. THAT GOAL CAME WITH TWO
SECONDS LEFT IN THE RANGERS' POWER PLAY.
3:40 INTO THE GAME THE RANGERS HAD A 1-0 LEAD.
4:20 LATER THEY WOULD DOUBLE THEIR PLEASURE.
THIS WAS A CAROLINA TEAM NUMBER ONE IN THE REGULAR SEASON IN PK,
THAT ALLOWED TWO POWER PLAY GOALS IN THE FIRST SEVEN GAMES
AT HOME. THEY WERE FORCING EVERYTHING,
CAROLINA AS FAR AS HOW THEY WERE CHECKING.
TALK ABOUT FORCING THE ISSUE. THIS TROUBA HIT.
IN THIS INSTANCE IT SETS UP WHERE THERE'S TOO MANY CAROLINA
PLAYERS ON THE ICE. NOW THE RANGERS ARE ON THE POWER
PLAY. AS THEY SET THE POWER PLAY UP,
EVERYBODY IS PRESSING HARD IN THE SHOOTING LANE ON ZIBANEJAD.
THESE ARE BEST FRIENDS. I AM CERTAIN THEY SET THIS UP,
BECAUSE THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU CAN HAVE A PLAY AGAINST A
SHOOTING LANE, BLOCKING PLAYER OVER AND OVER AGAIN IS TO SHOOT
AROUND THEM. MOMENTS AFTER THE PUCK GETS
DROPPED, AFTER KREIDER SCORES, THIS IS THE SAVE OF GAME.
SHE I SHESTERKIN COMES ACROSS AND GETS
THE TOP OF HIS PAD. THAT WAS A BELIEF MOMENT FOR THE
BENCH. THAT SECOND GOAL, CAROLINA IS
NOW DOWN IN GAME SEVEN AT HOME. THEY MAKE A HUGE MISTAKE ON THAT
PK AND LEAVE THE FRONT OF THE NET WAY TOO OPEN FOR KREIDER.
WE TALKED ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO GET THAT GOAL AND SETTLE
DOWN. KREIDER WOULD SCORE AGAIN IN
THE THIRD PERIOD TO MAKE IT 4-0 RANGERS ON WHAT WAS A REMARKABLE
NIGHT. HE HAS PLAYED IN 26 SUCH GAMES
IN HIS CAREER. HE HAS 15 GOALS IN ELIMINATION
GAMES. THE ONLY PLAYER IN NHL HISTORY
WITH MORE, NUMBER 11 MARK MESSIER.
IT'S BEEN THAT KIND OF POST SEASON FOR CHRIS KREIDER AND FOR
THE NEW YORK RANGERS. ANOTHER IMPORTANT GOAL ON THIS
NIGHT, YOU LOOK AT A GUY WHO HAS BEEN SO SNAKE BITTEN, THAT'S
RYAN STROME. IN A WILD SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
THAT LASTED ABOUT 35 OR 40 SECONDS HE FINALLY GETS ONE.
IT WAS WILD. JUST TO ADD TO IT, THIS IS RIGHT
AFTER RAANTA LEAVES THE GAME. THIS IS HIS FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE A SAVE. AND STROME'S GOT A WIDE OPEN
NET. THIS IS WHERE YOU GOT TO GIVE
STROME A LOT OF CREDIT. EVERYBODY GETS BACK ON THE BACK
CHECK. IT WASN'T STOP PLAYING.
IT WAS KEEP PLAYING. IT'S 30 SECONDS OF WORK BEFORE
YOU'RE COMING DOWN THE ICE ON A TWO ON ONE.
WE'RE ALL YELLING, SHOOT IT. HE DOES.
THIS WAS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING SEQUENCES WE'VE SEEN IN THE
SERIES. IT'S A GREAT SHOT.
HE COMES UP, THEN HE'S LATE TO COME DOWN.
YOU'RE COMING OFF THE BENCH, YOU'RE COLD.
GIVE STROME A TON OF CREDIT. TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF.
YOU TALK ABOUT WILD. IT'S BACK AND FORTH.
TO YOUR POINT, IT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE GAME RIGHT
THERE. 2-0 GAME AND STROME GETS BACK.
THIRD GUY BACK EVEN THOUGH HE WAS THE GUY TAKING THE FIRST
SHOT. BUT IT JUST SHOWED THE
COMMITMENT TO COMING BACK IN YOUR OWN END AND DOING THAT WORK
FIRST BEFORE YOU GO BACK ON OFFENSE.
IT WAS A FUN STRETCH IN THE GAME.
THEY MAKE A GAFFE, A MISS, A MISTAKE AND THEY STOP PLAYING.
THEY LIFT UP, THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE CEILING.
HE JUST KEPT PLAYING. HE NEVER TURNED OFF.