Is ridiculous on the Rangers side. I knew they cycled the puck a lot but this is eye-opening. I mean look at this chart (Rangers were going from R on defense to L on offense):

I guess they went up the “left” side of the boards a ton in that game because of who was on right defense for Ottawa? Interesting stuff here. Must have taken a ton of time.

George-

It saved a ton of time, and it got faster as the period went along. I plan on doing this for another Rangers game, because I want to see what areas they would utilize against a better team. I’m thinking about going back and doing the New Jersey game, because that’s one game where I can remember they got outplayed for the majority of the game, as opposed to this.

Thanks for the feedback, guys. I’m a big Ranger fan, so expect to see more analysis like this focused on the Rangers because it’s easier to spot and track players if I know who they are- Ottawa has so many new guys that I kept thinking “who the heck is Erik Condra?”

I saw this earlier on BTN… The kicker was I was @ this game as well!

What I particularly liked on the Rangers side was their ability to NOT make stupid passes across the middle in their own zone. That’s the indication of a smart breakout.