Bantering Points: 5/3/17

After a strong bounce back effort thanks to some lineup changes from Alain Vigneault, the New York Rangers are back in the series against Ottawa. With a 4-1 victory at Madison Square Garden last night, the team is now 60:00 minutes away from tying the series up and heading back to Kanata for a best of three. Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: NYR 4, OTT 1 (4:31 Video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: With their backs against the wall, New York came out and played their best game of the series to pull within one game of knotting it up (CBS)
• Brett Cyrgalis calls attention to the boost the team received from Tanner Glass' insertion into the lineup once again (NY Post)
• Mark Canizzaro highlights how J.T. Miller made the most of his demotion to the 4th Line by setting up Oscar Lindberg's goal (NY Post)
• Larry Brooks sees yesterday's performance as a sign of things to come for the Rangers (NY Post)
• Neil Best chatted with Kenny Albert about his hectic playoff schedule between his obligations to NBC and the Rangers (Newsday)
• Travis Yost breaks down how no matter how hard the team tries, New York won't be able to hide Dan Girardi from tough minutes (TSN)
• Scott Charles offers his thoughts on last night's 4-1 victory from the world's most famous arena (Blueshirt Bulletin)
• Dave Shapiro gave three reasons to be optimistic about New York's chances before Game 3 (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Logan Clements writes a thought-provoking argument absolving Alain Vigneault of the blame for the team's 2-1 series deficit (Blue Line Station)
• Dan Carrozzi discusses how the penalty kill's ability to provide offense doesn't absolve the power play from it's annual spring struggles (Blue Line Station)
• Postgame Notes: Alain Vigneault's decision to change his lineup produced dividends, as all four lines tallied a goal on the night (Official Team Site)
• Postgame Interviews: Alain Vigneault,(5:06) Henrik Lundqvist,(2:40) Mika Zibanejad,(1:38) Rick Nash,(1:55) J.T. Miller,(1:05) Derek Stepan,(2:10) Ryan McDonagh,(1:43) and Mats Zuccarello (0:54) (Official Team Site)/

Official Team Site:

• Frank Seravalli hears that Anaheim Ducks coach Randy Carlyle thinks that referees are treating Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid differently than the rest of the players (TSN)
• The league has announced an agreement with the Buffalo Sabres to continue hosting the Scouting Combine until 2019 (Sportsnet)
• Jen Neale saw that San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby, and Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid have been named finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award (Puck Daddy)/