Bantering Points: 4/19/17

With their backs against the wall, the Rangers came through in a big way, pulling out a 2-1 victory in Game 4 against the Montreal Canadiens. It was a tough night for crab people though, as a 23 save performance from Henrik Lundqvist and a game-winning goal from Rick Nash are the reasons this series is tied up. Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: NYR 2, MTL 1 (Video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: Henrik Lundqvist won the latest duel in elite goaltenders, as he backstopped the Rangers to a hard-fought victory (CBS)
• Arthur Staple highlights Alain Vigneault's willingness to roll four lines as a key to New York's victory (Newsday)
• Brett Cyrgalis discusses how Mika Zibanejad plans on snapping out of his playoff funk (NY Post)
• Scott Charles offers his thoughts on last night's 2-1 win from Madison Square Garden (Blueshirt Bulletin)
• Brandon Cohen demonstrates how not to play a 2-on-1 against you, using Nick Holden as a prime example (Blue Line Station)
• Dan Miceli breaks the shocking news that dressing one of your best possible lineups gives your team a better chance to win, and that logic paid off for the Rangers as they took Game 4 (Blue Line Station)
• Robby Sabo relays word from Pierre McGuire's appearance with the Sports Pope that spoiled Rangers fans are the cause of the Garden not being an intimidating building to play in (Elite Sports NY)
• Postgame Interviews: Derek Stepan,(0:47) Rick Nash,(1:10) Mika Zibanejad,(1:21) Ryan McDonagh,(1:25) Dan Girardi,(1:12) and Henrik Lundqvist (3:10) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• The Vegas Golden Knights will announce their player selections during the NHL Awards on June 21st (Sportsnet)
• Kristen Shilton thinks that the Toronto Maple Leafs have emerged from their first three games against the Washington Capitals as the most interesting storyline in the playoffs (TSN)
• Jared Clinton breaks down how Ottawa Senators' defenseman Erik Karlsson's insane saucer pass to Mike Hoffman happened (The Hockey News)/