Bantering Points: 4/28/23

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Highlights: NJD 4, NYR 0 (5:00 video via NHL.com)

Game Recap: Coming off the heels of their worst game of the series in Game 4, Gerard Gallant's squad responded with an even worse performance in Game 5 that has their season on the brink (CBS)

Mollie Walker points to the complete collapse of the Blueshirts' special teams units as a major part of their three consecutive losses to put their season in danger (NY Post)

Larry Brooks sees New York's star players disappearing act as something that will need to change in order for the season to continue beyond tomorrow night (NY Post)

Neil Best discusses how quickly the Rangers have gone from flying high to needing to throw the kitchen sink at the Devils just to extend their season (Newsday)

Colin Stephenson notes that all of the Blueshirts adjustments and preparations ahead of Game 5 were for naught as they looked absolutely listless in defeat (Newsday)

Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from New York's pitiful effort at the Prudential Center last night (LoHud)

Around the NHL:

The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Winnipeg Jets by a score of 4-1 in Game 5 to win their series 4-1 and become the first team to advance to the Divisional Finals (TSN)

Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichuskin's unexplained absence has been revealed to be the result of an intoxicated woman being found in Nichuskin's team hotel room and eventually sent to a local hospital (Sportsnet)

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost their 11th consecutive potential playoff series clinching game as the Tampa Bay Lightning won Game 5 by a 3-2 margin to force a Game 6 in Tampa (ESPN)