Bantering Points: 5/7/17

For the third time in their last five attempts, the Rangers blew a lead late in the 3rd Period, and managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Due to some puzzling personnel decisions, such as having Marc Staal and Tanner Glass on the ice defending a one goal lead, the Rangers threw away their chance to take control of the series, and now face elimination on Tuesday night. Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: OTT 5, NYR 4 (5:26 Video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: Derick Brassard finally broke through to tie the game late, and Kyle Turris followed it up with the game-winning goal to push the Rangers to the brink (CBS)
• Larry Brooks says that the Blueshirts' have gotten the fate they deserved so far (NY Post)
• Brett Cyrgalis points out the one similarity each of New York's losses against Ottawa have in common (NY Post)
• Justin Tasch relays word from Alain Vigneault that the team's shoddy 5-on-6 defense may have resulted from not being aware that the game had entered a 5-on-6 state (NY Daily News)
• Steve Zipay discusses how Ottawa may be Henrik Lundqvist's true house of horrors (Newsday)
• Scott Charles offers his thoughts on the team's 5-4 defeat at the Canadian Tire Centre (Blueshirt Bulletin)
• Jess Rubenstein delivers another update on the Western Hockey League Finals, featuring Ryan Gropp's Seattle Thunderbirds and Sergei Zborovskiy's Regina Pats (Blueshirt Bulletin)
• Robby Sabo breaks down why Henrik Lundqvist is at fault for yesterday's collapse (Elite Sports NY)
• Pat from BSB gives his take on the Tanner Glass situation (Blue Seat Blogs)
• David Bruce analyzes how Tanner Glass as become a critical piece in the Rangers puzzle as they try and advance past Ottawa (Blue Line Station)
• Postgame Notes: New York has scored 4+ goals in four consecutive playoff games for the first time since 1994 (Official Team Site)
• Postgame Interviews: Ryan McDonagh,(1:32) Henrik Lundqvist,(2:09) Alain Vigneault,(1:31) and Dan Girardi (1:22) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Josh Benetau reports that the Buffalo Sabres are expected to name Pittsburgh Penguins' associate general manager Jason Botterill as the team's next general manager (Sportsnet)
• Frank Seravalli expects video review for goaltender interference to be a hotly contested subject of debate among league officials over the summer (TSN)
• Greg Wyshynski heard from Penguins' head coach Mike Sullivan, who said his team's 3-1 (now 3-2) series lead wouldn't impact his decision on re-inserting Sidney Crosby into the lineup, which he did (Puck Daddy)
• Dom Luszczyszyn breaks down how regular season Alex Ovechkin stacks up against playoff Alex Ovechkin (The Hockey News)/