The New York Rangers have been one of the premier teams in the NHL despite the fact goalie Henrik Lundqvist, easily their best player, has not been at his absolute best this season.
The Rangers are going to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the seventh consecutive season. They clinched a berth into the playoffs by getting a point in a 5-4 overtime loss against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on Tuesday.
Play on road helped power Rangers to playoffs
Performance away from Madison Square Garden, goaltending tandem key reasons New York clinched postseason berth
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