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Rangers See Series Tied at 1; Knicks Should Be So Lucky
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Tom Boorstein
Published May 1, 2012
Modified May 1, 2012
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Published May 1, 2012
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With one foolish penalty, Brad Richards helped undo the two-goal comeback he started, and the Rangers fell to the Capitals, 3-2. The center scored in the final minute of the first period but took a bad holding penalty at the 12:29 mark of the third. That set up the game-winner from Alex Ovechkin, who was a much bigger factor than he was in Game 1. The series is tied at one game apiece, with Game 3 coming Wednesday in Washington.
The Rangers fell behind by two goals during five-minute span in the first period, but Richards' strike drew them within one before the first break. (Washington's second goal came on a rare misplay by Henrik Lundqvist, who was out of position playing the puck behind the net.) After a scoreless second period, the Rangers knocked on the door several times in the third -- Michael Del Zotto hit the post -- before Ryan Callahan deflected home a Del Zotto strike to tie the game. The lead was short-lived, as Ovechkin received a faceoff win before blasting home the winner. Del Zotto hit the post again in the game's final minute, but to no avail.
In Miami Amar'e Stoudemire had reason to be angry. After his Knicks lost, 104-94 to Miami, Stoudemire reportedly punched a glass housing to a fire extinguisher. Paramedics were called, and Stoudemire's hand isn't the only thing that needs immediate attention. (He did not speak to reporters, and the Knicks wouldn't comment on the severity of the injury, except to say it was a laceration.) The Knicks have lost 12 straight playoff games -- that ties an NBA record -- and will face an 0-2 deficit in their series when they play Wednesday at home. Carmelo Anthony, who couldn't hit the broad side of a barn in Game 1, had 21 points by halftime, but the Knicks still trailed. He finished with 30 points, but that didn't enough to cancel out Dwyane Wade's 25 or Chris Bosh's 21. LeBron James had 19. The Knicks were never closer than nine in the fourth quarter.
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