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No single play in the Rangers’ convincing 5-1 win over the Devils in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Tuesday night was more appreciated by the Rangers than the second-period goal by Ryan Lindgren.
The Rangers’ 25-year-old defenseman, who does absolutely everything for the team except cook team meals and wash the dishes, gave the Rangers a 3-0 lead with an artistic wrist-shot flip from an impossible angle past Devils goalie Vitek Vanecek 3:03 remaining in the second period.
Lindgren, who sacrifices his body like no one else on the Rangers’ roster and is, bar none, the toughest player on the team, scored one goal in the regular season.
So, when this one rippled the back of the net, his teammates went nuts on the ice and on the bench at Prudential Center.
