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“#Brendan Smith turns into Rangers’ unsung hero<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s one for you. When Brendan Smith drew a cross-checking penalty from Tage Thompson when the young Buffalo winger retaliated for a big hit at 11:08, that marked the 19th minor penalty drawn this season by No. 42, as recorded by Evolving-Hockey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That, ladies and gents and boys and girls, leads the entire NHL in that category.<\/p>\n

Smith was an unsung hero in the Blueshirts\u2019 3-1 victory over the Sabres at the Garden on Tuesday, also scoring the game<\/a>\u2019s first goal at 2:22 of the second period following an opening 20 minutes in which the Rangers were outplayed decisively.<\/p>\n

He has provided energy, he has provided insight and experience, and he was stout on the blue line in this one as coach David Quinn largely cut down to four defensemen in the third, doling out one shift worth 49 seconds to Zac Jones and three for 2:09 for Libor Hajek. Smith played 8:19 in the period, 20:22 for the night.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re in this business because you\u2019re optimistic about winning. I mean you don\u2019t go to the rink thinking you\u2019re going to lose, ever,\u201d Smith said when asked if a month or six weeks ago he could have foreseen this charge. \u201cWe always envisioned winning.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re in the business of winning so you try to make sure you get yourself prepared physically and mentally every night. Once you do that, you give yourself the best chance to win and we\u2019ve done that.<\/p>\n

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Brendan Smith (center) is making big plays for the Rangers.<\/figcaption>
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\u201cPeople are kind of falling into place and if we could keep this going, it would be something to really be excited about and we would like to do it for the team and for the fans and for everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jacob Trouba missed his fourth game since banging his head against the glass on that Matt Martin check at the Coliseum on April 20. It is unclear whether No. 8 is a possibility for Thursday\u2019s Garden opener of a home-and-home against the Islanders.<\/p>\n
Julien Gauthier and Phil Di\u200aGiuseppe were the healthy scratches up front while defenseman Anthony Bitetto was also in street clothes.<\/p>\n