{"id":442686,"date":"2022-05-06T06:42:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T03:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/rangers-continue-to-have-trouble-handling-sidney-crosby\/"},"modified":"2022-05-06T06:42:48","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T03:42:48","slug":"rangers-continue-to-have-trouble-handling-sidney-crosby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rangers-continue-to-have-trouble-handling-sidney-crosby\/","title":{"rendered":"#Rangers continue to have trouble handling Sidney Crosby"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a32f164d0e16\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a32f164d0e16\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rangers-continue-to-have-trouble-handling-sidney-crosby\/#%E2%80%9CRangers_continue_to_have_trouble_handling_Sidney_Crosby%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Rangers continue to have trouble handling Sidney Crosby&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CRangers_continue_to_have_trouble_handling_Sidney_Crosby%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Rangers continue to have trouble handling Sidney Crosby&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Rangers were never going to hold Sidney Crosby to zeroes on the scoresheet, but through two <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s of their first-round playoff <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>, things could be going better.<\/p>\n<p>Much of the talk following the Rangers\u2019 defeat in Game 1 centered on doing more against the Penguins\u2019 first line, centered by Crosby. And after the Rangers\u2019 5-2 victory in Game 2, much of coach Gerard Gallant\u2019s time will again be devoted to figuring out some way, any way, to slow down Crosby.<\/p>\n<p>Twice on Thursday night, Crosby helped create Pittsburgh goals from little, stymying the Rangers\u2019 momentum. The Rangers managed to hang on for a win that ultimately looked easier than it was, but that does not change the underlying calculus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think overall, we contained [Crosby] a little bit, but they\u2019re great players,\u201d Gallant said. \u201c[Jake] Guentzel and Crosby are good players. That line\u2019s a real top line and they\u2019re tough to defend. \u2026 They get their chances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Crosby, one of the greatest players to ever lace up a pair of skates, is going to be a problem no matter what, but the Rangers can\u2019t let that spiral the way it did over the first two games at the Garden.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"733\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Sidney-Crosby-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Sidney Crosby, who scored in the second period, looks for a rebound as Igor Shesterkin defends during the Rangers' 5-2 Game 2 loss to the Penguins.\" class=\"wp-image-22163463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Sidney-Crosby-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Sidney-Crosby-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Sidney Crosby, who scored in the second period, looks for a rebound as Igor Shesterkin defends during the Rangers\u2019 5-2 Game 2 loss to the Penguins.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Toward the end of the second period on Thursday, with the Rangers holding a 3-1 lead and threatening to score a fourth goal, Crosby made something from nothing. With the Rangers all but literally on his back, he skated right down the ice on the rush, fed Bryan Rust, then put home the rebound.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe there is nothing the Rangers can do when one of the game\u2019s greats pulls that out of his back pocket. On Pittsburgh\u2019s first goal, when Crosby turned Artemi Panarin over in the neutral zone to kick off a sequence that ended with Guentzel scoring from the slot (his third goal in two games).<\/p>\n<p>Of the six goals the Penguins have scored through the first two games, the Crosby line has accounted for all but one \u2014 Evgeni Malkin\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>le-overtime winner in the opener.<\/p>\n<p>Coming into Game 2, the Rangers wanted to keep Crosby\u2019s line in check for more than the 25 minutes they managed to do so Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>They certainly put together more of a 60-minute effort Thursday, but finding a way to quiet Crosby will have to wait.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI still think he\u2019s a dangerous player a lot,\u201d Gallant said. \u201cAgain, I talked about matching up. Mika [Zibanejad\u2019s] line plays against him quite a bit, but it\u2019s next guys up, whoever\u2019s playing against that line\u2019s gotta do a good job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zibanejad\u2019s line, indeed, was on the ice for both of the Penguins\u2019 goals. And though it contributed two of its own as Crosby\u2019s line failed to dominate the way it did in Game 1, the advanced stats don\u2019t tell a positive story. The trio of Zibanejad, Chris Kreider and Frank Vatrano had a lackluster 29.32 expected goals percentage at five-on-five in Game 2, per Natural Stat Trick, with nine high-danger chances against.<\/p>\n<p>So there\u2019s still room to tighten things up, though that did not cost the Rangers the way it did on Tuesday. The Penguins, meanwhile, need their other three forward lines to start contributing in a meaningful way.<\/p>\n<p>With the Rangers needing to steal a win at PPG Paints Arena, the lack of an answer for Crosby may continue to torment them.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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