Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
That may be a simplified look at Sir Isaac Newtons third law, but, it kind of makes sense here, doesn’t it? If Henrik Lundqvist makes amazing save after amazing save, sooner or later hes going to give up a monumentally bad goal. In the first period, we saw said goal. There is no excuse for that goal. Henrik should have had it, Valliquette would have had it, heck even Kevin “deer in headlights” Weekes would have had that puck. All you can do is shrug it off, and take it for what it is, an aberration.
With that said, Henrik is the reason we are still in this game. He made at least 4 mind blowing saves in the period, all of which were highlight reel quality (mental note for myself when doing offseason music vids).
The Rangers came out flat, the Flyers came out flying. The difference in this game right now is Henrik Lundqvist, despite the crap goal he gave up. We have no business being tied in this game, we look flat, lethargic, and definitely on our heels. The Flyers are applying all the pressure, and are forcing us into making rushed decisions. It’s the same thing that the Senators exploited us with earlier in the season.
Still though, we managed a goal, and a flying Fedor Tyutin is the reason why. He had several good chances, and buried one goal, not much more you can expect from the former 2nd round draft pick.
