Ryan Callahan of the New York Rangers scores against goalie Simeon Varlamov of the Washington Capitals during the second game of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs.(Photo by Allen Clark/OffWing Photo

The Washington Capitals gave the Rangers a new look today by putting in Simion Varlamov in the goal. Despite a valiant effort, it only took one goal today by the Ranger’s Ryan Callahan in the first period to seal the victory against the Washington Capitals in game 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs. 

Coach Boudreau liked what he saw in Varlamov saying, “I thought he played well. I didn’t think there was anything that could be done on the first goal. He made a really good save about three minutes after that. I was happy with his game.”

The story is also about the play of the Rangers and their goalie, Henrik Lundqvist, he was stellar today stopping 35 shots on goal. Lundqvist summed it up this way, “We blocked a lot of shots. A lot of guys blocked shots and sacrificed their bodies in a series like this. We had a lot of blocks in the first game –especially on face offs. Tonight, again, a couple of blocks where they had pretty good shots. We did a lot of good things. I think theses first two games have been really focused, and we minimized our mistakes. And that’s been the difference.”

With it being the playoffs and the fact that we are playing a NY team the Verizon Center has been inundated with press and photographers. You might notice that angles of our shots are a little different today. We bounced around the rafters, and the floor. At first I was not excited but as I shot I realized that I had got into a bit of a rut shooting at ice level (I can hear the empathetic moans from everyone now).