Rangers players leave the bench to go after Trevor Van Riemsdyk
The New York Rangers made waves this season as an elite team, yet in their first playoff game against the Washington Capitals, they surprised fans with their mob mentality in going after Trevor Van Riemsdyk.
The New York Rangers have demonstrated what it means to be an elite NHL this season, reasonably earning them this year's president's trophy. However, their collective mindset rubbed some fans the wrong way, after the entire team went after Capitals defenseman Trevor Van Riemsdyk.
This mob formed after the end of the second period of their first playoff matchup game when Trevor Van Riemsdyk argued with Rangers left-winger Chris Kreider. Following this short skirmish, the Rangers surrounded the player, who had to be joined by fellow Washington Capitals teammates.
Physicality picked up a ton in that period.
This 3rd should be fun.
Goodrow and Cuylle are getting under the Caps skin."
Despite this intermission showdown between the two teams, the Capitals could not intimidate the team enough to pull back against the Rangers, losing 1-4. The two teams will face off once for their second game in their first-round playoff series Tuesday evening. With how his game turned out, Washington will surely need one more player willing to stand up against the New York team.
| POLL | ||
AVRIL 21 | 121 ANSWERS Rangers players leave the bench to go after Trevor Van Riemsdyk Did the officials break up the Rangers and Trevor Van Riemsdyk at the right time? | ||
| Yes | 48 | 39.7 % |
| No, too early | 42 | 34.7 % |
| No, too late | 31 | 25.6 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Zachary Werenski | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Sean Monahan | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jesper Bratt | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jack Hughes | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Mackenzie Weegar | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Kent Johnson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alexander Wennberg | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matthew Coronato | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Marcus Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Nick Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Conor Geekie | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Hagel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Stefan Noesen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Corey Perry | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Igor Sharangovich | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dmitry Voronkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||