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Michal Rozsival’s goal late in the second overtime gave the Rangers a 2-1 win over Buffalo in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals this afternoon.

(more in the morning)

Despite outplaying the Sabres in nearly every aspect of the game, the Rangers still ended up the losing side in a frustrating game two of the Eastern Conference semis.

The Rangers were MUCH better than in game one, and actually led 2-1 after two periods. The difference in the game was Buffalo goalie Ryan Miller, who made spectacular save after spectacular save - 31 in all.

The scene now shifts to Madison Square Garden. Perhaps the home ice advantage will help swing the pendulum in the Rangers favor. I liked what I saw last night from the Rangers. Unlike game one, game two was their to be won by the Blueshirts. Hopefully they can build on the positives and the fact that they’ll be skating in front of their home fans to pull level in the series.

Game 3 will be broadcast throughout much of the country in HD on NBC at 2PM ET on Sunday.

This was a tough one to watch. If the Rangers keep playing like they did last night, this playoff beard I’ve got going will be gone by this time next week.

The Rangers came out strong early, but the Sabres withstood the early onslaught while the Rangers came away with nothing after the first period of play.

Then, in the second, the Sabres took it to a new level. They were just that much faster to the loose pucks, and were rewarded for the efforts with three goals in just a matter of a few minutes.

The Rangers got both of their goals in a third period during which there was never a doubt that the Sabres had the game won.

Tom Renney will need to re-think his game plan and hope for a little luck if the Rangers are going to have any chance of advancing past these very, very good Sabres.

It took five minutes of confirmation, but Matt Cullen’s goal late in the second period proved the game winner as the Rangers beat the Thrasher 4-2 last night to win their best of seven Eastern Conference Quarterfinal matchup four games to none.

Michal Rozsival, Brendan Shanahan and Jaromir Jagr rounded out the scoring for the Rangers, who will now wait to see who they’ll face in the Eastern Conference Semis. The most likely opponents are the Buffalo Sabres who are heavily favored to win the Cup this season and currently lead their series with the Islanders three games to one.

The whole Rangers organization was excited to be up two games to none and playing at home in their Stanley Cup Quarter-Final matchup with the Atlanta Thrashers, and the players sure didn’t waste any time showing it.

Michael Nylander opened the scoring just 32 seconds into the first period, and the Blueshirts were on their way. Nylander added two more to complete a hattrick, rookie Ryan Callahan scored twice, and Marek Malik and Brendan Shanahan chipped in a goal each.

Henrik Ludnqvist stopped 21 shots to complete the rout.

Game 4 is tonight at Madison Square Garden, and the Rangers will be looking to complete the sweep. The puck drops at 7 PM ET, but again, there’s no national TV broadcast, so I’ll be listening online.

Brendan Shanahan’s goal in the dying moments of the third period gave the Rangers a 2-1 win over the Thrashers in Atlanta earlier this afternoon. The series now heads to New York with the Rangers having a 2 games to none advantage in the best of seven quarterfinal series. Games 3 & 4 are this Tuesday & Wednesday, and from what I can tell, neither will be broadcast nationally.