Gerard Gallant met with the media following the Rangers loss in Game 5 and said (ESPN, MSG, NYR): On the game, “I thought it was a pretty even game for the most part, I don’t know what the shots are, pretty close the last time I looked up. It was a defensive battle, not a…

First Period: Second Period: Ryan Lindgren (2) Unassisted Mikhail Sergachev (1) Unassisted Third Period: Ondrej Palat (8) Assists: Mikhail Sergachev (5), Victor Hedman (12) Brandon Hagel (2) Assists: Nikita Kucherov (15)

7:51 PM: Rooney is in for Reaves. (MSG) 7:45 PM: Ryan Reaves is OUT, Dryden Hunt and Kevin Rooney are also taking warmups. (MSG) 6:25 PM: Ryan Strome and Filip Chytil will play tonight in Game 5 for the Rangers. Strome missed Game 4 and Chytil left during the second period after taking a hit…

Gerard Gallant spoke on Wednesday morning and said (NYR): Do you have anything new on Chytil or Strome, “not as of yet, no. I’m sure they’re still sleeping (laugh).”

Gerard Gallant met with the media following the Rangers loss in Game 4 and said (MSG, NYR): “they did a great job in the neutral zone. They collapsed pretty good in the d-zone, blocked a lot of shots. They did the right things to win a hockey game, they paid a price to win tonight.”