Rangers facing two-game deficit for second straight series

The facts paint a bleak picture for the Rangers.

Bruins, Rangers both with power play outages

Bruins, Rangers both with power play outages

Bruins with king’s ransom in goals vs. Lundqvist

Bruins with king’s ransom in goals vs. Henrik Lundqvist

Rangers fall apart in third period as Bruins win 5-2

The Rangers are two losses away from a premature and unsatisfying end to a season which began with Stanley Cup aspirations.

Bruins take 2-0 series lead, beat Rangers 5-2

NHL Playoffs: Bruins take 2-0 series lead, beat Rangers 5-2

Bruins: Youngsters Krug, Hamilton, Bartkowski come up huge in Game 1

Bruins: Youngsters Torey Krug, Matt Bartkowski, Dougie Hamilton huge in Game 1

Bruins open Eastern Conference semifinals with win over Rangers

Brad Marchand scored his first goal of the playoffs at the 15:40 mark of overtime to give the Bruins a 3-2 win over the Rangers in Game 1.

Marchand, Bergeron cash in to lift B’s over Rangers in Game 1

Marchand, Bergeron cash in to give Bruins 1-0 series lead over Rangers

Banged up B’s: Marchand, defense hurtin’

Banged up Bruins: Marchand, defense hurtin’

Rangers, Bruins begin ‘physical’ Eastern Conference semifinals

Dan Girardi summed up the impending Rangers-Bruins Eastern Conference semifinal series with one word: physical.