WASHINGTON _ Dealing with the aftermath of the Mats Zuccarello trade wasn't easy for anyone, but the Rangers fought hard to give themselves a chance to win their second game of the weekend, after Saturday's emotional victory over the Devils.
Playing without forward Kevin Hayes and defenseman Adam McQuaid, who were left out of the lineup again to protect them against the possibility of injury, the Rangers put up a fight against the Capitals, figuratively and literally (there was one fight in the game, and many confrontations and scrums) in a 6-5 overtime loss.
The Rangers rallied twice from two goals down, the second time on Brady Skjei's second goal of the game, with 30.3 seconds left in regulation. They had their chances to win in overtime, but Evgeny Kuznetsov jammed a loose puck past Henrik Lundqvist with 39.6 seconds left in the five-minute overtime to give the Capitals the win.
