Things get ugly at MSG as Rangers give up all hopes on postseason

I hate to have to say this but the New York Rangers gave up when there was still a chance. On Wednesday, they could stay in the fight for a playoff spot with a win over the Philadelphia Flyers, the worst team in the East.

The Blue Shirts still found a way to lose as things got ugly for them in the third period and fans in the building just knew it was over…

While veteran forward Chris Kreider cut the deficit to 6-5 in the last minutes of the last frame with his 21st tally of the season, it was too late.

The Rangers pulled goalie Jonathan Quick for the extra attacker, but the Flyers made sure to get the win with Tyson Foerster recording his first hat trick in the NHL.

Then, adding insult to injury, the Flyers made it 8-5 and called it a night as the Rangers were visibly frustrated on the ice.

Fans were leaving the stands early and will most likely complain a lot more about head coach Peter Laviolette and ask for him to be fired at the end of the season.

But it pretty much ends next week for the Rangers, who missed out on the ideal opportunity to get two points tonight against the Flyers and stay alive in the playoff race. Now, they must win their last four games and have the Montreal Canadiens lose out in regulation to make the playoffs. To pour salt on the Rangers' wounds, the loss clinched a playoff berth for the New Jersey Devils.