Erik Karlsson’s brilliance has Sens on verge of deepest run in a decade
Alain Vigneault lamented the “average” performance he got from too many of his Rangers in Saturday’s loss to the Ottawa Senators.
“And at this time of the year against such a good opponent,” New York’s head coach said over the weekend, “you can’t bring an average game to the table.”
Erik Karlsson has been anything but average for the Senators.
The brilliance of the 26-year-old captain has the Sens on the verge of reaching the Eastern Conference final for the first time in a decade. Not much has separated Ottawa and New York through five games — the Rangers have outscored the Senators 18-15 — other than Karlsson, playing through obvious injury, shining brightest.