New York Rangers

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FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2013, file photo, New York Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi (5) skates with the puck in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Rangers say they have agreed to terms with Girardi on a multiyear contract extension, taking the key defenseman off the trading block and keeping him away from unrestricted free agency. The deal was announced Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

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Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford prepares to smother the puck after it rolled out from under him during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden in New York, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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Chicago Blackhawks right wing Kris Versteeg (23) corrals the puck in front of New York Rangers defenseman Anton Stralman (6), of Sweden, and goalie Cam Talbot (33) during the first period of an NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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New York Rangers left wing Benoit Pouliot, left, celebrates with center Derick Brassard (16) after getting the assist on Brassard's first-period goal against the Chicago Blackhawks in an NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)