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The Rangers are returning to the NHL postseason. After their win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night, and some help, the Blue Shirts will look to raise their first Stanley Cup in 30 years.
Entering Tuesday night's game, the Rangers had three scenarios to clinch a postseason spot.
* The Rangers beat the Flyers in any fashion
* The Detroit Red Wings lost to the Washington Capitals in regulation
* The Rangers picked up a point and the Red Wings lost to the Capitals in any fashion
The first scenario would come to fruition as Adam Fox scored the game-winning goal in overtime to lift the Rangers to a 6-5 win and punch their ticket to the postseason.
"It's huge. It's what you plan to do at the start of the year," Fox said of making the postseason. "That's the first step for us. With 10 games here or so [left], keep sharp and keep our foot on the gas. We want to keep racking up points and get right for the playoffs."
The Rangers are the first team this season to clinch a playoff spot, and despite the the win, and the accomplishment, the Rangers locker room was pretty subdued like they've been there before. The reason? The team has higher aspirations.
"Just based on the season we've had, there's an assumption that at some point you're going to get in," coach Peter Laviolette said. "It's not about that anymore. It's about playing the right way and feeling good about your game as you approach the playoffs and you'd like to keep it consistent in the playoffs."
"I don't know if it’ll be much of a celebration, but this is what every team is fighting for," Mika Zibanejad said echoing his coach's feelings. "We have, I would say, bigger goals, but if you one day want to lift the Stanley Cup, you’ve got to get into playoffs first. That's step one."
New York, who are now playoff-bound for the third straight season, will look to make it further than they did a year ago when they were eliminated by the upstart New Jersey Devils in seven games.
The Rangers (48-20-4) are also looking to win the Presidents' Trophy, awarded to the team with the most points. Currently, they lead the Eastern Conference with 100 points, but the race for the top seed remains a four-team race with the Florida Panthers, Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes all on New York's heels.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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