Eleven points going into Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final.
* FIL CHYTIL: The return of the club's 2017 Draft pick makes for a good story but a very chancy medical gamble. For Fil's sake, I hope he takes off for the rest of the playoffs.
* IGOR SHESTERKIN: When a goalkeeper is regularly bombarded – as la Shesty – then there's always the fear of puck shock. One guy told me that he thought he saw signs in Game 5. I did not.
* MORE IGGY: My many-authored-books pal, Matthew Blittman on Shesty: "He masks a majority of team mistakes; and this is not a complete team."
* HOW TO PICK TONIGHT'S WINNER: The team that best answers this question is the winner: The club that has the most "resolve" in crunch time.
* ADAM FOX: The power play quarterback is a hard one to figure. You start with the question – is he playing hurt? – and work from there. (I see a Foxy goal tonight.)
* JACK ROSLOVIC: Wouldn't it be the darndest novelty if this Columbus refugee has the game of his life tonight.
* SCARY STAT: In the last game, Florida had one turnover; the Rangers had a dozen!
* SCARIER STAT: In the last game The Breadman had eleven shot attempts and goose egg goals.
* VOICE FROM THE OTHER BENCH: "In the third period, our game is simple; we just grind!',(Thank you, Paul Maurice.)
* BUREAU OF MISSING PERSONS MVP: Right now the Rangers (non-Shesterkin) Trophy has to be Jimmy Vesey, alias, best Blueshirt not in the lineup.
* ANOTHER RANGERS REVIEW: My younger son, Simon, who has a USA Hockey coaching certificate, summed up the Rangers last game in auto terms: "They were missing a cylinder."