The New York Rangers won the Presidents' Trophy two seasons ago, then plummeted to 11th in the Eastern Conference last year.

The New York Rangers kept their Stanley Cup hopes alive Friday with a 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals in overtime of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Chris Kreider scored in the first minute and final second of the opening period, Rick Nash and Dan Boyle added goals in the third, and the Rangers held on to edge the Capitals 4-3 in Game 6.

The Capitals, 0-5 in the playoffs when their opponent scores first, were fortunate to even be in position to win as they were outshot 38-18 overall by the Rangers.

With Igor Shesterkin’s $92 million deal set to kick in this coming season, the New York Rangers star goalie is ...