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New York Rangers, in 3-2 series hole again, say 'there's belief'

NEW YORK -- The Tampa Bay Lightning ended the New York Rangers' eight-game home playoff winning streak with a 3-1 win in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday night, pushing them to the brink of elimination.

It's familiar territory for the Rangers.

"We've been down 3-2 in every series so far," forward Andrew Copp said. "We're going to have to have a level of desperation. There's belief in the room. We played a pretty solid hockey game."

Defenseman Jacob Trouba underscored that belief.