The Rangers rolled. The Knicks were flattened. Maybe you began to inch forward, but you probably never reached the edge of your seat.

One of the more significant nights in New York sports of the year — a Knicks Game 2, a Rangers-Devils Game 1 and the Yankees and Mets in regular-season action — featured a bit of everything on Tuesday, except drama.

The NBA and NHL playoffs can be beautiful and electric — and sometimes lopsided, too.

There was never much of a doubt on the other side of the Hudson River, where the Rangers sent an immediate message at the Prudential Center.