Rangers Week in advance includes the largest 4-game season section

The New York Rangers know that they can no longer afford losses if they hope to get into the Stanley Cup playoffs, but even if they win all four games on the schedule this week, may not be enough to prevent an end of their season too early.

The division of two games last week against teams with better records does not sound bad, but in combination with the Montreal Canadiens, which win four games in six days, the Rangers (36-33-7) for the second Wildcard lying area in the Eastern Conference are found six points behind Montreal (38-30-9).

The Rangers and Detroit Red Wings (36-33-7) are even on points and have a game in hand on the Canadia. The New York Islanders (34-32-10) are one point back and also have a game in hand on Montreal.

Whatever the Rangers wiggle, which the Rangers may have disappeared at the weekend. The blues shirts did not hit in their only game, a 4-0 defeat against the New Jersey Devils in Newark, while the Canadians, Red Wings and islanders each won twice.

The only thing the rangers have for them is that when you can get hot enough to bind one of these teams for the last playoff spot, only insure the post -season through Tiebreaker to make the off -season. Regulative is the first tiebreaker, and the Rangers have 32 – none of the teams they fight with has more than 28.

Of course, this means that the Rangers have to throw a number of victories – something they couldn’t do. New York has not won three more in a row since November 14th to 19th. They are 0-4-4 in these games.

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Who is hot

Artemi Panarin had seven points in three games (three goals, four templates) before he was held goalless against the devil. He is the outstanding team leader in goals (34) and points (82), and his next goal will be the 300th of his NHL career.

Gabe Perreault had no point in his first two NHL games after signing the Rangers on March 30 after he had signed the NCAA tournament in Boston College. However, the 19-year-old did not look out of the pitch and showed an insight into the reason why the rangers took him in the first round (No. 23) of the NHL design of 2023.

Who is not

Cuylle will be praised for winning the Steven McDonald extra effort in the past week, but these efforts are not implemented in production. Cuylle has only two templates in his last eight games. It is minus-3 and only has nine shots on goal in this period.

Rangers Lookahead includes this week …

The most important six -day section of the season with four games.

Tampa Bay Lightning near Rangers (April 7, 7 p.m. ET; MSG)

The flash is making her first visit to Madison Square Garden this season. You will be back for the season finale next week on April 17th. The Bolts and Blueshirts have not seen themselves more since December 28th when the Blitz Igor Shesterkin sent to the bench after he had granted five goals at 13 shots in a 6-2 loss loss.

Although the Rangers fight to get to the playoffs, the flash is in a three-way scrap with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers to get first place in the Atlantic Division. They start second place a week, four points behind Toronto and two in front of the Panthers (who played more than the other two teams). The lightning visits the Maple Leafs on Wednesday.

Nikita Kucherov, who is fighting NAHL against Nathan Mackinnon from the Colorado Avalanche for the NHL value, has 34 points in 28 career games against Rangers (nine goals, 25 templates). This includes a goal and two templates in the victory on December 28th in the Amalie Arena.

This is a struggle between two of the best Russian goalkeepers of the NHL. Despite the loss in December, Shesterkin with an average of 2.32 goals with 2.32 goals and a percentage of 0.925 percent is compared to lightning. The Rangers are one of two teams with a winning record against Andrei Vasilevskiy; It is 6-8-2 against New York with 2.86 GAA and 0.910 savings percentage.

Philadelphia Flyers at Rangers (April 9, 7:30 pm; TNT/Trutv)

The Flyers have looked like another team since the Canning coach John Tortorella on March 27th. You won your first three games under interim coach Brad Shaw before you had no lead in the third period at a 3: 3 defeat in Montreal on Saturday at Montreal.

Philadelphia will miss the playoffs for the fifth season in a row and their longest drought has been in the NHL in 1967. They appear in the MEPRAVISION during the week and connected the Boston Bruins for the last in the Eastern Conference with the Boston Bruins.

Perhaps the brightest light for the flyers in another dark season is the Russian rookie Matvei Michkov, who shares the team leader in goals (24) and takes second place with 58 points. Before he became goalless in Montreal, he had eight points in his previous four games (four goals, four templates).

Panarin ate the flyers during his career with 45 points (14 goals, 31 assists) in 35 games. He is also plus 16 against you.

Rangers near New York Islander (April 10, 7 p.m.; MSG/MSGSN)

The Rangers embarrassed their biggest rivals this season and won all three games, while they exceeded the islanders with 14: 3. This includes 5-1 and 4: 0 victories in a period of nine days a few weeks ago.

But the islanders have against Minnesota Wild (3-1) and Washington Capitals (4: 1) on two weekend home victories. Ilya Sorokin entered the history books as a goalkeeper who allowed Alex Ovechkin’s record goal, but that was the only one who beat him on Sunday.

The islanders were full of injuries. Ranger-Killer Mathew Barzal has not played since February 1st because of a kneecap, and the ex-rangers Anthony Duclair missed two months because of an injury, did not play well after his return and took a personal vacation last week after coach Patrick Roy because of his poor game with a 4: 1 loss on April 1st on Lightning on April 1 was broadcast.

Shesterkin fought against the islands at the beginning of his career, but is 3-0 against her this season and since the beginning of 2023-24 6: 1: 0.

Rangers in Carolina Hurricanes (April 12th, 3pm; ABC)

Last spring, the Hurricanes received a certain degree of revenge for their playoff defeat in the second round against the Rangers by winning all three meetings this season, which New York exceeded 11: 4.

The bad news for the Rangers is that this game takes place in the Lenovo Center, where the hurricanes have an NHL-Best 30 victory (30-8-1). Although Carolina won both visits to the garden this season, he steps one reason a big reason from home in the week of 16-18-3, why the Hurricanes in the Metropolitan Division and a first round against Devils are included in the Metropolitan Division and a first round.

Chris Kreider’s hat-trick from third providemic in the last May the Hurricanes sent home for the summer. In the regular season, he is also okay with 17 goals in 40 games of the regular season.

John Kreiser reported his first Rangers game (against the California Golden Seals) in November 1975 and is still going … more about John Kreiser

In this article mentioned: Artemi Panarin Chris Kreider Gabe Perreault Igor Shesterkin Will Cuylle

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