The Rangers are back in action tonight following a pair of days off, the final time the Blueshirts will be out of action for multiple days until the end of the regular season. Peter Laviolette’s squad will take the ice every other day from now until the regular season finale on April 15th, and the Blueshirts begin this stretch with a Metropolitan Division matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers.
In addition to the usual stakes of bragging rights for the rivalry’s sake, the Rangers are playing for a little something extra tonight. If the Blueshirts can earn as many points from this game as the Detroit Red Wings do in their contest against the Washington Capitals, the Rangers will become the first team in the NHL to clinch a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.