Game Thread 3/25: Rangers at Kings

On the road in LA.

The Rangers begin their last real road trip of the season tonight in Los Angeles against the Kings before playing the Ducks tomorrow and the Sharks on Tuesday. After this road trip the Rangers will host the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Garden on Friday.

That will be a game that every Rangers fan should have circled on their calendar.

The Blueshirts last played the Kings on Jan. 23rd at Madison Square Garden. Brandon Pirri, Matt Puempel and Mats Zuccarello gave the Rangers three goals at home ice to trump goals by Jordan Nolan and Kyle Clifford. Henrik Lundqvist made 36 saves that night in New York.

The Kings are desperate for points, but they haven't been playing that way. They are currently outside of the playoffs and looking in, 8 points away from the second Wild Card spot in the Western Conference.

The other team: Jewels From The Crown

The Rangers road record: 26-9-1

The Kings home record: 21-13-2

The Rangers record in the last 10 games: 4-4-2

The Kings record in the last 10 games: 5-4-1

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Morning Skate Maintenance & Filip Chytil

It was mainly business as usual for the Rangers at today’s morning skate and why wouldn’t it be with a 2-0 lead on the series? The one outlier would involve what has arguably been the team’s most effective line in terms of controlling the cadence of puck

bantering points: 4/25/24

here are today's news and links: rangers news: mollie walker points to new york's special teams units as difference makers through the first two games of the playoffs (ny post) walker also argues that even with a 2-0 lead in the series, the blueshirts cannot afford

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