There’s a hockey game between the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers scheduled for 7:00 PM tonight. Whether or not that hockey game turns into something of a Royal Rumble remains to be seen,.
Bruins face Rangers, aim to regain focus
Field Level Media
06 May 2021, 21:40 GMT+10
Their spot in the playoffs clinched, the Boston Bruins took their foot off the gas in a 4-3 overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.
The Bruins have a short window to get back on track, beginning Thursday night when the Rangers visit. Boston will host New York for two games in three days before concluding the season with a back-to-back against the New York Islanders on Monday and Washington Capitals on Tuesday.
The Bruins (31-14-7, 69 points) are riding a five-game points streak (4-0-1), but a sluggish third period in Tuesday s setback against the Devils was enough to leave a sour taste in their mouths.
New York takes on Boston on 4-game losing streak
By The Associated PressMay 6, 2021 GMT
New York Rangers (26-22-6, fifth in the East Division) vs. Boston Bruins (31-14-7, third in the East Division)
Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bruins -207, Rangers +172; over/under is 5.5
BOTTOM LINE: New York enters the matchup with Boston as losers of four games in a row.
The Bruins are 31-14-7 against the rest of their division. Boston leads the NHL with nine shorthanded goals, led by Brad Marchand with four.
The Rangers are 26-22-6 against the rest of their division. New York is 10th in the league averaging 5.5 assists per game, led by Artemi Panarin with 1.0.
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Let s take a moment for a deep breath and a long exhale.
The last couple of days have been pretty bonkers around the New York Rangers, huh? The week started straightforward enough, with the last few games of a regular season that set the Rangers up to take a lot of positives into the summer. They hung around a playoff race against four of the top 11 teams in the league from last season into the final six days of this one. The rebuild was ahead of schedule and with some cap space to work with, they re in a position to, perhaps, take it a little further and get
New York Rangers promote Chris Drury to president and GM after firing John Davidson, Jeff Gorton
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The New York Rangers have fired general manager Jeff Gorton and president John Davidson, and have promoted Chris Drury to president and GM effective immediately, the team announced Wednesday. We want to thank JD and Jeff for their contributions to the organization. They are both great hockey professionals who worked hard for the Rangers, however, in order for the team to succeed in the manner our fans deserve, there needs to be a change in leadership, Rangers owner James Dolan said in a statement.