When: 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York.
TV: Bally Sports Detroit.
Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1; other radio affiliates).
Game notes: Less than two years after winning the No. 1 overall pick in the NHL draft lottery, the Rangers are chasing the Carolina Hurricanes for the top spot in the Metropolitan Division, sitting two points out entering Saturday's games.
The Rangers used that 2020 top pick on forward Alexis Lafreniere, seen as a generational talent. The 20-year-old is having a solid season, with 15 goals and 10 assists to rank eighth on the roster in points, but he’s hardly the reason for the Rangers’ resurgence.