Game 22.
Canadiens at Rangers.
Showdown time at MSG. Measuring stick. Tone setter.
Hope you guys don’t miss it because you were watching them blow up the Woody Woodpecker balloon in NYC.
The teams come into the game in a virtual tie for the Eastern lead, the Habs 16-4-2, the Rangers 16-3-2.
The Canadiens, in Alain Vigneault’s words, “schooled” the Rangers 3-0 in their meeting in Montreal Oct. 15. Since then the Rangers are 13-1-2.
The Rangers have won nine in a row at home (10-1-1 for the season).