For the first time in nearly a year, the Rangers will be playing a home game in front of fans at Madison Square Garden tonight. The last time fans were in attendance at a Rangers game was March 7th of last year. The Blueshirts fell by a 6-4 margin to the New Jersey Devils, two nights after Mika Zibanejad’s five goal effort against the Washington Capitals.
The Knicks have already hosted fans for a pair of games at the Garden, and the Rangers can expect a number similar to the roughly 2,000 fans that saw Manhattan’s basketball team to be in the seats for tonight’s game against Boston.