After the All-Star break and an additional week of what was originally scheduled to be the Olympic break kept the Blueshirts away from game action, the team is finally set to get back on the ice tonight. It’ll be an Original Six matchup with the Boston Bruins, although this iteration of the Bruins will be significantly different from the one that the Rangers squared off with eight teams as MassMutual East Division rivals last season.
Brad Marchand will not participate in this game, as tonight’s contest will be the third of a six game suspension he’s currently serving for going berserk at the end of Boston’s game against Pittsburgh a week ago.