For the third and final time this season, the Blueshirts will square off with their in-state rivals from Buffalo tonight. It’ll be the Rangers and Sabres squaring off at Madison Square Garden as Gerard Gallant’s squad attempts to complete a sweep of the three game season series. New York staved off the Sabres with a 5-4 home victory in November, and followed that up with a 2-1 road win in December.
New York’s first two games following the trade deadline have been a mystery. The team was blitzed by a New Jersey Devils team doing nothing aside from playing out the string on Tuesday, but the Rangers responded with a dominant victory over a Pittsburgh Penguins team they’re in a dog fight for home ice in a potential first round series with two days ago.