It’s wheels up for the Rangers as they kick off their final road trip of the regular season out west tonight. Ball Arena in Denver is the site for tonight’s contest between the Blueshirts and Colorado Avalanche in what is the toughest game remaining on the schedule for Peter Laviolette’s squad. The Avalanche are in a dogfight with the Dallas Stars and Winnipeg Jets for the Central Division crown, and are one of six teams in position to clinch a playoff spot tonight.
That clinching will have to wait for another day if New York has its way.