For the final time this season, the Blueshirts are set for a cross conference clash at Madison Square Garden. The Winnipeg Jets are in town for the second and final meeting of the season with the Rangers, and the two points up for grabs tonight are two points New York could really use. Carolina’s victory in Arizona last night moved them back into sole possession of first place in the Metropolitan Division, so Gerard Gallant’s squad can pull back into a tie with a victory tonight.
While the Jets are still mathematically alive for playoff contention, the team is practically out of it and just going through the motions at this point in the season.