The last time the New York Rangers played at the Bell Centre it was the weekend before Thanksgiving and they came back from a four goal deficit to beat the Canadiens 6-5. It’s a win that coach David Quinn has pointed to often as a turning point for his young team.
Going into that game, the Canadiens were perched in third place in the Atlantic Division while the Rangers were in seventh place in the Metropolitan Division. How things have changed. Mntreal has slipped to fifth place with their playoff hopes evaporating while the Rangers are still in seventh in a loaded Metropolitan Division, but on the move upwards towards the playoffs.