For the first time in a week, the Rangers play someone who isn’t the Islanders. This is another tough test, as the Blue Jackets are finally starting to get healthy. The Blue Jackets have a good defensive process, which as they get healthier will only improve. They do struggle to score goals, which is going to haunt them if they can’t rectify it.
For the Rangers, this plays to their strengths. We’ve seen them break through against good defensive teams, specifically the last two games against the Isles, but it’s teams that also score at will that seem to give the Rangers trouble.