The task facing the Rangers, if they are to stay in the race for a playoff spot as time runs out in the 2020-21 season, is simple, if daunting: They need to win all their remaining games, to keep themselves in position to sneak into the postseason, in the event the Boston Bruins drop a game or two somewhere along the way.
It is especially important to win the games against the teams behind you in the standings, like Tuesday night’s game at the Garden against the Buffalo Sabres.
"These teams have given everybody a hard time,’’ Rangers coach David Quinn said of the Sabres and Devils, the two teams at the bottom of the East Division.