As the calendar turns to December, can the Rangers match November’s 9-3-0 record when they were 6-1-0 at Madison Square Garden and 3-2-0 on the road?
It could be tough.
On Friday, to close a four-game homestand, the Rangers host the Carolina Panthers without No. 1 center Mika Zibanejad, who is in concussion protocol and sidelined indefinitely.
The timing of the injury isn’t ideal. The Blueshirts will head out on a two-game road trip Monday against the teams who are a point ahead of them in the two wild-card spots in the East: the Penguins and Capitals.