The Broadway vs. Broad Street rivalry, which has produced bad blood and bruises since the 1970s, finally gets underway this season Tuesday night when the Flyers visit Madison Square Garden.
It’ll be the first of four matchups, with one game in each of the next three months, with each team trying to elbow its way into a postseason berth in the Metro Division, a battle that could go down to the wire. The finale will be in Philadelphia on April 7, the last day of the regular season.
But a lot can happen before then, particularly with the Rangers, who are slumping everywhere but in goal.