Tonight the Rangers begin their first of four games against the Devils. Rivalry week has taken on a new meeting, as COVID has forced this unusual quirk in the schedule. The good news for the Rangers is that the Devils are pretty bad and just traded two of their top forwards. The bad news is that for the Rangers to remain relevant in the playoff race, they need to sweep all four games against the Devils. It doesn’t matter how, but they need eight points.
The Rangers are currently four points back of Boston in the standings, but Boston has two games in hand.