Rangers desperate for Garden win as Predators could serve as best chance for breakthough
NY Post
Millions dream about making it to Madison Square Garden. Countless athletes and celebrities consider it sacred ground, constantly sharing that there is no greater place to perform than the World’s Most Famous Arena.
But it has come to this:
“Whether we like it or not, we have a game on Monday at home,” Rangers center Mika Zibanejad said following Saturday’s 5-0 loss to the Islanders.
The Rangers have missed the playoffs five times since 2010. They’ve finished in last place. But the Garden remained the best bet to earn two points, with the team having gone more than two decades since it last ended a season with more regulation losses than wins at home.
Their centennial season has kicked off with the worst home start (0-6-1) in franchise history, the Rangers having become the first NHL team since 1928 to get shut out in five of their first seven home games.
Entering Sunday, the Rangers were the league’s lowest-scoring team (2.19 goals per game), ranking last in power-play percentage (12.2) and shooting percentage (7.6). But Monday’s matchup against the Predators (5-8-4) presents their best home opportunity yet, facing a team that ranked 27th in goals against (3.47) and 25th in save percentage (.889).
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Suddenly, someone had hit a rewind button and everyone had been transported back seven months. It was early spring instead of late fall, it was broiling hot outside the arena walls and not freezing cold. Everyone was back at TD Garden. There were 19,156 frenzied fans on their feet begging for blood, poised for the kill.
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