The NY Rangers and Detroit Red Wings are playing on the NHL schedule on Saturday night and the game from Joe Louis Arena is on the NHL Network and it starts at 7 pm ET as New York visits Hockeytown and they are nine points back in the standings of the Red Wings in the east.
The Rangers have 26 points this season and have been up and down with an 11-9-4 record, while Detroit has 35 points and a 15-6-5 record. The Rangers have been scoring this season and they are ranked 10th in the league with three goals per game. The team has a matchup with an Original Six team in the Red Wings before a matchup with the Penguins and that will be at MSG after this matchup.
The Rangers come in after a loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning and they will next play against the Vancouver Canucks. The team will play four straight games on the road after the matchup with the Penguins and they will matchup with the Oilers, Flames and Hurricanes before a matchup at home back to back with Carolina. Rick Nash is one of the league leaders with 26 home runs and the Red Wings are looking to keep him at bay.
The Red Wings come in at third in the Atlantic division and they are playing the Hurricanes next and they come in with a win against the Stars. The team is ranked fourth in goals per game and fifth in penalty kill percentage and they also are ranked in the top 10 in goals against and power play percentage. The Rangers have been getting beaten by the top teams and they have had trouble playing consistently.
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