Simply awful for several weeks, the New York Rangers are not necessarily in the right place to try to stop a losing streak, visiting the Florida Panthers this evening.
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The meeting is broadcast on TVA Sports.
To the amazement of hockey experts, the Blueshirts occupy the cellar of the Metropolitan section with 33 points. The Christmas break does not seem to have invigorated head coach Peter Laviolette’s men at all, who were humiliated 6-2 by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. Moreover, goalkeeper Igor Shesterkin was replaced by Jonathan Quick towards the middle of the clash. It will now be necessary to see whether the presence of Alexis Lafrenière in the first wave of the numerical advantage will boost the troops somewhat.
On the side of the reigning Stanley Cup champions, it will be a question of forgetting a painful return to school: on Saturday, the Panthers were blanked 4 to 0 by Jakub Dobes and the Montreal Canadiens. They hold second place in the Atlantic Division with 46 points despite their last two failures, suffered by shutout.
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