On the tail end of a back-to-back, the struggling Rangers will turn to Quick between the pipes on Monday against the New Jersey Devils. The 38-year-old Quick has been solid in limited action this season, posting a 2.47 GAA and .915 SV% in 10 appearances (5-3-0). The Rangers enter Monday's contest as +207 road underdogs against a Devils squad that defeated them 5-1 on December 2nd.
Panarin has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury but will return for Friday's game against the Dallas Stars. The Rangers have failed to score more than three goals in five straight (1-4-0) and can ill-afford to be without Panarin's team-leading 36 points (15G / 21A) in 29 games.
Jones has been a stable presence on the Rangers blueline this season. The 24-year-old defenseman is averaging a career-high 16:38 time-on-ice, recording eight points (1G / 7A), 15 blocks, and 13 hits in 25 games.
The Rangers are 3-8-0 in their last 11 games and will be desperate to right their ship on Friday against the Dallas Stars. Despite an ugly 2-8-0 record in his previous 10 games, Shesterkin has been serviceable between the pipes, albeit not his usual elite self, posting a .904 SV%. He has a 3.04 GAA and .908 SV% in 23 games this season (10-12-1). The Rangers enter Friday's contest as +156 road underdogs against a Stars squad that was defeated 5-3 by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday.
Panarin has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury and his status for Friday's game against the Dallas Stars remains up in the air. The Rangers have failed to score more than three goals in five straight (1-4-0) and can ill-afford to be without Panarin's team-leading 36 points (15G / 21A) in 29 games.
Rempe has not played since November 25th but will return to the lineup on Friday against the Dallas Stars. The 22-year-old Rempe has only played four games with the Rangers this season, spending most of his time in the AHL, scoring five points (3G / 2A) in 18 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack.
The struggling Rangers have been without Panarin for two straight games (0-2-0) and his status remains up in the air ahead of Friday's game against the Dallas Stars. The Rangers are 3-8-0 in their last 11 games and can ill-afford to be without Panarin's team-leading 36 points (15G / 21A) in 29 games.
The Rangers acquired Borgen from the Kraken on Wednesday along with a 2025 third-round draft pick and a 2025 sixth-round draft pick in exchange for Kaapo Kakko. Borgen has just one goal and one assist in 33 games this season with the Kraken but is expected to be able to provide a lot of valuable minutes on a thin Rangers blue-line.
The Rangers have an opening up front after the Kaapo Kakko trade and it looks like the big bruiser Rempe will get the first opportunity to fill it. Victor Mancini was sent down to Hartford in a corresponding move.
Borgen had reportedly been a trade target for the Rangers for quite some time but they had to pay a steep price to acquire his services, parting ways with the former second-overall pick of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft in Kakko. Borgen has just one goal and one assist in 33 games this season with the Kraken but is expected to be able to provide a lot of valuable minutes on a thin Rangers blue-line.
Urho Vaakanainen will make his Rangers debut on Tuesday, resulting in Mackey being reassigned to the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL). The 28-year-old Mackey has only played two games this season, averaging 16:08 time-on-ice.
Urho Vaakanainen will make his Rangers debut on Tuesday, resulting in Mackey being a healthy scratch. The 28-year-old Mackey has only played two games this season, averaging 16:08 time-on-ice.
Vaakanainen was acquired in a trade last week that sent Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks and will make his debut on Tuesday against the Nashville Predaotrs. The 25-year-old Vaakanainen was the 18th overall pick of the Boston Bruins in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. He played a career-high 68 games with the Ducks last season, tallying 14 points (1G / 13A). Connor Mackey will be a healthy scratch for the Rangers.
Shesterkin has struggled lately, a byproduct of poor team play from the Rangers, but he will return to the crease on Tuesday against the Nashville Predators. The 28-year-old Shesterkin has a 3.08 GAA and .907 SV% in 22 games this season (10-11-1) and has allowed four more goals in four of his last eight (2-6-0), posting an ugly .893 SV%. The Rangers enter Tuesday's contest as +125 road underdogs against a Predators club that has lost nine of their last 10 (1-6-3).
Kaapo Kakko will return from being a healthy scratch on Sunday, swapping places with Brodzinski. The 31-year-old Brodzinski is averaging 10:14 time-on-ice and has four points (2G / 2A) in 15 games this season.
The struggling Rangers were without Panarin in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues and will be without him again on Tuesday against the Nashville Predators. The Rangers are 3-7-0 in their last 10 games and can ill-afford to be without Panarin's team-leading 36 points (15G / 21A) in 29 games.
