NY Rangers (28-33-8) vs Winnipeg Jets (28-29-12)
• 22 March 2026 High Noon EDT
• MSG, NYC
• TV: MSG, TSN3 •
The Rangers lost in the shootout to the Jets yesterday afternoon, 3-2. The two Ranger goals were scored by Kartye (6), assisted by JT Miller (26) at 00:41 of the second period and later, at 14:03, Zibanejad (30) on the PP, Fox (32) and Miller (27) with assists. Garand looked pretty good in his first NHL start through regulation and the OT, stopping 35 of 37 SOG. Needs a little work on the shootout but definitely would like to get him a few more games before the season is done.
The Rangers play Ottawa tonight at 19:00 EDT at MSG, telecast by MSG, NHLN, Prime and RDS.
Today the NYR hope to entertain their fans with a Sunday matinee against the visiting Winnipeg Jets. The teams have near idential last ten’s of 5-3-2 WPG and 5-4-1 NYR. Overall, Winnipeg has managed to avoid four more losses than the Rangers by grabbing Bettman points. And yet, Winnipeg is still in the hunt for WC2 in the Western conference, trailing Nashville by five points with 13 to go.
Quick is a little banged up so the Rangers called up..finally… Garand (0-0-0, NaN, NaN) from Hartford and he will get his first NHL start today against Comrie (11-9-1, 2.96 GAA, 0.895 SV%). Beyond that, some line shuffling by Sullivan (see below) with Brodzinski and Mackey staying in.
The refs today are Carter Sandlak (241 GP) and Kelly Sutherland (1667 GP).
On this date in history: In 2014, Henrik Lundqvist recorded his 50th career shutout to pass Giacomin for most in NYR history.
Speculative NYR lineup:
Forwards
1st line ⊳ Perreault ⋄ Zibanejad ⋄ Lafreniere
2nd line ⊳ Kartye ⋄ Miller ⋄ Sheary
3rd line ⊳ Cuylle ⋄ Trocheck ⋄ Raddysh
4th line ⊳ Brodzinski ⋄ Edstrom ⋄ Chmelar
Defensemen
1st pair ⊳ Gavrikov ⋄ Fox
2nd pair ⊳ Robertson ⋄ Schneider
3rd pair ⊳ Mackey ⋄ Borgen
Goalies
Starter ⊳ Shesterkin
Backup ⊳ Quick
Healthy scratch: D Iorio F Pärssinen
Injured: F Laba D Vaakanainen
In the Cooler: none
Long-term IR: F Rempe (thumb)
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