RANGERS WRAP UP SEASON IN PHILADELPHIA
New York Rangers (34-38-9) @ Philadelphia Flyers (41-26-4)
TODAY 3:00 PM, NBC, WEPN
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia PA
The Rangers wrap up their 2017-2018 season today in a Saturday afternoon matchup against the Flyers. The Rangers will have a chance to right a wrong that dates back to 2010 when the Flyers defeated the Rangers to eliminate them on the last day of the season. Today the tables are turned as the Flyers need 1 point to make the postseason. With a Rangers regulation win by 2 or more goals along with the Florida Panthers winning their two final games it would force a Flyers and Panthers elimination game with their season series split.
Yesterday the Rangers called up forwards Matt Beleskey and Steven Fogarty from Hartford. Beleskey was acquired in the Rick Nash trade with Boston and may make his Rangers debut today with Cody McLeod out with an abdominal strain. Fogarty may also make his Rangers debut as coach Alain Vigneault has not yet committed to his lineup which will be decided between himself and his coaches this morning. Henrik Lundqvist will get the start today for the Rangers.
This is the 4th and final meeting between New York and Philadelphia this season. The Rangers trail in the series 2-1 having won the first meeting 5-1 at MSG on January 16 but falling 7-4 on February 18 and 4-3 on March 22. Paul Carey, Kevin Hayes, Mats Zuccarello, Peter Holland and Mika Zibanejad all have tallies against Philly this season. Jesper Fast who will not play today do to a groin injury leads the team with 2 goals against the Flyers. Henrik Lundqvist is 1-1 in the series while Alexandar Georgiev is 0-1, appearing in the last contest in Philadelphia.
TEAM LEADERS
Rangers
POINTS: Mats Zuccarello 53
GOALS: Mika Zibanejad 27
ASSISTS: Mats Zuccarello 37
Flyers
POINTS: Claude Giroux 99
GOALS: Claude Giroux 31
ASSISTS: Claude Giroux 68
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