The New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers bring different perspectives on their quest for berths in the Stanley Cup Playoffs into this week's Wednesday Night Rivalry game at Madison Square Garden (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, TVA Sports, NHL.TV).
The Rangers appear safely ensconced in the first wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference and are two points behind the third-place Pittsburgh Penguins in the Metropolitan Division. The Flyers have struggled during the past five weeks and are in a tangle of teams scrambling for the second wild card in the conference.
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New York goaltender Henrik Lundqvist appears back on his game for Wednesday Night Rivalry matchup
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