The Rangers have won seven of their past eight games, including five in a row at Madison Square Garden, and would equal their longest home winning streak of the season with a win against Montreal. The difference in the Rangers' game is most noticeable on the back end and in goal. They have allowed 17 goals in their past eight games, including 13 in the seven wins. Goalie Henrik Lundqvist is 6-1-0 with a .941 save percentage in his past seven starts. "I like our play in the 'D' zone," captain Ryan McDonagh said. "We talked about it last game, Washington is a team that likes to score goals, and we keep them to one goal against. That was a big positive for us. When we play well there it seems like everything falls into place for us with offensive coming off of good defensive zone plays." Although the Rangers are 10-4-0 since the last time they played Montreal, McDonagh admitted they are still feeling some of the sting from that 5-4 loss at Bell Centre on Jan. 14. The Rangers had a 3-2 lead with less than 10 minutes left in the third period, but allowed three goals in 62 seconds and lost the game. "We remember it," McDonagh said. "We'll probably look at some things. We already have this morning, some of the things they do, their tendencies. Certainly you know you can't sleep on this team at any point in the game. They can strike in a hurry."
