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In the past few days, the top defensive pairing of the New York Rangers has completely changed due to an injury and a trade. Still within striking distance in a crowded Eastern Conference race for one of two wild-card spots,

Rangers' forward Matt Rempe elbowed Predators' defenseman Nick Blankenburg in the head in the first period on Sunday, which may prompt a suspension.

High-scoring winger Mats Zuccarello has a nose for the net. Since Kirill Kaprizov's debut, the pair are one-two on the Wild in team scoring.

The star of the Colorado Avalanche, Nathan MacKinnon, could lose an important teammate who might be heading to the New York Rangers in exchange for two veteran players.

Before the New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs duked it out on the ice, Blueshirts fans at Madison Square Garden booed the Canadian national anthem.

Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has recalled defenseman David Jiricek (YIHR-ih- chehk) from the Iowa Wild in the American Hockey League (AHL) and reassigned forwards Marat Khusnutdinov and Liam Ohgren to Iowa.

The Rangers are one of the three teams outside of the playoff picture that the Islanders need to leapfrog – in addition to Columbus (62 points) and Boston (61 points). The Detroit Red Wings (64 points) and Ottawa Senators (62 points) currently occupy the two wild card spots in the east.

J.T. Miller and K'Andre Miller scored in a span of 2:23 early in the second period as the New York Rangers earned a 4-0 victory over the visiting Nashville Predators on Sunday night.

The Nashville Predators take on the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. Follow for live updates.