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New York Rangers looking for more history on the road against the Flyers

By Andrew Steele-Davis

PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 23: Jesper Fast #17 of the New York Rangers celebrates his goal with Greg McKegg #14 and Jacob Trouba #8 in front of Travis Konecny #11 of the Philadelphia Flyers in the second period at the Wells Fargo Center on December 23, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 23: Jesper Fast #17 of the New York Rangers celebrates his goal with Greg McKegg #14 and Jacob Trouba #8 in front of Travis Konecny #11 of the Philadelphia Flyers in the second period at the Wells Fargo Center on December 23, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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MONTREAL, QC – FEBRUARY 27: Ryan Strome #16, Ryan Lindgren #55 and Phillip Di Giuseppe #33 of the New York Rangers celebrate a goal by Adam Fox #23 (not pictured) against the Montreal Canadiens during the third period at the Bell Centre on February 27, 2020 in Montreal, Canada. The New York Rangers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-2. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
MONTREAL, QC – FEBRUARY 27: Ryan Strome #16, Ryan Lindgren #55 and Phillip Di Giuseppe #33 of the New York Rangers celebrate a goal by Adam Fox #23 (not pictured) against the Montreal Canadiens during the third period at the Bell Centre on February 27, 2020 in Montreal, Canada. The New York Rangers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-2. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /

About The Rangers

We’ll say it again but this is a special time to be a New York Rangers fan right now. I mean, really special.

After all, it has been a while since we’ve had anything to be genuinely excited about and, to make this situation better, it is just the start.

Because, what we are seeing now coupled with what could be to come in the near future, this roster as it is currently constituted is ready to win and they are ready to win now.

With a core featuring the likes of Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider, Jacob Trouba and Igor Shesterkin, the Rangers are built to be competitive now and they have a plethora of young studs waiting in the wings.

There is such a feel-good factor around this team right now and they are displaying all the intangibles of a successful contender.

For starters, they boast tremendous heart for such a young group and that has been on display in full this week.

Despite blowing a lead against the New York Islanders, the Rangers came fighting back to win in overtime before scoring four goals in the third period against the Habs in Montreal on Thursday.

They have won nine straight on the road, the longest win streak in the NHL over the span of the last two seasons, while the Rangers would accomplish more history tonight if they beat the Flyers by becoming only the seventh team in history to win 10 straight on the road.

Plus, after struggling for consistency all year, the Blueshirts now appear to have found the magic formula after carving out five straight wins, while they have won nine out of their last 10.

Tonight will be a real litmus test, however, considering that not only is the game the second of a back-to-back, but the Philadelphia Flyers are stellar on home ice with a superb 22-5-4 record.

But, if anyone can escape the Wells Fargo Center with a W then it is the New York Rangers given the heights they are currently scaling.

Head Coach David Quinn will continue to ride the hot hand in goal with Alexandar Georgiev getting the start tonight, while Pavel Buchnevich is a game-time decision as he continues to recover from the car accident he was involved in on Sunday.

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