The Facts
- A mid-table team and an outsider will play in this match (ranked 16 and 10).
- In the last 5 head-to-head matches, NY Rangers won 4.
- Recent form of NY Rangers has been disappointing (last 5 games: 1 wins).
- Columbus has been unpredictable lately (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).
- Recently, NY Rangers has had a series of home games.
- In this match, both teams have almost equal chances to win.
- There will not play in NY Rangers: Rempe M. (Finger Injury)
- There will not play in Columbus: Smith B. (Knee Injury)
- There are questionable in NY Rangers: Edstrom A. (Lower-Body Injury)
- In the last 20 head-to-head matches, NY Rangers won 13 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 62:48. (average 3.1:2.4).
- Including home matches between the teams, NY Rangers won 5 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 26:23. (average 2.9:2.6).
Standings
Pre-seasonAtlantic Division
| Pl | W | WO | LO | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:6 | 6 |
| 2 | Florida Panthers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:3 | 2 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 2 |
| 4 | Boston Bruins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | 2 |
| 5 | Ottawa Senators | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2:3 | 1 |
| 6 | Detroit Red Wings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:1 | 1 |
| 7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4:8 | 1 |
| 8 | Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:4 | 0 |
Central Division
| Pl | W | WO | LO | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Dallas Stars | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:2 | 4 |
| 2 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6:6 | 3 |
| 3 | Minnesota Wild | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6:6 | 3 |
| 4 | Winnipeg Jets | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:6 | 2 |
| 5 | Colorado Avalanche | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | 2 |
| 6 | Nashville Predators | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
| 7 | Utah Mammoth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:4 | 0 |
| 8 | St. Louis Blues | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:4 | 0 |
Pacific Division
| Pl | W | WO | LO | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Seattle Kraken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:4 | 4 |
| 2 | Anaheim Ducks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:2 | 2 |
| 3 | Edmonton Oilers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:2 | 2 |
| 4 | Vegas Golden Knights | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:2 | 2 |
| 5 | Calgary Flames | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:4 | 0 |
| 6 | Los Angeles Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:4 | 0 |
| 7 | Vancouver Canucks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:4 | 0 |
| 8 | San Jose Sharks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:6 | 0 |
Metropolitan Division
| Pl | W | WO | LO | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | New Jersey Devils | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:3 | 4 |
| 2 | Washington Capitals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7:5 | 3 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:1 | 2 |
| 4 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 2 |
| 5 | New York Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:3 | 0 |
| 6 | New York Islanders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
| 7 | Carolina Hurricanes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3:6 | 0 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Flyers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:5 | 0 |
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