When the New York Rangers face the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night at Madison Square Garden, they will have a challenge. The Rangers have played 13 games in the last ten years after a break as long as five games. They have won only three of them.
Whether it be the mandatory bye week, the All-Star break or just scheduling weirdness, it seems that the team just cannot win after a mini-vacation. The Red Wings are the worst team in the NHL this season so the Rangers should win. Emphasis on should.
They were true to form earlier this season.