With last night’s win against Florida, the Rangers sit in second place in the Metro Division with 90 points and nine games left to play. Even at a .500 record, the Rangers will finish with 99 points, so they are virtually assured a playoff spot at this point. What is left to determine is seeding, as the only thing set in stone is Washington as the Eastern Conference’s top seed.
The Rangers can finish anywhere from second in the Metro to seventh in the conference as the first wild card team. I don’t think they fall to the bottom wild card spot, as Detroit and Philly are too far back with too few games remaining.