For the last several seasons, the New York Rangers were usually comfortably in a playoff position. Backstopped by a world class goaltender in Henrik Lundqvist, the Blueshirts find themselves in a tough position this season: currently sitting two points out of a Wild Card position, with two teams to leap frog and four others within three points of one another.
The Dallas Stars aren’t in too different of a position themselves — except they’re precariously perched in a playoff position.
Dallas is three points out of third in the Central Division and three points ahead of the second Wild Card team thanks to a resounding 6-1 win over the Minnesota Wild (the current holder of said position).