Nashville Predators at New York Rangers: Hello, Peter

The Predators are in Madison Square Garden tonight.

Nashville Predators

There’s a lot of links between the Blueshirts and the Predators. Rangers coaches Peter Laviolette, Dan Muse, and Phil Housley are all coaches who’ve stood behind the Nashville bench in the past. Further, as the Rangers’ official site puts it, “defenseman Ryan McDonagh played the first eight seasons (2010-11 – 2017-18) of his career with the Rangers, serving as captain from 2014-15 – 2017-18. With the Blueshirts, McDonagh tallied 238 points (51G-187A) in 516 games.” McDonagh went to Tampa Bay after leaving New York.

Colton Sissons still leads the Predators with 3 goals. Ryan O’Reilly has 1 goal and 2 assists, and Filip…