As ideas get tossed around to resume the NHL season, Mark Spector noted a popular method of restarting the season would have the top-six teams in each division, as currently situated, compete in a modified playoffs. The seventh and eighth placed teams would be out of the playoffs. The rest of the regular season would be canceled in this scenario.
For the Rangers, this would mean they finish outside of the playoffs, despite being one point behind the Islanders (Isles have two games in hand) and two points behind the Blue Jackets with a head-to-head matchup likely getting canceled.