Nick Leddy #2 of the New York Islanders and Brett Howden #21 of the New York Rangers battle for the puck during the first period of a preseason game at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. NHL Hockey between the New York Islanders and the New York Rangers. Photo Credit: Steven Ryan
In the Rangers’ locker room at their practice facility in Tarrytown, New York, Brett Howden and Lias Andersson have stalls next to each other. On the ice, their games mirror each other, as both are two-way centers who win faceoffs, play sound in their own end, drive the net on offense, kill penalties and play on the power play.