It won’t be a Happy New Year for the New York Rangers.
The Blueshirts headed to Miami and their NHL Winter Classic game against the Florida Panthers on Friday having lost three in a row since the Christmas break. The third defeat came Wednesday afternoon, when the Washington Capitals avenged a 7-3 loss to New York eight days ago with a 6-3 win at Capital One Arena.
Going 0-2-1 in their first three post-Christmas games dropped the Rangers to 19-18-5 through an NHL-high 42 games played. Being one game above the NHL’s version of .