Opportunity is knocking for the New York Rangers this week — if they can find a way to score some goals at Madison Square Garden.
The Rangers (3-3-1) host two struggling teams, the Minnesota Wild (2-3-1) on Monday and San Jose Sharks (0-3-2) on Thursday, before beginning a four-game trip out West with a visit to the Calgary Flames (1-5-0) on Sunday. Each opponent begins the week outside the top eight in the Western Conference, with the winless Sharks and flailing Flames holding down the last two spots.
The visits from the Wild and Sharks come after the Rangers offense finally came alive in Montreal on Saturday during a 4-3 victory over the Canadiens, ending a 1-1-1 week that began with their third shutout loss in as many home games, 2-0 to the Edmonton Oilers.