The New York Rangers had a couple of days to enjoy their historic 5-1 Winter Classic win against the Florida Panthers at loanDepot Park in Miami on Friday night. They’ll get back to work Monday when the Utah Mammoth come to Madison Square Garden, beginning a busy stretch of 13 games in 27 days on the Rangers schedule though the end of January.
Playing outdoors was just what the Rangers needed to wash away the bad taste of three straight road losses (0-2-1) coming out of the Christmas break. That included a 3-2 overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes and a 6-3 loss to the Washington Capitals in a New Year’s Eve matinee.