The New York Rangers and Dallas Stars share the similarity of coming off a difficult week. They differ when it comes to their positions in the standings.
Both teams will be looking to reverse some recent trends Tuesday night when the Rangers visit the Stars.
The Rangers (36-28-4, 76 points) enter the opener of a three-game trip three points behind the Carolina Hurricanes for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. They inched closer to the wild-card spot by going 11-3-0 from Jan. 31 to Feb. 27, a run that lifted them from being 11 points out to two points out.