The Rangers had already taken an injury hit hours before their overtime loss to the Stars on Tuesday when Chris Kreider landed on injured reserve, retroactive to Sunday, with an upper-body injury. But their lineup situation worsened when center Filip Chytil exited with an upper-body injury against Dallas and didn’t return.

The New York Rangers are all set for their matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight at 7 PM EST. Here’s everything you need to know from a Rangers perspective. Projected Lineup:Forwards:Artemi Panarin-Vincent Trocheck-Alexis LafrenièreWill Cuylle-Mika Zibanejad-Reilly Smith Chris Kreider-Filip Chytil-Arthur KayliyevAdam Edström-Sam Carrick-Matt RempeDefensemen:Ryan Lindgren-Adam FoxWill Borgen-K’Andre MillerUrho Vaakanainen-Braden Schneider Goaltenders:Igor ShesterkinJonathan Quick Notable Storylines:The Rangers are coming off of a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club.

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche and the New York Rangers take the ice in an out-of-conference matchup. Colorado has gone 12-8-1 at home and 26-17-1 overall. The Avalanche are sixth in the league with 146 total goals (averaging 3.3 per game).

With the Rangers leading 4-3 late in the third, K’Andre Miller seemed to be in control while with the puck in the defensive zone. A forechecking Sam Steel changed that. He charged at Miller, breaking up an attempted pass behind the net to seize possession. He fed Harley for the game-tying goal.

New York Rangers center Filip Chytil (72) scores a goal past Washington Capitals ... Capitals left wing Pierre-Luc Dubois is defended by New York Rangers center Vincent Trocheck, left, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025 ...

But coach Peter Laviolette wasn't ready or willing to confirm if either player would be in the lineup on Tuesday night.

New York Rangers’ forward Filip Chytil left Tuesday’s game ... while defenseman Adam Fox has a team-leading 30 assists. Vincent Trocheck is third on the team in points with 27, scoring 13 ...

The New York Rangers are all set for their matchup against the Utah Hockey Club tonight at 9 PM EST. Here’s everything you need to know from a Rangers perspective. The Rangers are coming off of a 3-2 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche. The Utah Hockey Club are coming off of a 5-3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.

The Rangers put forth a very solid effort to defeat the Knights 2-1 on Saturday. New York got a power-play goal from Vincent Trocheck and even-strength tally from Adam Edström to notch the victory. Igor Shesterkin was solid between the pipes,

The Rangers complete their three game road trip in Utah tonight. It’s the team’s first trip to the Delta Center after playing Arizona on a, now Utah, in Mullet Arena last season. New York heads home to take on a resurgent Columbus team in Saturday followed by a road contest the next day in Montreal.

In the fourteenth weekly Metropolitan Division snapshot, the division had a combined four regulation losses. The Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Islanders even got hot. All this and more in this week’s snapshot.

The Rangers’ identity, which steadily evaporated until it was completely lost earlier this season, has begun to reshape at an opportune time.