The Arizona Coyotes can only play the spoiler as they host the NHL-best New York Rangers on Saturday at Mullett Arena in Tempe.
The New York Rangers (49-20-4, 102 points) lead the Dallas Stars by one point in the race for the President’s Trophy and have clinched their third straight playoff berth. On Saturday, the Rangers visit the Arizona Coyotes (31-37-5, 67 points), already assured of missing the playoffs for the 11th time in 12 years. New York has won four straight games, the last three after regulation time, while the Coyotes have won their last two and are 5-2-0 over their previous seven contests. The Rangers haven’t had defenseman Erik Gustafsson for their last two games with an upper-body injury and fellow blueliner Jacob Trouba has been out since March 4 with a lower-body issue.
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Game Date: March 30, 2024
Game Time: 6 p.m. ET
TV: MSG, Arizona Coyotes
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Vincent Trocheck secured New York’s 3-2 shootout victory on Thursday over the Colorado Avalanche. Kaapo Kakko and Chris Kreider scored third-period goals to give the Rangers a 2-1 lead before Colorado tied it up with 7:13 left. Artemi Panerin leads the club with 43 goals and 103 points while Kreider has 34 tallies.
Logan Cooley notched his first career hat trick as Arizona thumped the visiting Nashville Predators 8-4 on Thursday. The Coyotes trailed 2-0 just 5:11 in before scoring four unanswered goals. Clayton Keller scored his team-high 31st goal in the win and leads the club with 67 points. Nick Schmaltz netted his 21st in the game as well.
Igor Shesterkin is 32-15-2 in 49 starts for New York with a .912 save percentage and 2.63 goals-against average, posting three shutouts. For Arizona, Connor Ingram is 20-19-3 in 45 games, notching a .908 save percentage and 2.90 GAA and shares the NHL lead of six shutouts with Tristan Jarry of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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