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The New York Rangers kick off 2025 by hosting the Boston Bruins at MSG on Thursday night (7:00 PM ET - TV: MSG - Radio: ESPN 880 AM). The Blueshirts will play 14 games in the month of January, including eight at MSG.

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While Quick grew up idolizing former Rangers Hall of Fame goaltender Mike Richter, the league is filled with American-born goalies who were growing up while Quick dominated at the peak of his career. One of which is Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman, who played opposite Quick on Thursday.

It's a tale of two teams with the New York Rangers entering a matchup vs. the Boston Bruins on complete opposite sides of the spectrum. As the Rangers try to find their groove again, the Bruins may not be the team they will be able to do so against.

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers will try to break their four-game slide when they play the Boston Bruins. New York has gone 7-9-1 in home games and 16-19-1 overall. The Rangers rank 10th in the league serving 9.6 penalty minutes per game.

Hampus Lindholm has been out of action with a lower-body injury since mid-November. Since then, whenever Boston Bruins interim coach Joe Sacco has been asked about the defenseman’s status, he’s said that Lindholm is still “weeks” away from returning.

Matthew Knies had three goals and two assists, Mitch Marner had a goal and four assists, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 6-4

This season has provided plenty of gloom-and-doom fodder regarding the Islanders, who sit in last place in the Metropolitan Division. They are three games under the NHL’s misleading .500 at 15-18-7 after Sunday night’s 5-4 overtime win in Boston to open a three-game road trip that continues on Thursday night in Las Vegas.

Frank Vatrano celebrated a new contract with two goals and an assist and the Anaheim Ducks continued a strong stretch of play by beating the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Sunday night. Signed to a three-year extension earlier in the day,