Rangers vs. Canadiens: Lineups, storylines seeking another 4-game win streak
It took the New York Rangers five months this season before they finally strung four consecutive wins together. But with a victory Thursday at home against the Montreal Canadiens, the Rangers will secure a second four-game win streak in the past few weeks. Such is the wild ride for the Rangers (31-35-9) down the stretch of this season.
They won four in a row from Match 9-14, then lost six straight (0-5-1), before their current three-game winning streak. It’s kind of mind blowing that the Rangers hadn’t won four in a row prior to this March run since Oct. 14-22, 2025, last season.
Now they can do it twice in less than a month. Of course, the Canadiens (43-21-10) have a say in the matter Thursday at Madison Square Garden. They’ve won a season-high six games in a row, including the first three of their current five-game road trip.
The high-flying Canadiens are third in the Atlantic Division and set to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second season in a row, with former Rangers forward Martin St. Louis pushing the right buttons behind Montreal’s bench. Montreal is third in the NHL , averaging 3.
51 goals per game. Stud forward Cole Caufield enters play with a career-high 47 goals, second in the League behind Colorado Avalanche superstar Nathan MacKinnon (50). But lately, it’s Montreal’s goaltending and team defense turning heads.
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