Rangers vs. Stars: Lineups, storylines for first road game in 17 days
The final road trip of the 2025-26 season commences for the New York Rangers when they visit the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Saturday. It’s their first game on the road in 17 days, following a season-long homestand when they won five of seven games. New York’s most recent road game was memorable, but not for good reasons.
The Rangers (33-37-9) were officially eliminated from playoff contention on March 25 after a 4-3 loss to the Maple Leafs in Toronto. But there’s been more good than bad for the Rangers on the road this season. They’re 19-17-2 away from Madison Square Garden, and started the season with points in 10 of their first 11 on the road (9-1-1).
After the tilt in Dallas, the Rangers head to South Florida to face-off against the Panthers on Monday, and then conclude the season with a game Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. “It’s a good challenge for us. We’ve talked about how good I think we’ve been playing since the break really, other than a week or so we really didn’t like.
Especially lately. We want to carry the momentum on to the road, and we’ve been a good road team all season,” captain J. T.
Miller said Friday after practice. “I think we take a lot of pride playing there. I think we have good camaraderie on the road, the team’s close, and it’s going to be a good challenge for us.
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