A night that seemed like it would end in disaster, turned into a momentous 5-4 overtime victory for the New York Rangers over the Montreal Canadiens.

It was an Original Six Saturday night matchup between the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Rangers at MSG. The Rangers had their own Centennial Night

Sullivan pointed out that with the NHL’s points system, where teams get two points for a win, and one for an overtime or shootout loss, it is difficult to create separation between teams battling for position in the standings. So his message to the team is to just worry about your own games, and not your competition’s.

The Spirit wrapped up a two-game weekend at home in a high intensity matchup against the Kitchener Rangers, falling in the shootout, 5-4.

Nathan MacKinnon scored 2:46 into overtime for his second goal of the game, helping the Colorado Avalanche top Artemi Panarin and the New York Rangers 3-2.

New York Rangers (15-12-4, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (12-11-6, in the Central Division)

The New York Rangers face the Chicago Blackhawks in a regular season NHL game on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025 at United Center in Chicago, Ill.

The road-savvy New York Rangers off to the Windy City on Wednesday night for an East vs. West matchup with the Chicago Blackhawks.

THE NEW GARDEN – The Rangers recognized the rebirth that took place during the 1967-91 period, including a new home arena and bringing Rangers hockey to more fans than ever through television. HOME COOKING – New York has earned points in four-straight games at home (2-0-2).