One of the best responders has been Tyson Foerster. He came up with his first NHL hat trick on Wednesday night in a wild 8-5 win over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Foerster’s first goal in the second period was his 20th of the season, making him the first Flyer to record 20-goal seasons in his first two NHL years since Simon Gagne.

But when the dust settled, the Flyers emerged with an 8–5 win over a Rangers team still jockeying for playoff position, thanks to a first career hat trick from Tyson Foerster an

Pregame analysis and predictions of the New York Rangers vs. New York Islanders NHL game to be played on April 10, 2025 on ESPN.

The Rangers sit behind the Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings, New York Islanders and Columbus Blue Jackets for the second wild-card spot. The Canadiens would have to lose out all in regulation and the Rangers would have to win all their remaining games for a berth to be possible.

Rangers rivlary is always heated. But with playoffs all but officially gone for both teams, this game feels largely meaningless amid lost seasons.

The Rangers, who have four games left, will be eliminated with any kind of loss in regulation time, overtime or a shootout.

Vincent Trocheck scored 24 seconds into overtime when the New York Rangers defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-4 at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. Trocheck circled around the net with the puck before passing to Artemi Panarin,

Artemi Panarin and Adam Fox each scored two goals, Jonathan Quick had 21 saves, and the Rangers beat the Sharks 6-1 on Saturday night.

Such is the New York Rangers season that even on a night they scored five goals in an absolute must-win game against a last-place opponent, they still lost. Their 8-5 defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers drops the Rangers’ tragic number to be eliminated from playoff contention down to one.