The NY Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers are playing on the NHL Friday schedule after Thanksgiving for a holiday rivalry matchup and the game from the Wells Fargo Center starts at 1 pm ET and will be on NBC and streaming online from the NBC Sports Network Live Extra website online for the hockey matchup.
The Rangers come into the game after a tough loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning and they next will host the Flyers at home on Saturday. The game comes after this matchup in Philly and is a home and home in back to back games for these rivals. The two teams played last season in the playoffs and the Rangers won that series in seven games and now they matchup as the regular season moves towards the beginning of December.
The Rangers are 9-8-4 on the season with 22 points, while the Flyers have been up and down and they are 8-10-3 with 19 points. The Rangers are third in the Metro division and they have gotten some great play from Rick Nash, who is leading the team in points and goals this season. The Islanders and the Penguins are leading the Metro division and both of those teams have played very well to start things off this year.
The Rangers come into the game ranked 10th in goals per game this season and they have been up and down this year to start after making the finals last season. The Rangers won over the Flyers in seven games before winning over the Penguins and the Canadiens in the east and now they will play back to back games against the Flyers before another matchup with the Lightning. The Rangers just visited Tampa and now they will host their former captain in Ryan Callahan.
The team had two straight shutouts before losing against the Lightning and now the team has two games at home after the Flyers before a long stretch of road games. The Rangers play five of the next six on the road after playing the Lightning, hosting the Penguins and visiting the Canucks, Oilers, Flames and Hurricanes on the visits. Nash has 15 goals this season and he will be the key player to watch on the Rangers for the Phillies.
The Flyers come into the game after a loss against the Red Wings and they will next play against the Rangers after the matchup with NY in Philly. The team comes into the game ranked 10th in goals per game and they are also sixth ranked in the league in power play percentage. Jakub Voracek is leading the team in scoring this season and the team comes in desperate for a win, as they have lost six of the last seven games, including the last two on the road.
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