Our NHL expert Tony Sartori is expecting some goals scored tonight across the NHL, including the Rangers duo of destruction, Chris Kreider and Artemi Panarin.

The New York Rangers return home for the first game of a back-to-back set, a Metro Division clash with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night at MSG (7:00 PM ET - TV: MSG Network - Radio: ESPN 880 AM).

The Rangers have a lot of decisions to make after an underachieving start to 2024-25. Is a rebuild in the conversation?

Panarin scored two goals on four shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-3 win over Utah. Panarin's first goal tied the game at 1-1 in the first period, and he added an empty-netter in the final minute of the third.

It's been a letdown of a first half for the Rangers, and the forward grades reflect the team's unexpected fall in the standings.

WATCH: Blue Jackets vs. Rangers airs nationwide on NHL Network, and in the New York Market on MSG. It can be streamed live on fuboTV (free trial) or ESPN+ ($11.99 per month). Here’s how to tune in on Wednesday:

At the end of the 2024-25 regular season, this three-game road trip could be a difference-maker for the Rangers.

A mid-January game against the Columbus Blue Jackets originally didn’t jump off the New York Rangers schedule as anything special. But it’s a downright critical game for each team when the Rangers host the Blue Jackets at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

The Jackets have ventured into New York City for their first time this season as they look to win a 7th straight game. This is the first game of a four-game road gauntlet for Columbus. They're in Manhattan to play the Rangers tonight,

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The four-game, six-night venture begins tonight in Manhattan, as the Blue Jackets take on the New York Rangers before heading to take on the Islanders on Monday. From there, the wheels are up to Toronto for a Wednesday meeting before the trip ends a night later with a third division game Thursday in Carolina.