• Game Notes

The Rangers can capitalize on a chance to gain ground on their Atlantic Division rivals when the Philadelphia Flyers visit Madison Square Garden tonight.

The Flyers will be concluding a stretch of nine of 10 games on the road. They're 6-3-0 in that span, and have won both season meetings -- both at home -- against the Rangers (26-17-3) by 4-1 scores with the most recent on Dec. 18.

The Garden, however, presents a different story. Philadelphia has dropped four of its last five visits to MSG.

The Rangers, six points behind the Flyers in the Atlantic, are looking to rebound from Saturday's 3-2 loss at Montreal after they were outshot 41-33 despite a 21-12 advantage in the third period. The defeat came two nights after an impressive 1-0 win over NHL-leading Vancouver.

"I'm not sure what it's from -- from a hard game against Vancouver, I don't know, it just took us a couple of periods to get going," coach John Tortorella said. "They're a quick team but we never got near a puck. We were just so slow in the third period. I felt we got our legs underneath us and got to the game that we need to play, and that's chip 'em in and grind and try to hold your neutral zone. It wasn't just one person in the first two periods, it was our whole group. We just looked slow."

Henrik Lundqvist might get a fourth consecutive start after making 38 saves Saturday following a 31-save shutout against the Canucks. The All-Star, who allowed more than two goals for the first time in eight starts Saturday, has been in net for both games against the Flyers this season.