Rangers Battle Kings The New York Rangers [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-rangers/new-york-rangers/new-york-rangers-igor-shesterkin-jacob-trouba-kandre-miller-adam-fox-artemi-panarin-alexis-lafreniere] (28-14-2) play the Los Angeles Kings (21-13-8) tonight as Jonathan Quick [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-rangers/new-york-rangers/jonathan-quick-wins-in-his-first-game-against-the-los-angeles-kings] returns to Los Angeles for the first time as a visitor after playing parts of 16 seasons for the Kings. The Blueshirts are 3-5-1 in January and come off of a 5-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. They are 2-4-1 in their last seven games, including a four-game losing streak, and a pair of back-to-back wins against the Washington Capitals [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-rangers/new-york-rangers/new-york-rangers-washington-capitals-madison-square-garden-2-1] and Seattle Kraken [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-rangers/new-york-rangers/rangers-kraken-igor-shesterkin-artemi-panarin-vincent-trocheck] last week. The puck is set to drop at Crypto.com Arena at 10:30 P.M (ET). Morning Skate Updates: The Rangers skated today at the MSG training facility. According to Vince Mercagliano [https://twitter.com/vzmercogliano] of USA Today Sports, Jonathan Quick (9-5-2, 2.49 GAA, .912 SV%) will start against his former club. He has a 0-3-1 record in his last four starts, allowing 14 goals in that span. Peter Laviolette told reporters that Erik Gustafsson is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, and won't suit up tonight. Rangers Projected Lines: Kreider-Zibanejad-Kakko Panarin-Trocheck-Lafreniere Cuylle- Brodzinski-Wheeler Vesey-Goodrow-Pitlick Lindgren-Fox Miller-Trouba Jones-Schneider Quick Kings Projected Lines: Byfield-Kopitar-Kempe Fiala-Danault-Moore Laferriere-Dubois-Anderson-Dolan Grundstrom-Lewis-Kaliyev Anderson-Doughty Gavrikov-Roy Englund-Spence Talbot Rangers Notes: The Rangers are 4-1-0 against the Kings in their last five meetings. Jonathan Quick returns to L.A for the first time having played parts of 16 seasons for the franchise. He recorded a 370-275-82 record in 731 starts with a .911 save percentage and 2.46 GAA. The 37-year-old netminder won the Stanley Cup twice as a King in 2012 and 2014, was a Vezina Trophy finalist twice (2012, and 2016), a part of a William M. Jennings Trophy in 2014 and 2018. Jonny Brodzinski will skate against the team that drafted him in the fifth round of the 2013 draft. He skated in 54 games for the Kings from 2016-2019, recording 11 points (six goals, five assists). Kings Notes: The Kings are 1-10 in their last 11 games, scoring 24 goals (2.18 per game) and have allowed 37 goals (3.36 per game). Trevor Moore leads the club in goals (20), while Kevin Fiala leads the team in assists (28). Adrian Kempe is the Kings' points leader, recording 39 points (15 goals, 24 assists) in 42 games. Cam Talbot (14-11-5, 2.43 GAA, .914 SV%) will start for the Kings against the team he began his NHL career with. Talbot played his first two seasons in a Rangers sweater, making 53 career starts. A number of those starts were in relief of Henrik Lundqvist who had suffered an injury in the second half of the Rangers 2014-2015 Presidents Trophy-winning season. How To Watch: Tonight's game is available to watch on MSG Networks, 1050 AM ESPN Radio. TOP STORIES:
