The Rangers scored 79 points in 70 games alongside Artemy Panarin. The cops won more, but on their own ice they managed to win only 50% of their games. At the same time, “Blueshirts” entered the top four teams of the East by results on the road. In March 2020, New York had a rather weak segment. They were able to win just 4 of 6 games, beating Washington (6-5, OT) at Madison Square Garden and Dallas (4-2) in Texas. The Rangers played great offensively in the regular season. They have scored 234 goals, finishing sixth in the conference on this indicator.
The club from the city of St. Paul also showed their best side, as they did not lose a single match after the restart of the season. United moved out of the group from second place, with five points to their credit. Minnesota kicked off the group stage with a tough win over Sporting CP (2-1), with two important goals scored in extra minutes. In the next meeting the team shared points with Real Salt Lake (0-0) and played a successful draw with Colorado (2-2). Adrian Heath’s wards are not very successful in personal confrontations against Columbus, but at the 1/8 finals there will be only one match, so they can already gather their strength and show a decent game.
