NHL 2010-11: Home Victories Will Be a Key Part of the New York Rangers Season

October 15th, 2010 by Nick Perri Leave a reply »
Tonight is the New York Rangers 2010-11 season home opener. They have opened the season an even 1-1, with a win in their first game of the season (in Buffalo), and a shocking loss to their greatest rival, the New York Islanders (in Long Island). Tonight the Rangers host the Toronto Maple Leafs, and they are off to an extremely hot start with a perfect 3-0 record. It will be an important game early in the season, and it may foreshadow how this season will play out for the Rangers.

Last season the New York Rangers missed the playoffs by one point, and a big part of that may have been their lack of home victories. The Rangers had a disappointing record of 18-17-6 at home last season, and if they could have won one more game (or made it to overtime one more time) they would have landed in eighth place in their conference. The season before (the 2008-09 season) the Rangers had a home record of 26-11-4, which was the seventh best home record in the NHL, and the Rangers made the playoffs by two points (one win).

Is it a coincidence that the Rangers edge other teams for a playoff birth when they play better at home?

The Rangers have to play well at home ...

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