Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Rangers

NEW YORK (Interstat) — The Philadelphia Flyers will visit the New York Rangers on Thursday at Madison Square Garden in a National Hockey League game. Philadelphia brings a 4-13 record into the matchup, while the Rangers are 8-8.

The Flyers are coming off a 4-2 home loss to Minnesota. Denver Barkey was among Philadelphia’s most productive players in that game, scoring a goal with two shots on goal, two penalty minutes and one hit. Tyson Foerster also scored, and Matvei Michkov added an assist with four shots. Barkey has been a regular contributor in recent games, with assists against Washington, Buffalo, Colorado, Carolina and Boston among his recent performances. He also scored against Minnesota and recorded two shots on goal against Utah, Ottawa and Detroit. Philadelphia’s other recent results include a win over Utah and losses to Washington, Anaheim and Columbus. The Flyers are seeking their fifth win of the season.

The Rangers enter after a 3-1 home win over St. Louis. J.T. Miller had two assists, four shots on goal, two penalty minutes and two hits in that result. Dylan Garand made 32 saves, and Adam Fox scored a goal and added an assist. Miller has been involved offensively for New York, with goals against Los Angeles, Ottawa and Anaheim and assists against St. Louis, Tampa Bay and Vancouver. He also had two shots on goal against Edmonton and one shot against Toronto and Columbus. Miller had a goal with six shots against Los Angeles, a goal and an assist against Ottawa, and a goal with two shots against Anaheim. He also recorded one hit against Edmonton and New Jersey. New York’s recent results include wins over Anaheim, Tampa Bay and Vancouver and losses to Edmonton, Los Angeles and Ottawa. The Rangers are seeking their ninth win of the season.

Barkey and Miller are the players to watch for their respective clubs. Philadelphia has also received recent production from Foerster and Michkov, while New York has leaned on Fox and Garand in addition to Miller. The Flyers will be the visiting team at Madison Square Garden, and the Rangers will have home ice. The Rangers’ home game against Montreal follows their road swing.

Philadelphia’s upcoming schedule includes road games at Calgary, Vancouver, Edmonton and Columbus before a home matchup with Edmonton. New York’s next stretch includes road games at Seattle, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver before a home game against Montreal.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of N.Y. Rangers 3, Philadelphia 1.