The Rangers shut out the Predators to push themselves back to the edge of the Eastern Conference playoff race.

The New York Rangers’ Jonathan Tanner Miller and the Nashville Predators’ Roman Josi are two of the top players to watch when these teams meet on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET, at Madison Square Garden. Purchase tickets for this matchup at StubHub!

Artemi Panarin, J.T. Miller, K’Andre Miller and Brett Berard scored and Jonathan Quick made 35 saves as the New York Rangers defeated the Nashville Predators 4-0 on Sunday night. Mika Zibanejad added two assists as the Rangers won for the sixth time in nine games.

The New York Rangers won't play forward Reilly Smith on Sunday night against the Nashville Predators for roster management reasons.

Nashville Predators (21-31-7, in the Central Division) vs. New York Rangers (29-26-4, in the Metropolitan Division)

Rangers' forward Matt Rempe elbowed Predators' defenseman Nick Blankenburg in the head in the first period on Sunday, which may prompt a suspension.

The Colorado Avalanche made another splash ahead of the NHL trade deadline by acquiring defenseman Ryan Lindgren and forward Jimmy Vesey from the New York Rangers

The Nashville Predators' weekend in New York City did not go well. The rested New York Rangers stomped the Predators 4-0 on Sunday at Madison Square Garden, closing to within two points of the final Eastern Conference wild-card spot.

Jonathan Quick made 35 saves in his 800th NHL game in a 4-0 win for the New York Rangers against the Nashville Predators at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. It was Quick’s third shutout of the season and 63rd in the NHL.

The Avalanche acquired defenseman Ryan Lindgren and winger Jimmy Vesey from the New York Rangers for a second- and a fourth-round pick, young forward Juuso Parssinen and veteran defenseman Calvin de Haan.

The Rangers dominated the Predators 4-0, keeping their playoff hopes alive. With the trade deadline looming, will they buy, sell, or both?

The NHL Department of Player Safety might have its hands full in dealing with a player that they're getting too accustomed to hearing about in New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe. The league banned Rempe for eight games last December following an illegal hit on Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen.