New York @ Detroit preview

Last Meeting ( Jan 31, 2020 ) Detroit 2, NY Rangers 4

The Rangers have a goaltending "problem" with a three-headed monster all needing to be fed playing time and it's The King's turn when New York visits the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday in the completion of a home-and-home series. Igor Shesterkin made 23 saves in the Rangers' 4-2 victory over the Red Wings at Madison Square Garden on Friday with Henrik Lundqvist taking the net back from the rookie Saturday.

“It’s been a while with the break here and sitting out a few games,’’ Lundqvist, who hasn't played since Jan. 11, told reporters. “So yeah, of course I look forward to it. It’s a good challenge to me to try to play on top of my game, even though I haven’t seen a lot of action over the last few weeks.’’ The odd man out for the moment is Alexandar Georgiev, who has slightly outplayed Lundqvist this season and could be traded prior to the Feb. 24 deadline, while Shesterkin is 3-1-0 with a .927 save percentage. Detroit has lost seven straight games (0-6-1), getting outscored 33-12, and boasts the NHL's worst record by winning 12 of its 52 games. The Red Wings score the fewest goals in the league at 2.11 per game and allow the most at 3.88.

TIME: 7 p.m. ET. TV: MSG 2, FS Detroit

ABOUT THE RANGERS (24-21-4): Artemi Panarin continues to pay dividends in his first year with the club as he recorded a goal and an assist Friday, giving him team highs of 27 goals and 70 points. New York is 6-for-15 on the power play in its last five games after Mika Zibanejad on Friday scored with the man advantage to go along with two assists. Zibanejad (19 goals and 42 points in 36 games) has two goals and five assists in the last four contests while Panarin has five goals and 15 points in his last seven games.

ABOUT THE RED WINGS (12-36-4): Valtteri Filppula scored Friday and is set to play his 1,000th game and 535th with the Red Wings on Saturday. Dylan Larkin (team-high 37 points) had an assist Friday for his 250th career point and has two goals along with six points in his last four contests. Coach Jeff Blashill told reporters that goaltender Jonathan Bernier is "very close" to returning and could play Saturday for the first time in seven games after Jimmy Howard made 35 saves Friday, falling to 0-15-2 in his last 17 decisions.

OVERTIME

1. Filppula is an NHL-worst minus-37 after going minus-2 on Friday with teammate F Andreas Athanasiou, who hasn't played since Dec. 29 because of a lower-body injury, next at minus-35.

2. New York snapped a five-game series slide with a 5-1 victory Nov. 6 in the first meeting of the season behind 35 saves from Lundqvist.

3. The Red Wings have the second-worst power play in the league at 14.8 percent and is last in penalty killing at 73.1.

PREDICTION: Rangers 3, Red Wings 2