NEW YORK — A couple of days ago, Rangers coach Gerard Gallant was asked if, given how tight the race is at the top of the Metropolitan Division, whether he and his team had a goal of trying to win the division.
"I want to win games,’’ Gallant said. "I mean, I want to win the division. You know, it's a battle to do that, so you’ve got to play every night and then get as many points as you can. I don't worry about the playoffs unless you get there.’’
At the rate they are going, the Rangers look like they’ll get there, all right. And the way they looked Thursday against the Washington Capitals at Madison Square Garden, there’s no reason to think they can’t win the division, too.
