Dan Girardi talks to WLIE 540am SPORTSTALKNY's Mark Rosenman after Rangers 3-2 win over the LA Kings at MSG on 1/23.

The Rangers’ 31 wins in 2016-17 are tied for the second-most the team has earned through the first 48 games of one season in franchise history. The Blueshirts have earned at least 31 wins through the first 48 games of a season five times in franchise history (1971-72, 1972-73, 1993-94, 2011-12, 2016-17), and the only season in which the Rangers earned more than 31 wins through the first 48 contests was 1993-94 (32). (courtesy of NY RANGERS PR)

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Derek Stepan talks to WLIE 540am SPORTSTALKNY's Mark Rosenman after Rangers 3-2 win over the La Kings on 1/23 at MSG.

n their last 91 back-to-back sets (since the start of the 2010-11 season), the Rangers have posted a 61-24-6 record in the second game of the set. New York has posted an 8-1-0 record in the second game of a back-to-back set in 2016-17.

(courtesy of NY Rangers pr)

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Matt Puempel talks to WLIE 540am SPORTSTALKNY's Mark Rosenman after Rangers 3-2 win over the LA Kings on 1/23 at MSG

Matt Puempel tallied a goal and posted a plus-one rating in 14:18 of ice time. He has recorded a point in four of the last six games he has played (five goals, one assist), including three of his last four games (four goals, one assist). (courtesy of NY RANGERS PR)

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Henrik Lundqvist talks to WLIE 540am SPORTSTALKNY's Mark Rosenman after Rangers 3-2 win over the LA Kings on 1/23 at MSG.

Henrik Lundqvist made 36 saves, including 15 in the third period, to earn his third consecutive win and his 21st win of the 2016-17 season. He extended his winning streak to three games, and he has posted a 1.32 GAA, a .952 SV% (80 saves on 84 shots), and 1 SO over the three contests. Lundqvist has made at least 30 saves in a game nine times this season, and in the nine contests, he has posted an 8-1-0 record, along with a 1.99 GAA, a .944 SV%, and 1 SO. Lundqvist has started both ends of a back-to-back set 78 times in his career in the regular season. In the second game of those back-to-back sets, Lundqvist has posted a 50-21-7 record, along with a 2.05 GAA, a .929 SV%, and 8 SO. (courtesy of Rangers PR Dept)

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Head Coach Alain Vigneault talks to media and WLIE 540am SPORTSTALKNY's Mark Rosenman after Rangers 3-2 win over the LA Kings on 1/23 at MSG

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Alain Vigneault address media prior to Rangers Kings Game at MSG.

RANGERS VS. KINGS

All-Time: 67-45-16-3 (37-20-6-1 at home; 30-25-10-2 on the road)

2016-17: Tonight's game is the first of two meetings between the Rangers and Kings, and the only meeting between the two teams at MSG. Following tomorrow’s contest, the Rangers and Kings will face each other on the following date: Mar. 25 (at Los Angeles).

2015-16: The Rangers posted a 0-0-2 record (0-0-1 at home; 0-0-1 on the road). New York registered at least three goals in each of the two contests. Kevin Hayes led the Rangers with two goals and three points in two games, while J.T. Miller, Derek Stepan, and Mats Zuccarello each recorded one goal and one assist during the season series.

The Rangers have earned at least one point in eight of their last 11 games against the Kings, dating back to Dec. 17, 2008 (5-3-3). (Courtesy of New York Rangers pr)

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Alain Vigneault address media prior to Rangers Kings Game at MSG.

RANGERS VS. KINGS

All-Time: 67-45-16-3 (37-20-6-1 at home; 30-25-10-2 on the road)

2016-17: Tonight's game is the first of two meetings between the Rangers and Kings, and the only meeting between the two teams at MSG. Following tomorrow’s contest, the Rangers and Kings will face each other on the following date: Mar. 25 (at Los Angeles).

2015-16: The Rangers posted a 0-0-2 record (0-0-1 at home; 0-0-1 on the road). New York registered at least three goals in each of the two contests. Kevin Hayes led the Rangers with two goals and three points in two games, while J.T. Miller, Derek Stepan, and Mats Zuccarello each recorded one goal and one assist during the season series.

The Rangers have earned at least one point in eight of their last 11 games against the Kings, dating back to Dec. 17, 2008 (5-3-3). (Courtesy of New York Rangers pr)

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Chazz Palminteri grew up in a tough area of the Bronx but that neighborhood and the life lessons he would learn there would later prove very useful to his career. He started out pursuing his craft in studying at the Actor's Studio with Lee Straussberg. He appeared off-Broadway in the early 1980s as well as being a singer in his own band.He is best known for  A BRONX TALE, which he originally wrote for the stage and performed it as a one-man show in Los Angeles. It became the hottest property in Hollywood since ROCKY. He was offered over a million dollars to walk away from the project and with $200.00 left in the bank he refused. While in New York he completed the screenplay of A BRONX TALE and soon found himself starring opposite Robert DeNiro, who chose the script for his directorial debut.He has more than 50 movies to his credit including The Usual Suspects, Bullets Over Broadway (Academy Award nomination), Analyze This, and, Mulholland Falls,to name just a few.. He is just as comfortable behind the lens as in front of it as he has also directed the HBO series "Oz" episode, "Unnatural Disasters", Showtime's "Women vs.Men" and the feature film Noel, starring Susan Sarandon, Penelope Cruz, Robin Williams and Paul Walker. He is a self-avowed New York Yankees fan, and  you may know him as  "Chazz from Bedford" as he has been known to have frequent disagreements about the Yankees with WFAN host Mike Francesa. He joins Mark and AJ to talk about his career and bringing a Bronx Tale The Musical to Broadway.

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Chazz Palminteri grew up in a tough area of the Bronx but that neighborhood and the life lessons he would learn there would later prove very useful to his career. He started out pursuing his craft in studying at the Actor's Studio with Lee Straussberg. He appeared off-Broadway in the early 1980s as well as being a singer in his own band.He is best known for  A BRONX TALE, which he originally wrote for the stage and performed it as a one-man show in Los Angeles. It became the hottest property in Hollywood since ROCKY. He was offered over a million dollars to walk away from the project and with $200.00 left in the bank he refused. While in New York he completed the screenplay of A BRONX TALE and soon found himself starring opposite Robert DeNiro, who chose the script for his directorial debut.He has more than 50 movies to his credit including The Usual Suspects, Bullets Over Broadway (Academy Award nomination), Analyze This, and, Mulholland Falls,to name just a few.. He is just as comfortable behind the lens as in front of it as he has also directed the HBO series "Oz" episode, "Unnatural Disasters", Showtime's "Women vs.Men" and the feature film Noel, starring Susan Sarandon, Penelope Cruz, Robin Williams and Paul Walker. He is a self-avowed New York Yankees fan, and  you may know him as  "Chazz from Bedford" as he has been known to have frequent disagreements about the Yankees with WFAN host Mike Francesa. He joins Mark and AJ to talk about his career and bringing a Bronx Tale The Musical to Broadway.

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Eric Nadel grew up in Brooklyn, New York, as a fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers,  he knew early on that he wanted to be a sports broadcaster. He developed his skills at Brown University (class of 1972) announcing hockey and football games on the college radio station (WBRU). He had minor league hockey play-by-play stints in Muskegon, Oklahoma City, and Dallas and was also the radio voice of the Dallas Diamonds of the Women's Professional Basketball League. He was hired by The Texas Rangers  in 1979,He is the longest-tenured announcer in franchise history. A five-time winner of the state’s Broadcaster of the Year award,and is a member of the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame.He has covered everyone of 2017 Hall of Fame inductees Ivan Pudge Rodriguez's 13 seasons with the Rangers.

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