Rangers’ Home Regulation Woes Reach New Low

The New York Rangers are a sad state of affairs right now. At home, on the road — it doesn’t matter — the Rangers just can’t seem to find a good groove.

This trend of losing, which has persisted for the entirety of the season and then some, has been especially prevalent at Madison Square Garden. It has been 99 days since the Rangers won a game in regulation at home, an astonishing fact that underscores just how miserable the team has been throughout the 2025-26 season.

Whether it be unfortunate injuries, like those to goalie Igor Shesterkin and defenseman Adam Fox, or just plain bad vibes, nothing is going right. And that has resulted in pretty much zero momentum in the Big Apple’s most prestigious arena.

It has now been 99 days since the Rangers last won a game in regulation at MSG 😳

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New York’s last regulation win at home came via a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Nov. 24. While Blues center Dylan Holloway scored the game’s opening goal, the Rangers bounced back with three consecutive scores from Vincent Trocheck, Alexis Lafrenière and Adam Edstrom. Brayden Schenn scored for St. Louis late in the third period, but Shesterkin held strong the rest of the way, and the Rangers pulled out the win. Little did they know it would be the last one — at least in regulation — that they’d pick up at home in a very long time.

Home Ice Has Become Anything But

Mar 2, 2026; New York, New York, USA; New York Rangers head coach Mike Sullivan coaches against the Columbus Blue Jackets during the second period at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images | Brad Penner-Imagn Images

While regulation wins at Madison Square Garden have been completely absent in New York, triumphs in overtime have been somewhat prevalent, though not as common as the outright losses. The Rangers have taken down the Dallas Stars (3-2 on Dec. 2), the Montreal Canadiens (5-4 on Dec. 13), the Philadelphia Flyers (5-4 on Dec. 20), the Boston Bruins (4-3 on Jan. 26) and the Pittsburgh Penguins (3-2 on Feb. 28), all in overtime or a shootout.

Mixed in that bunch of happiness has been a multitude of unfortunate defeats that have set the Rangers back toward irrelevancy.

All that losing has made the Rangers certain sellers at the trade deadline. They’ve already moved Artemi Panarin to the Los Angeles Kings, and other players — like center Vincent Trocheck — could be out the door in the near future, too. If only the team had won some games in regulation at Madison Square Garden, perhaps the state of affairs wouldn’t be so sad right now. But that’s just the way the cookie crumbled, and there’s no looking back now.

When Will the Drought End?

The obvious next question is when the Rangers will next win a home game in regulation at MSG. Their next opportunity will come March 5 against the also-flailing Toronto Maple Leafs. After that, it won’t be until March 10 versus the Calgary Flames, another team that hasn’t had the most successful campaign. Two home bouts against the Los Angeles Kings and the New Jersey Devils will follow March 16 and 18, respectively.

Can the Rangers do it? Can they win a home game in regulation before the season ends? Probably. But there’s also a chance everything goes completely wrong and this unfortunate streak goes on for a long time.

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