The Rangers defeated the Nashville Predators 4-0 on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden.

Here are some takeaways…

- With Chris Kreider landing on injured reserve with an upper-body injury and Reilly Smith out for roster-related reasons ahead of the trade deadline, New York saw youngsters Brennan Othmann and Brett Berard jump into the lineup.

Berard capped off an outstanding return to the NHL-level, finding the back of the net late in the third period off a nice feed from Sam Carrick. He finished with five shots on goal and three hits, while Othmann didn’t make much of an impact offensively, but he did showcase his physicality with two hits of his own.

- Speaking of physicality, Matt Rempe laid a tough hit along the boards just five minutes into the game. He received two minutes for elbowing and was forced to answer for the hit as Nashville’s Andreas Englund dropped the gloves -- leaving Rempe bloodied in the process.

- Both of the Rangers’ new additions -- Calvin de Haan and Juuso Parssinen -- were in the starting lineup as expected and it didn’t take long for one of them to reach the score sheet. De Haan picked up the secondary assist on Artemi Panarin’s game-opening goal. The veteran d-man finished with two shots and four hits while Parssinen threw five hits of his own.

- For Panarin, that marked his team-leading 24th goal -- and he picked up an assist later in the game to give him his 60th point of the season. He became just the eight player in franchise history to reach that mark in four consecutive seasons. The star winger finished with a game-high seven shots on goal on the night.

- J.T. Miller continues to play tremendous hockey since being acquired from the Canucks. The big-bodied center found the back of the net off a beautiful feed from Panarin on the power play just a minute into the second period. He added an assist minutes later on a K’Andre Miller goal -- giving him six goals and six assists in 10 games since returning.

- The addition of Miller has helped pick up the play of Mika Zibanejad. He picked up two more assists on the night on both the Miller’s goals to help him extend his point streak to an impressive six games. Zibanejad now has 21 points in 24 games since the calendar flipped to 2025. He’s been terrific over the last month in particular, producing a league-leading four goals and 11 assists in 10 games since the beginning of Feb.

- Vintage Jonathan Quick was on full display in this one as he made the 800th start of his career. The veteran netminder was tremendous, stopping all 35 shots he faced to earn his third shutout and ninth win of the season. Perhaps his most impressive sequence came early in the third when he sprawled out and somehow made a twirling stick save on Nashville's Nick Blankenburg to keep them off the board.

- With this win, the Rangers are now tied with the Senators and Bruins with 64 points -- which is just two behind the Red Wings and four behind the Blue Jackets in the Eastern Conference Wild Card race.

Game MVP: Jonathan Quick

The 39-year-old backup continues stepping up whenever the Blueshirts call his number.

Here are some takeaways…

Game MVP: Jonathan Quick

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