The New York Rangers are putting together a string of strong performances on the road, going 7-1-1 on their travels.

On home ice, the Rangers are turning in starkly different showings, and they hope to stop a maddening six-game skid in front of their fans Saturday night when they face the New York Islanders.

Since a 5-1 loss at Calgary on Oct. 26, the Rangers are 4-1-0 in their past five. The one defeat was a 3-0 setback to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, a result that dropped the Rangers to 0-5-1 on home ice and marked the fourth time they were blanked at home.

The Rangers have matched their lowest-ever point total through the first six home games of a season. The 1943-44 team started with five straight home losses before earning a tie. The 1950-51 Rangers also were winless through

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