Last week, the New York Rangers began a four-game West Coast swing with four points in three games, inciting aspirations of a six-point trip. They came close but ended the trip with one point in a 4-3 shootout loss in Anaheim on Saturday.

After a fairly successful trip, the Rangers return home Monday night to face the Nashville Predators, who are coming off one of their worst showings of the season.

"We wanted six points, but I guess taking five isn't a bad trip," Rangers coach David Quinn told reporters after his club won 5-0 in Vegas, lost 3-1 in Los Angeles and won 6-3 in San Jose before the finale against the Ducks. "You can't do what everybody else is doing if you want to do something special."