Rangers host Islanders in season's cheapest remaining home game
Is the Rangers-Islanders rivalry waning? Judging by resale ticket demand for Wednesday’s game at Madison Square Garden, it appears so.
On TicketIQ, a search engine that pools data from over 90 percent of the resale market, the final regular-season meeting between the teams will be the cheapest of the four Rangers home games remaining this season.
As it stands now, the average price for Rangers vs. Islanders tickets at Madison Square Garden is $269. Following Wednesday’s game, the Rangers welcome the Flyers in between two games with the Penguins over the next two weeks. None of those three games averages below $300 on the resale market.
Fans looking for the cheapest tickets Wednesday can find them in Section 212 for $107 each. An April 2 matchup with the Flyers will be the second cheapest remaining game at MSG, with tickets starting from $115 each. Additional savings on tickets can be found by downloading the TicketIQ app.
The Rangers and Islanders have met in Midtown Manhattan 19 times since the 2010-11 season, when TicketIQ began tracking resale ticket data. Wednesday’s game will be the ninth most expensive matchup over that time, with a Jan. 13, 2015 meeting serving as the top-priced affair ($437 average/$163 get-in price).
The Rangers look to even their season series with the Islanders at two games apiece with a win Wednesday. The Islanders have won consecutive matchups against their crosstown rival, keeping the Rangers winless at Barclays Center since moving from Nassau County last season.
While the Rangers are poised to clinch the first wild-card spot, the Islanders will be playing meaningful hockey down the stretch. As of Tuesday night, they sit three points behind the Maple Leafs, who own the second wild card. There is little breathing room, too, as the Lightning and Flyers trail by one and three points, respectively.
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