Rangers jumps back in the race.

The New-York Rangers picked up an important 2 points and hopped back in the pack yesterday, edging the New-York Islanders 2-1. A game that needed the shootout session to declare a winner.

There can be moving around in the standings after tonight's games. Boston, Atlanta, Toronto and Pittsburgh are in action tonight. The Montreal Canadiens could slip down to 10th should Toronto win tonight. Here is the Eastern conference race as of today:

5	PITTSBURGH	65	35	21		9	79	221	203
6	ATLANTA	67	34	23		10	78	203	209
7	NY ISLANDERS	66	33	23		10	76	198	186
8	CAROLINA	68	33	28		7	73	199	209
9	MONTREAL	68	33	29		6	72	197	211
10	NY RANGERS	66	32	27		7	71	192	185
11	TORONTO	66	31	26		9	71	208	217
12	BOSTON	65	32	28		5	69	190	230