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Well, Tuesday night’s game was one of the worst we have ever seen. The Rangers were absolutely embarrassed, and now they are in Anaheim –hopefully with a new-found passion– to right the ship. Adding to the rough road to redemption is the injury to Rick Nash, who was sent back to New York earlier today and will not play until the Rangers come back East. The lineup was shuffled to compensate for this.
Bruce Boudreau’s Ducks run an aggressive 1-2-2 forecheck and will send 4 guys on the rush if there is an opportunity to do so. Once they get a late lead they tend to fall back and use their 1-2-2 more conservatively. They are fairly aggressive when it comes to defensive zone schemes sending a forward to challenge the points while everyone else collapses in the zone. Their powerplay strategy is a 1-3-1. Their penalty kill formation is generally a diamond force, which sends a player high to challenge the point.
Rangers lineup (probable): Benoit Pouliot-Brad Richards–Ryan Callahan
Taylor Pyatt–Derek Stepan-Jesper Fast
Brian Boyle-Derick Brassard-Mats Zuccarello
Arron Asham-Dominic Moore-Derek Dorsett
John Moore-Michael Del Zotto
Henrik Lundqvist gets the start.
PP1: Staal-Richards-Callahan-Stepan-TBD
PP2: Del Zotto-Girardi-Pouliot-Brassard-Zuccarello
Scratches: Carl Hagelin (shoulder), Justin Falk (healthy)
Game time is 10pm tonight. We are in for another long night. Don’t forget to check out New York Rangers Tickets link for deals to attend games.
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