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After a strong win in Montreal, the Rangers are home tonight to take on the LA Kings, who are without star goalie Jonathan Quick. Don’t let that fool you, the Kings have won two straight with Ben Scrivins in net, and will be looking to exact revenge on the Rangers, who beat them 3-1 in October. That was a different Rangers team though.
On the ice, Daryl Sutter is an aggressive coach and they play similar to how the Rangers used to under Torts. The Kings run an aggressive 2-1-2 forecheck. In the defensive zone they run an overload/low zone collapse, depending on puck location/game situation.
On special teams Sutter has them running an umbrella PP and a hybrid penalty kill depending on opposition setup. Overall, this is a team that will look to pressure the Rangers non-stop, but this is also a team that hasn’t faced the Rangers since they hit their stride.
Rangers Lineup:
Chris Kreider–Derek Stepan-Mats Zuccarello
Carl Hagelin–Brad Richards–Ryan Callahan
Derick Brassard-Brian Boyle-Benoit Pouliot
Derek Dorsett-Dominic Moore-J.T. Miller
Ryan McDonagh–Dan Girardi
Marc Staal–Anton Stralman
Justin Falk-John Moore
Henrik Lundqvist gets the start
PP1: Staal-Richards, Kreider-Stepan-Brassard
PP2: McDonagh-J. Moore, Pouliot-Callahan-Zuccarello
Scratches: Rick Nash (concussion), Taylor Pyatt (concussion), Brandon Mashinter (healthy), Michael Del Zotto (healthy)
Game time is 7pm tonight. Don’t forget to check out our Rangers Tickets link for deals to attend games.
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