Metro Division Semis Game 5: Flyers at Rangers

Would be super if they won. (Adam Hunger / USA Today Sports)

So much for taking a two game lead in this series. The Rangers failed to capitalize on a golden opportunity on Friday night, and now the series has become a best-of-three. Steve Mason may have stolen Game Four for the Flyers, but the Rangers still hold the overwhelming advantage in every major stat except for the only one that matters: wins. Suffice it to say, they don’t want to head to Philly down 3-2, so this is a must-win for the Rangers.

For a complete preview of this series, including the systems Craig Berube has the Flyers playing, check out this post by Suit. Don’t forget that Justin wrote a post on Steve Mason’s goaltending style.

Rangers Lines:

Offense

Martin St. Louis–Derek Stepan–Rick Nash
Carl Hagelin–Brad Richards-J.T. Miller
Benoit Pouliot–Derick Brassard–Mats Zuccarello
Brian Boyle–Dominic Moore–Derek Dorsett

Defense

Ryan McDonagh–Dan Girardi
Marc Staal–Anton Stralman
John Moore–Kevin Klein

Henrik Lundqvist gets the start.

Scratches/Injuries: Chris Kreider (hand), Raphael Diaz (shoulder), Ryan Haggerty (healthy), Jesper Fast (healthy) Justin Falk (healthy), J.T. Miller (healthy)

Game time is 12pm on NBC. Don’t forget to check out our Rangers Tickets link for deals to attend games.