We all knew the narratives heading into this series. We all knew that the Flyers surged at the end of the season. But on paper, this series should not have gone seven games. But that’s why they play the games, and now it’s one game. The previous six don’t matter.
The Rangers need their big guns to play like their big guns. Rick Nash needs to be a force. Martin St. Louis needs to channel his play from the first five games, same with Derek Stepan. Benoit Pouliot really needs to stop taking stupid penalties. Henrik Lundqvist needs to make big saves.
Rangers Lines:
Forwards
Martin St. Louis–Derek Stepan–Rick Nash
Carl Hagelin–Brad Richards-Dan Carcillo
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 (healthy), Ryan Haggerty (healthy), Jesper Fast (healthy) Justin Falk (healthy), J.T. Miller (healthy)
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