After ousting the Flyers in seven games on Wednesday, the Rangers are now in Pittsburgh to kick off the Metropolitan Division Finals against the Penguins. Many consider Pittsburgh to be the second best team in the Eastern Conference behind the Boston Bruins. The Penguins are certainly much better than the Flyers, but they are not without their flaws.
Justin did an entire breakdown of this series, and it’s great reading if you haven’t done so already. This series will be won with special teams, but the Rangers –believe it or not– held the advantage at even strength during the regular season. If they can stay out of the box and exploit the fairly weak Pittsburgh defense and goaltending, the Rangers have as good a chance as any.
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)
Game time is 7pm on NBCSN. Don’t forget to check out our Rangers Tickets link for deals to attend games.
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