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For some inexplicable reason, the Rangers and Penguins are playing a back-to-back, and Game Three is tonight less than 24 hours after Game Two ended in Pittsburgh. The Penguins took Game Two in dominating fashion to even the series, but the Rangers came out victors by splitting the two games in Pittsburgh.
Justin did an entire breakdown of this series, and it’s great reading if you haven’t done so already. The Rangers will need to get some legs under them, as they appeared gassed and completely unable to keep up with the fresher Penguins. The schedule sure isn’t helping, but that’s not an excuse.
Rangers Lines:
Forwards
Martin St. Louis–Derek Stepan–Rick Nash
Carl Hagelin–Brad Richards-J.T. Miller
Benoit Pouliot–Derick Brassard–Mats Zuccarello
Brian Boyle–Dominic Moore-Jesper Fast
Defense
Ryan McDonagh–Dan Girardi
Marc Staal–Anton Stralman
Raphael Diaz-Kevin Klein
Henrik Lundqvist gets the start.
Scratches/Injuries: Chris Kreider (hand), John Moore (healthy), Ryan Haggerty (healthy), Dan Carcillo (healthy) Justin Falk (healthy), Jesper Fast (healthy)
Game time is 7:30pm on NBCSN. Don’t forget to check out our Rangers Tickets link for deals to attend games.
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