The Rangers dropped Game Three in overtime after Alex Galchenyuk scored off his face, putting the Habs back in the series despite beating Hank clean just once so far. After that, we had two very entertaining off days involving fake injuries, cameos at practice, injury threats, and probably some form of first-born stealing. But none of that matters. The Rangers are now without Derek Stepan and Dan Carcillo, but are at least getting Derick Brassard back. The Habs are without ex-New York favorite Brandon Prust.
Suit wrote a preview of the series, and you should definitely be reading that. Justin also scouted out Carey Price, but that’s relatively useless now (but he should probably do one on Dustin Tokarski….hint hint Justin). This is a big game for both teams. If the Rangers lose, they squandered every advantage they had by taking the firs two in Montreal. If they win, then they have a stranglehold on the series.
Rangers Lines (unconfirmed):
Forwards
Chris Kreider-Dominic Moore-Rick Nash
Carl Hagelin–Brad Richards–Martin St. Louis
Benoit Pouliot-Derick Brassard-Mats Zuccarello
J.T. Miller-Brian Boyle–Derek Dorsett
Defense
Ryan McDonagh–Dan Girardi
Marc Staal–Anton Stralman
John Moore–Kevin Klein
Henrik Lundqvist gets the start.
Scratches/Injuries: Derek Stepan (broken jaw, but not really a broken jaw), Raphael Diaz (healthy), Jesper Fast (healthy) Justin Falk (healthy), Dan Carcillo (suspension)
Game time is 8pm on NBCSN. Don’t forget to check out our Rangers Tickets link for deals to attend games.
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