The “out for blood” Flyers are in town tonight to take on the Rangers in their third preseason game. As with most preseason games, there is a new lineup tonight, with J.T. Miller getting a shot between Rick Nash and Martin St. Louis. Miller has had a strong preseason, and now it appears he is being given a shot as the short-term 1C stopgap until Derek Stepan returns to action. He’s certainly earned that shot.
The Rangers play a moderate 1-2-2 forecheck and a strong-side overload in the DZ (man-on-man when the puck is below the goal line). With a lead, AV will back the 1-2-2 forecheck up to the neutral zone, forcing turnovers while keeping five bodies back for defense. As for special teams, the Rangers run a 1-3-1/umbrella hybrid powerplay and a hybrid (diamond/wedge+1) penalty kill).
The Flyers play a 2-1-2 forecheck, and once they get a late lead, they switch to a more conservative 1-1-3 left wing lock. In their own zone, the Flyers play a mix of zone and man-on-man defense, depending on puck location.On special teams, the Flyers run a 1-3-1 and an umbrella power play and a diamond force penalty kill with the strong side forward looking to pressure the point.
Rangers Lineup:
Chris Kreider-Derick Brassard-Mats Zuccarello
Rick Nash-J.T. Miller-Martin St. Louis
Anthony Duclair-Chris Mueller-Ryan Haggerty
Tanner Glass-Kevin Hayes-Jesper Fast
Ryan McDonagh-Steven Kampfer
Marc Staal-Dan Boyle
Matt Hunwick-Dylan McIlrath
Henrik Lundqvist will be playing the entire game.
Game time is 7pm on MSG.
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