Photo: AP

Photo: AP

The Rangers are in Montreal tonight, looking to make it four wins in a row after dropping three straight. The Canadiens say they have moved on from their playoff defeat at the hands of the Rangers, but I’m sure there will be some guys looking for some form of revenge against infamous goalie-runner Chris Kreider. Henrik Lundqvist gets the start, after seemingly conquering his demons in that playoff run.

Under Michel Therrien, the Canadiens play a 1-2-2 forecheck, but do use a 2-1-2 style from time to time based on the score and puck location. Though this team prefers to want to play passive and clog up the neutral zone. Like the Rangers, Montreal’s defensive zone system is to overload when the puck is along the boards and man-on-man when the puck is down low.

What’s interesting is that Therrien has said in the past that they overload the boards because of their team size and speed (note: small and fast). On special teams, the Habs play your standard umbrella powerplayOn the penalty kill, they rotate between a diamond force and a box depending on puck location. They really look to pressure the opposition all over the ice when shorthanded.

Rangers lineup:

Chris KreiderKevin HayesRick Nash
Mats ZuccarelloDerick BrassardMartin St. Louis
Carl Hagelin –
Dominic Moore-Anthony Duclair
Tanner GlassChris MuellerLee Stempniak

Ryan McDonaghDan Girardi
Marc StaalMatt Hunwick
John MooreKevin Klein

Henrik Lundqvist gets the start

Scratches/Injuries: Derek Stepan (leg), Dan Boyle (hand), Ryan Malone (healthy), Mike Kostka (healthy)

As always, be sure to check out our ticket link if you’re looking for tickets to a game.

Game time is 7pm on MSG.

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