JOHN WOODS / THE CANADIAN PRESS

JOHN WOODS / THE CANADIAN PRESS

The Winnipeg Jets are in town tonight, and the Rangers are “fresh” off a five goal third period that led to a win over a good Minnesota Wild team. Four days after that, Ondrej Pavelec will try to keep the Rangers at bay. Naturally, since it’s the Jets before the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday, this has the potential to be a trap game. The Jets aren’t good, the Leafs are a conference opponent.

Suit’s system preview:

The Jets play a 1-2-2 forecheck which can be used aggressively or conservatively depending on game situation (e.g., puck location, matchup, time left on the clock, score, etc.). In the defensive zone, the Jets play a zone defense, with five skaters getting sticks and bodies in lanes.

On special teams, the Jets play an umbrella PP and will look to crash the net after a shot. On the PK, the Jets play a rotating box and look to defend homeplate. For more on the systems, click here.

Rangers lineup:

Mats Zuccarello-Derick Brassard-Rick Nash
Chris Kreider-Martin St. Louis-Anthony Duclair
Carl Hagelin-Dominic Moore-Lee Stempniak
Tanner Glass-Kevin Hayes-Chris Mueller

Ryan McDonagh-Marc Staal
Kevin Klein-Dan Girardi
Matt Hunwick-Mike Kostka

Henrik Lundqvist gets the start.

Scratches/Injuries: Derek Stepan (leg), Dan Boyle (hand), Ryan Malone (healthy), John Moore (suspension)

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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