Game 19: Home whites for Philly

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Perhaps the New York Rangers just need to get a game in against a rival to break their current slump. The Philadelphia Flyers are that kind of team, and perhaps the Rangers will show up for this one. Perhaps, since the Flyers are shorthanded –without Claude Giroux– the Rangers will dominate the game. It’s a lot of “perhaps” because we really don’t know which team will show up.

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:

Rick Nash–Derick Brassard–Martin St. Louis
Chris Kreider–Derek Stepan–Mats Zuccarello
Carl Hagelin–Kevin Hayes–Anthony Duclair
Tanner Glass–Dominic Moore-Jesper Fast