Per the Rangers Twitter, the Rangers are sporting some new line combinations at practice, highlighted by Kevin Hayes at wing.

Rick Nash-Derick Brassard-Mats Zuccarello
Chris Kreider-Derek Stepan-Kevin Hayes
Viktor Stalberg-Oscar Lindberg-J.T. Miller
Dominic Moore-Jarret Stoll-Jesper Fast
Emerson Etem

Tanner Glass is not on the ice, after taking a shot to the leg and limping off.

The Kreider/Stepan/Hayes line was a possession monster on Wednesday, so it’s not shocking to see them together. We still don’t know what will be of Lindberg, but all signs point to him being able to handle the offensive load of a 3C, while providing enough defensive responsibilities to cover the inevitable Miller gaffe in the DZ.

The fourth line can certainly handle the tough DZ starts, even if Stoll is fading a bit.

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