John Woods / The Canadian Press
The Rangers are off to a hot start, having won their first three games of the season. Tonight the Jets are in town on the tail-end of a back-to-back. The Jets are 2-1, but really laid an egg last night in Brooklyn. They are a solid team, and would probably scrape together a few more wins if they played Hutchinson in net more often.
On paper, the Rangers are clearly a better team. That said, this has trap game written all over it. The Jets, fresh off a bad loss, will probably come out much stronger.
What have they done lately?
The Jets started the season 2-0, but then laid an egg in Brooklyn last night. Their two wins were against Calgary (not expected to be as good as last year) and Devils (expected to win negative games this year). They were a solid possession team last season, and that’s not expected to change this season. If they decide to play Hutchinson more, they should be more competitive.
Jets Systems
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.
Jets Lines
Andrew Ladd-Bryan Little-Blake Wheeler
Mathieu Perreault-Mark Schiefele-Nikolaj Ehlers
Alex Burmistrov-Adam Lowry-Drew Stafford
Nicolas Petan-Andrew Copp-Chris Thorburn
Toby Enstrom-Tyler Myers
Ben Chiarot-Dustin Byfuglien
Mark Stuart-Jacob Trouba
Michael Hutchinson gets the start.
Rangers Lines
Rick Nash–Derick Brassard–Mats Zuccarello
Chris Kreider–Derek Stepan–Kevin Hayes
Viktor Stalberg–Oscar Lindberg–J.T. Miller
Dominic Moore–Jarret Stoll–Tanner Glass
Ryan McDonagh–Dan Girardi
Marc Staal–Kevin Klein
Keith Yandle–Dylan McIlrath
PP1: Nash-Brassard-Zuccarello, Yandle-Klein
PP2: Kreider-Hayes-Miller, McDonagh-Stepan
PK: Stepan, Nash, Moore, Lindberg, Girardi, McDonagh, Staal, Klein
Henrik Lundqvist is in net.
Scratches/Injuries: Emerson Etem (healthy), Jesper Fast (healthy), Dan Boyle (healthy)
Crazy Prediction: Dylan McIlrath gets a Gordie Howe hat trick.
Be sure to check out our ticket link if you’re looking for tickets to the game. Game time is 7pm on MSG, but puck drop will be later because of opening night ceremonies. All GIFs will be on nyrgifs.com.
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