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Could this be the final game of the season for the Rangers? Logic and past performance in these situations says no, but recent performance in this series says yes. If this is the final game of the series, then let’s hope it is one we can be proud of, as the Rangers have stunk the past two games. At the very least, make it a nice send off for Dan Boyle.
But then there’s the part of me that remembers what they’ve done the past two years. This is the third straight year they’ve been down 3-1 in a series. The core from both those comebacks is still here. But do they have the mindset required to make another comeback? They can, we know it. Let’s hope they figure it out. No one wants this season to end in April.
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Penguins Lines
Chris Kunitz-Sidney Crosby-Patric Hornqvist
Carl Hagelin-Nick Bonino-Phil Kessel
Bryan Rust-Evgeni Malkin-Conor Sheary
Tom Kuhnhackl-Matt Cullen-Eric Fehr
Olli Maata-Kris Letang
Brian Dumoulin-Travor Daley
Ben Lovejoy-Ian Cole
PP1: Crosby-Malkin-Kessel-Hornqvist-Letang
PP2: Kunitz-Bonino-Sheary-Daley-Maata
PK: Crosby, Hagelin, Cullen, Fehr, Kuhnhackl, Maata, Letang, Daley, Dumoulin
Matt Murray gets the start.
Rangers Lines (Presumed)
Rick Nash–Derick Brassard–Mats Zuccarello
Chris Kreider–Derek Stepan–Jesper Fast
Oscar Lindberg–Eric Staal–J.T. Miller
Raphael Diaz–Dominic Moore–Viktor Stalberg
Marc Staal-Ryan McDonagh
Keith Yandle-Kevin Klein
Keith Yandle-Dan Girardi
PP1: Yandle-Klein-Miller-Hayes-Fast
PP2: Zucc-Yandle-Kreider-Stepan-Brassard
PK: Stepan, Moore, Nash, Fast, Glass, Skjei, Staal, Klein, Girardi
Henrik Lundqvist gets the start.
Scratches/Injuries: Kevin Hayes (healthy), Dylan McIlrath (healthy), Tanner Glass (healthy), Dan Boyle (healthy)
Crazy Prediction: They don’t stink up the joint.
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