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Another night, another preseason game against the Devils. AV seems to be enjoying the skill and speed at camp this year, as he is dressing a top line that could be a potential opening night lineup. While many will be looking to see how the top line clicks, all eyes will likely be on Jimmy Vesey, Brady Skjei, and Adam Clendening as they look to impress.
Teams are starting to trim their rosters, so the players that impressed the first two games will likely be facing stiffer competition tonight and the remaining games of the preseason. It’s now when the NHL players get separated out from the bubble guys.
If you need a recap of what type of hockey Alain Vigneault has the Rangers playing, catch up here.
Devils Systems
John Hynes has his club running a 1-2-2 forecheck, a low zone collapse, an umbrealla powerplay and a hybrid penalty kill. These are standard systems across the board, and are not very aggressive in nature. The Devils will look to sit and force turnovers in the neutral zone on the forecheck, then collapse to block shots and defend the high priced real estate in the defensive zone. Considering the team, conservative is probably his best bet.
For more on these systems, check out our Hockey Systems page.
Devils Lines
As of the writing of this post, nothing has been released yet.
Rangers Lines
Chris Kreider–Mika Zibanejad–J.T. Miller
Jimmy Vesey-Phil McRae-Nicklas Jensen
Michael Grabner–Nathan Gerbe–Jesper Fast
Ryan Gropp–Maxim Lapierre–Chris Brown
Brady Skjei–Adam Clendening
Mat Bodie–Dan Girardi
John Gilmour–Michael Paliotta
Game time is 7pm on MSG.
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