Clendening (Photo: Rangers)
Per Steve Zipay, here are the lines from practice today. It is likely that these are the opening night lines, with Dylan McIlrath and Oscar Lindberg as the guaranteed scratches. There will need to be a decision on the fourth line as well.
Jimmy Vesey-Derek Stepan-Mats Zuccarello
Chris Kreider-Mika Zibanejad-Pavel Buchnevich
J.T. Miller-Kevin Hayes-Rick Nash
Brandon Pirri-Josh Jooris-Jesper Fast/Michael Grabner
Ryan McDonagh-Dan Girardi
Marc Staal-Nick Holden
Brady Skjei-Adam Clendening
Zipay also had the first powerplay unit as McDonagh-Pirri-Zibanejad-Buchnevich-Kreider. I find this to be interesting, since it doesn’t have Zucc, Nash, or Stepan. It also doesn’t have any of their shoot-first guys, since both Pirri and Zibanejad.
Kevin Klein is officially out with a back strain as well.
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