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Photo Credit: AP / Paul Chiasson

The Rangers are back in Montreal tonight for a pivotal Game 5 after showing some life with a big win in Game 4. The biggest need for the Rangers is to consistently play like they did on Tuesday night. If they do –meaning their process is solid– then they certainly have more skill than the Habs up and down the lineup.

As for the game, this is probably the one that decides the series, at least in my opinion. I think the winner tonight takes the series, so this is a huge one for both teams. The Rangers have had the edge in net all series, with Henrik Lundqvist outplaying Carey Price, but it’s been the process of the 18 skaters that has made the difference.

Habs Lines

Max Pacioretty-Philippe Danault-Alex Radulov
Artturi Lehkonen-Alex Galchenyuk-Andrew Shaw
Paul Byron-Tomas Plekanec-Brendan Gallagher
Dwight King-Steve Ott-Torrey Mitchell

Andrei Markov-Shea Weber
Jordie Benn-Jeff Petry
Nathan Beaulieu-Alexei Emelin

PP1: Galchenyuk-Shaw-Radulov-Markov-Weber
PP2: Pacioretty-Danault-Gallagher-Beaulieu-Petry

Carey Price gets the start

Rangers Lines 

Chris Kreider-Mika Zibanejad-Pavel Buchnevich
Jimmy VeseyDerek StepanRick Nash
JT MillerKevin HayesMats Zuccarello
Michael GrabnerOscar LindbergJesper Fast

Ryan McDonaghDan Girardi
Marc StaalNick Holden
Brady SkjeiBrendan Smith

PP1: Zibanejad-Buchnevich-Kreider-Zuccarello-McDonagh
PP2: Stepan-Hayes-Nash-Miller-Skjei

Henrik Lundvist gets the start.

Crazy Prediction: Buchnevich with the hat trick.

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