The Rangers and Sabres face off today in the annual Winter Classic, this year from Citi Field. The Rangers are going to look to take advantage of a bad team on a national/outdoor stage. The Sabres are going to look to well, not be the Sabres for one day.

It may just be another game in the standings, but it’s a pretty cool scene for guys who haven’t been there before. Vinny Lettieri’s second NHL game will be the Winter Classic. This is the first time Boo Nieves, Brady Skjei, and others will play on this stage. But here’s hoping the rest of the team shows up too.

Sabres Systems

Phil Housley is the new guy in Buffalo, and it’s not going that well. I don’t have any insight into his systems just yet.

Sabres Lines

Zemgus Girgensons-Jack Eichel-Sam Reinhart
Evander Kane-Ryan O’Reilly-Kyle Okposo
Benoit Pouliot-Evan Rodrigues-Jason Pominville
Johan Larsson-Jacob Josefson-Jordan Nolan

Marco Scandella-Rasmus Ristolainen
Jake McCabe-Zach Bogosian
Nathan Beaulieu-Justin Falk

PP1: Reinhart-Eichel-Okposo-ROR-Ristolainen
PP2: Kane-Rodrigues-Pominville-Beaulieu-Scandella

Robin Lehner gets the start.

Rangers Lines

Rick NashMika ZibanejadMats Zuccarello
Pavel BuchnevichDavid DesharnaisJimmy Vesey
Michael GrabnerKevin HayesJT Miller
Paul CareyBoo NievesVinny Lettieri

Ryan McDonaghNick Holden
Brady SkjeiKevin Shattenkirk
Marc StaalBrendan Smith

PP1: Nash-Zuccarello-Zibanejad-Buchnevich-Shattenkirk
PP2: Desharnais-Miller-Vesey-Hayes-McDonagh

Henrik Lundqvist gets the start.

Scratches/Injuries: Steven Kampfer (healthy), Jesper Fast (quad), Chris Kreider (blood clot)

Crazy Prediction: Mike Milbury doesn’t say anything stupid during the broacast.

Game time is 1pm. Be sure to follow on Twitter for gifs, and on our Snapchat for in-game.

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