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The Rangers played a solid game on Tuesday, handing the Flyers a big loss by a score of 5-1. The score was nice, but the most important part was that the Rangers seemed engaged in the game, playing close to a full 60 minutes. They won’t be perfect in any game, but that was as close as we will get for this team.
Tonight is a very winnable game against the Sabres. Buffalo really isn’t good, and the Blueshirts need the two points before heading out west for a tough road trip. If the good guys want to stay relevant, they need the win.
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 Nash–Mika Zibanejad–Pavel Buchnevich
Mats Zuccarello–JT Miller–Vinny Lettieri
Jimmy Vesey–David Desharnais–Paul Carey
Michael Grabner–Peter Holland–Jesper Fast
Ryan McDonagh–Nick Holden
Brady Skjei–Kevin Shattenkirk
Marc Staal–Brendan Smith
PP1: Nash-Zuccarello-Buchnevich-Zibanejad-Shattenkirk
PP2: Vesey-Miller-Desharnais-Skjei-McDonagh
Henrik Lundqvist gets the start.
Scratches/Injuries: Chris Kreider (blood clot), Steven Kampfer (healthy), Kevin Hayes(contusion)
Crazy Prediction: Fewer than 30 shots allowed for the second game in a row.
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