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The Rangers are in Edmonton tonight to wrap up their west coast swing against the Oilers. For those hoping to fuel the tank, the Rangers have picked up a few points since the deadline, so there goes that. For those hoping to see the Rangers sneak back into the race, it isn’t happening, but hey there’s always hope.

Ryan Spooner and Vladislav Namestnikov are playing well. But that’s about it. The team is still allowing 50 shots a game, and if not for Henrik Lundqvist, would have lost the past two games. It’s safe to assume the goaltending won’t continue to carry the team, so unless the 50 shots thing stops, don’t expect wins.

Oilers Systems

Todd McLellan had his Oilers mostly running an aggressive 2-1-2 forecheck, mixing in some 1-2-2 depending on game situation. In the defensive zone schemes they overload the boards and play zone defense when the puck is at the points or down low. The power play is a 1-3-1 and their penalty kill formations are a hybrid (depends on puck location/opposition setup).

Oilers Lines

Milan Lucic-Connor McDavid-Leon Draisaitl
Mike Cammalleri-Ryan Nugent-Hopkins-Pontus Aberg
Jesse Puljujarvi-Ryan Strome-Anton Slepyshev
Iiro Pakarinen-Jujhar Khaira-Zack Kassian

Darnell Nurse-Kris Russell
Oscar Klefbom-Matthew Benning
Andrej Sekera-Eric Bear

PP1: McDavid–Lucic-Draisaitl-Strome-Klefbom
PP2: Strome-Cammalleri-Puljujarvi-RNH-Sekera

Cam Talbot gets the start.

Rangers Lines 

Chris KreiderMika ZibanejadPavel Buchnevich
Ryan Spooner-Kevin HayesJesper Fast
Jimmy Vesey-Vladislav Namestnikov-Mats Zuccarello
Paul Carey–Peter Holland-Cody McLeod

Brady SkjeiJohn Gilmour
Marc StaalNeal Pionk
Rob O’Gara-Tony DeAngelo

PP1: Kreider-Zuccarello-Zibanejad-Buchnevich-Skjei
PP2: Vesey-Holland-Namestnikov-Hayes-Gilmour

Alex Georgiev gets the start.

Scratches/Injuries: Kevin Shattenkirk (knee), Ondrej Pavelec (knee), Steven Kampfer (hand), David Desharnais (healthy)

Crazy Prediction: Fewer than 50 shots allowed.

Game time is 10:30pm. Be sure to follow on our Snapchat for in-game shenanigans.

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