Cam Ward, Chris Kreider

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

The Rangers are back in action again tonight, taking on a Carolina team that really should be better than they are. They have had terrible goaltending basically all season, and that’s a big reason why they are on the outside of the playoffs looking in. It’s unlikely they get in now, but stranger things have happened.

As for the Blueshirts, it’s another game in the rebuild. This is more about seeing how the kids play, as opposed to getting points. You can’t ask players to tank, and you want to create a winning mentality. Play to win, but hopefully grab a top-five pick.

Canes Systems

Under Bill Peters, the Canes play a passive 1-2-2 on the forecheck and look to trap up the neutral zone. In their own end they run your standard low zone collapse. Not the most exciting of systems. On special teams, they run an umbrella powerplay, and a diamond/box hybrid PK.

For more on these systems, check out our Hockey Systems page.

Canes Lines

Sebastian Aho-Jordan Staal-Teuvo Teravainen
Brock McGinn-Elias Lindholm-Justin Williams
Jeff Skinner-Victor Rask-Phillip Di Giuseppe
Joakim Nordstrom-Derek Ryan-Lee Stempniak

Jacob Slavin-Brett Pesce
Klas Dahlbeck-Justin Faulk
Noah Hanifin-Trevor van Riemsdyk

PP1: Staal-Aho-Lindholm-Teravainen-Faulk
PP2: Ryan-Rask-Skinner-Williams-Hanifin

Scott Darling gets the start.

Rangers Lines 

Chris KreiderMika ZibanejadPavel Buchnevich
Jimmy Vesey-Vladislav Namestnikov-Mats Zuccarello
Ryan SpoonerKevin HayesJesper Fast
Paul CareyPeter 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 Desharnaid (healthy)

Crazy Prediction: 75 shots against!

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