Due to an interesting quirk in the schedule, the Rangers will get the San Jose Sharks tonight in San Jose, and it will be their second and final meeting of the season. The Erik Karlsson’s made their way to New York early in the month, and now the Rangers make their way out tonight. Interesting quirk.
The Sharks are chasing one more shot at the Cup for Joe Thornton. They got Karlsson for a bag of pucks and a draft pick. Their team is stacked and starting to click regularly. They are dangerous, and with the Rangers playing poorly, this could get ugly quickly.
Sharks Lines
Timo Meier-Joe Thornton-Joe Pavelski
Tomas Hertl-Logan Couture-Kevin Labanc
Evander Kane-Antti Suomela-Joonas Donskoi
Marcus Sorensen-Barclay Goodrow-Melker Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic-Justin Braun
Joakim Ryan-Brent Burns
Brendan Dillon-Erik Karlsson
PP1: Hertl-Couture-Pavelski-Labanc-Burns
PP2: Kane-Donskoi-Meier-Vlasic-Karlsson
Martin Jones gets the start.
Rangers Lines
Jimmy Vesey–Mika Zibanejad–Mats Zuccarello
Chris Kreider–Kevin Hayes–Ryan Spooner
Vlad Namestnikov–Brett Howden-Vinni Lettieri
Cody McLeod-Filip Chytil-Jesper Fast
Brady Skjei–Tony DeAngelo
Marc Staal–Neal Pionk
Brendan Smith-Kevin Shattenkirk
PP1: Zibanejad-Zuccarello-Kreider-Spooner-Shattenkirk
PP2: Hayes-Chytil-Vesey-Howden-Skjei/Pionk
Henrik Lundqvist gets the start.
Scratches/Injuries: Pavel Buchnevich (healthy), Adam McQuaid (undisclosed), Frederik Claesson (lower body), Boo Nieves (concussion)
Crazy Prediction: The game is delayed while waiting for the ice to freeze.
Game time is 10:30pm. Yeesh. Good luck to anyone watching.
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