Here are nine words I never thought I would string together this season. The Rangers have won four games in a row. They can make it five against the terrible Red Wings tonight, who are also in full #LoseForHughes mode this year. This is one of those matchups where you hope the game is watchable.
That said, the Rangers have been playing pretty well lately and are trending in the right direction, at least from a shots allowed perspective. They won’t be a playoff team, but we can look at positives for the season. At the very least, we know they have some spunk and some fight. I, for one, have been enjoying this little streak.
Red Wings Lines
Darren Helm-Dylan Larkin-Anthony Mantha
Gustav Nyquist-Frans Nielsen-Andreas Athanasiou
Justin Abdelkader-Luke Glendening-Tyler Bertuzzi
Michael Rasmussen-Jacob de la Rose-Martin Frk
Trevor Daley-Mike Green
Danny Dekeyser-Nick Jensen
Nicklas Kronwall-Dennis Cholowski
PP1: Mantha-Larkin-Bertuzzi-Frk-Green
PP2: Nyquist-Nielsen-Athanasiou-Rasmussen-Cholowski
Jimmy Howard gets the start.
Rangers Lines
Vlad Namestnikov-Mika Zibanejad-Pavel Buchnevich
Chris Kreider-Kevin Hayes-Ryan Spooner
Jimmy Vesey-Brett Howden-Jesper Fast
Filip Chytil-Lias Andersson-Vinni Lettieri
Brady Skjei-Tony DeAngelo
Marc Staal-Neal Pionk
Brendan Smith-Kevin Shattenkirk
PP1: Zibanejad-Namestnikov-Kreider-Spooner-Shattenkirk
PP2: Hayes-Chytil-Vesey-Skjei-Pionk
Henrik Lundqvist gets the start.
Scratches/Injuries: Adam McQuaid (lower body), Frederik Claesson (lower body), Mats Zuccarello (groin), Cody McLeod (healthy)
Crazy Prediction: Is five in a row a crazy prediction?
Game time is 7:30pm.
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