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DIsclaimer: The lineups and some of the information in the game threads through the end of the year may be out of date. I’m on vacation and scheduled these well in advance. So while you guys are dealing with snow and stuff, I’m on a beach. 

The Rangers are back from the holiday break tonight against the Blue Jackets. The Jackets are likely in a need-to-go-for-it situation this year, as both Sergei Bobrovsky and Artemi Panarin are likely gone at the end of the season. That makes this version of the Blue Jackets dangerous. It also helps that they are a pretty good team.

The Blue Jackets are a pretty deep team, and coach John Tortorella has adjusted his style to account for the new game and the lineup. They are a good team that will grind you to a pulp if you let them. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t skilled enough to play a run-and-gun game, either.

Blue Jackets Lines

Artemi Panarin-Pierre Luc-Dubois-Oliver Bjorkstrand
Nick Foligno-Boone Jenner-Josh Anderson
Lukas Sedlak-Alex Wennberg-Anthony Duclair
Riley NashBrandon Dubinsky-Markus Hannikainen

Ryan Murray-Seth Jones
Zach Werenski-Scott Harrington
Markus Nutivaara-David Savard

PP1: Panarin-Dubois-Bjorkstrand-Wennberg-Jones
PP2: Foligno-Jones-Anderson-Duclair-Werenski

Sergei Bobrovsky gets the start.

Rangers Lines

Filip Chytil –Mika ZibanejadMats Zuccarello
Chris KreiderKevin Hayes-Pavel Buchnevich
Jimmy VeseyBrett Howden–Vlad Namestnikov
Boo NievesLias AnderssonRyan Strome

Brady SkjeiTony DeAngelo
Marc StaalNeal Pionk
Brendan SmithAdam McQuaid

PP1: Zibanejad-Hayes-Kreider-Zuccarello-Pionk
PP2: Howden-Chytil-Vesey-Buchnevich-DeAngelo

Henrik Lundqvist gets the start.

Scratches/Injuries: Kevin Shattenkirk (shoulder), Cody McLeod (hand), Jesper Fast (upper body), Fredrik Claesson (healthy)

Crazy Prediction: Panarin defects to the Rangers mid game..

Game time is 7pm.

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