The post-Cody McLeod era in New York begins tonight, as the Rangers take on the Bruins. The Blueshirts have put together a good string of performances lately, controlling play and, for the most part, limiting scoring chances against. What doomed they against the Kings was lack of talent, which is what happens in a rebuild. The good process is certainly a welcome change from the December and January train wrecks.
The Bruins are trying to hold on to relevancy in the Atlantic, as Tampa has run away with the top spot and Toronto has made waves with deadline moves. The Bs train the Habs by a point in the standings, but they do have Tuukka Rask back after the unfortunate incident where Charlie McAvoy shoved Filip Chytil into him. He’s not starting tonight, but he is back.
Bruins Lines
Brad Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-David Pastrnak
Jake Debrusk-David Krejci-Peter Cehlarik
Joakim Nordstrom-Trent Frederic-David Backes
Sean Kuraly-Noel Acciari-Chris Wagner
Zdeno Chara-Brandon Carlo
Torey Krug-Kevan Miller
Matt Grzelcyk-Charlie McAvoy
PP1: Marchand-Bergeron-Pastrnak-Debrusk-Krug
PP2: Donato-Krejci-Cehlarik-McAvoy-Grzelcyk
Jaroslav Halak gets the start.
Rangers Lines
Chris Kreider–Mika Zibanejad–Mats Zuccarello
Pavel Buchnevich–Kevin Hayes–Jesper Fast
Filip Chytil–Ryan Strome–Vlad Namestnikov
Vinni Lettieri–Boo Nieves-Jimmy Vesey
Brady Skjei–Adam McQuaid
Marc Staal–Tony DeAngelo
Brendan Smith-Kevin Shattenkirk
PP1: Zibanejad-Kreider-Zuccarello-Strome-Namestnikov
PP2: Buchnevich-Chytil-Hayes-DeAngelo-Shattenkirk
Alex Georgiev gets the start.
Scratches/Injuries: Fredrik Claesson (shoulder), Brett Howden (knee), Neal Pionk (healthy)
Crazy Prediction: Smith with a Gordie Howe hat trick.
Game time is 8pm.
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