The Rangers are on their longest winning streak of the year, rattling off five wins in a row. Tonight they look to make it six in a row in Calgary against a Flames team that will have a bunch of balls in the draft lottery this year. I would say this has all the makings of a trap game, but the next game is against Edmonton. These are two games that the Rangers need to use to build confidence as they head to the playoffs.
Bob Hartley has the Flames running a 1-2-2 forecheck that can be used aggressively or conservatively depending on the game situation (time left in period, score, puck location, etc.). In the DZ, Calgary uses a low zone collapse, taking out shooting lanes and keeping things in tight. On special teams, they run a 1-3-1 and a diamond penalty kill.
Rangers Lineup:
Martin St. Louis–Derek Stepan–Rick Nash
Carl Hagelin–Brad Richards–Benoit Pouliot
J.T. Miller–Derick Brassard–Mats Zuccarello
Brian Boyle–Dominic Moore–Derek Dorsett
Ryan McDonagh–Dan Girardi
Marc Staal–Anton Stralman
Raphael Diaz–Kevin Klein
Henrik Lundqvist gets the start
Scratches/Injuries: Chris Kreider (hand), John Moore (concussion symptoms), Ryan Haggerty (healthy), Justin Falk (healthy)
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