One week ago, three former Rangers made their returns to MSG wearing Tampa Bay Lightning uniforms. Tonight, Martin St. Louis, the best player in Tampa Bay history, will make his return. It’s likely that the fans will boo him, and while you can understand why, it’s really undeserving. As for the game, the Rangers are going to look to avenge the utter embarrassment that the Lightning handed them last week with that 5-1 loss. Expect a different Rangers team tonight.
Jon Cooper has the Lightning playing a pretty similar system as the Rangers. They run an overload 1-2-2 forecheck, but will mix in a 2-1-2 as well. In the defensive zone, they mix zone and overload coverage depending on puck location. On special teams, they run a 1-3-1 power play and rotate between a diamond and box penalty kill depending on opposition setup.
Rangers lineup:
Rick Nash–Derick Brassard–Martin St. Louis
Chris Kreider–Derek Stepan–Mats Zuccarello
Carl Hagelin–Kevin Hayes–Anthony Duclair
Tanner Glass–Dominic Moore-Jesper Fast
Marc Staal–Dan Boyle
John Moore–Dan Girardi
Matt Hunwick–Kevin Klein
Henrik Lundqvist gets the start.
Scratches/Injuries: Ryan McDonagh (shoulder), Lee Stempniak (healthy)
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Game time is 7:30pm on MSG2.
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