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The Rangers have won two in a row, their first two wins of the season without scoring three goals. Antti Raanta has been phenomenal while Henrik Lundqvist works out the kinks, and will get his third straight start tonight. As stated before, there is no goalie controversy in New York. Lundqvist is still the go-to guy, but Raanta will play as long as he is stellar.

As for the Devils, well they can’t score, even with a dangerous top-six forward group. They are in the bottom-third of the league in goals-for, and bottom-half in PP%. However they have a great goalie and solid defense. With the banged up forwards for the Rangers, it might be another low scoring affair. However I don’t think it will be as exciting as the Chicago game.

Devils Systems

John Hynes has his club running a 1-2-2 forecheck, a low zone collapse, an umbrealla powerplay and a hybrid penalty kill. These are standard systems across the board, and are not very aggressive in nature. The Devils will look to sit and force turnovers in the neutral zone on the forecheck, then collapse to block shots and defend the high priced real estate in the defensive zone. Considering the team, conservative is probably his best bet.

For more on these systems, check out our Hockey Systems page.

Devils Lines

Taylor Hall-Adam Henrique-P.A. Parenteau
Mike Cammalleri-Travis Zajac-Kyle Palmieri
Beau Bennett-Sergey Kalinin-Devante Smith-Pelley
Miles Wood-Vernon Fiddler-Nick Lappin

Andy Greene-Damon Severson
Jon Merrill-Ben Lovejoy
John Moore-Kyle Quincey

PP1: Henrique-Zajac-Hall-Palmieri-Severson
PP2: DSP-Bennett-Parenteau-Cammalleri-Merrill

Corey Schneider gets the start.

Rangers Lines:

Chris KreiderDerek StepanMats Zuccarello
Michael GrabnerKevin HayesJ.T. Miller
Jimmy Vesey-Brandon Pirri–Jesper Fast
Nicklas Jensen–Oscar Lindberg-Marek Hrivik

Ryan McDonaghDan Girardi
Marc StaalNick Holden
Brady SkjeiKevin Klein

PP1: Kreider-Stepan-Pirri-Zucc-McDonagh
PP2: Miller-Vesey-Hayes-Skjei-Klein

Antti Raanta gets the start.

Injuries/Scratches: Mika Zibanejad (broken leg),  Pavel Buchnevich (back spasms), Rick Nash (groin), Matt Puempel (concussion), Adam Clendening (healthy)

Crazy Prediction: Another shutout for Raanta, just so I can watch the reaction.

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