The Rangers dominated Game 3, and now have a chance to tie the series and swing momentum back to them before heading to Ottawa. This is another huge game for the Rangers, as falling being 3-1 would be as close to disastrous as it gets. Luckily they appeared to have figured it out on Tuesday, so it’s a matter of continuing to play that way.
Guy Boucher is making a few changes to his lineup tonight. Chris Wideman is in for Brandon Claesson. Tom Pyatt is also expected to play, but it’s unknown for who. Zack Smith is a game time decision, so that’s the logical choice. But if Smith does play, it’s anyone’s guess who comes out for Pyatt.
Series Breakdown
We wrote a whole bunch of posts breaking down this matchup. Be sure to check them out:
Systems Breakdown
Forwards Breakdown
Defense Breakdown
Goaltender Breakdown
Senators Lines
Ryan Dzingel-Kyle Turris-Alex Burrows
Clarke MacCarthur-Derick Brassard–Bobby Ryan
Mike Hoffman-Jean-Gabriel Pageau-Mark Stone
Viktor Stalberg-Zack Smith-Tom Pyatt
Marc Methot-Erik Karlsson
Dion Phaneuf-Cody Cedi
Ben Harpur-Chris Wideman
PP1: Stone-Turris-Burrows-Karlsson-Phaneuf
PP2: MacCarthur-Brassard-Ryan-Hoffman-Claesson
Craig Anderson gets the start
Rangers Lines
Chris Kreider–Mika Zibanejad–Mats Zuccarello
Jimmy Vesey–Derek Stepan–Rick Nash
Michael Grabner–Kevin Hayes–Jesper Fast
Tanner Glass–Oscar Lindberg–JT Miller
Ryan McDonagh–Dan Girardi
Brady Skjei–Brendan Smith
Marc Staal–Nick Holden
PP1: Zibanejad-Vesey-Kreider-Zuccarello-McDonagh
PP2: Stepan-Hayes-Nash-Miller-Skjei
Henrik Lundvist gets the start.
Crazy Prediction: A shutout for Hank.
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