The Rangers are in Columbus tonight as #TheVision continues. It took a detour with a satisfying win over the Islanders yesterday, but the Blue Jackets are significantly better and, with a few improvements, could content with the Bolts and Leafs.
Rick Nash, who announced his retirement on Friday, will be on hand to drop the puck. Nash, for all intents and purposes, played with the Jackets and Rangers for his entire career. That brief stop in Boston doesn’t really count to me. Nash was booed a lot in Columbus following his trade, but my guess is he will get a standing ovation and a video tribute.
It is my expectation the Rangers follow suit at some point this season or next.
Blue Jackets Lines
Artemi Panarin-Pierre Luc-Dubois-Cam Atkinson
Nick Foligno-Boone Jenner-Josh Anderson
Anthony Duclair-Alex Wennberg-Kevin Stenlund
Lukas Sedlak-Riley Nash–Oliver Bjorkstrand
Seth Jones-Markus Nutivaara
Zach Werenski-David Savard
Dean Kukan-Scott Harrington
PP1: Panarin-Dubois-Atkinson-Foligno-Werenski
PP2: Bjorkstrand-Wennberg-Anderson-Jenner-Jones
Sergei Bobrovsky gets the start.
Rangers Lines
Chris Kreider–Mika Zibanejad–Mats Zuccarello
Filip Chytil–Ryan Strome–Jesper Fast
Jimmy Vesey–Brett Howden–Vlad Namestnikov
Cody McLeod–Boo Nieves-Pavel Buchnevich
Brady Skjei–Adam McQuaid
Marc Staal–Tony DeAngelo
Brendan Smith-Kevin Shattenkirk
PP1: Zibanejad-Kreider-Zuccarello-Strome-Namestnikov
PP2: Howden-Chytil-Buchnevich-DeAngelo-Shattenkirk
Alex Georgiev gets the start.
Scratches/Injuries: Neal Pionk (lower body), Fredrik Claesson (shoulder), Kevin Hayes (upper body)
Crazy Prediction: Nash slips while doing the puck drop.
Game time is 6pm.
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