The Rangers are welcoming Chicago to New York tonight in a battle for lottery positioning. The Hawks are at 41 points (16 ROW) in 48 GP, and the Rangers are at 45 points (14 ROW) in 46 GP. In theory, a Hawks win in regulation gives the Rangers hope they can pass them in points by the end of the season. That’s just the fan view of things, though. The players aren’t going to tank.
Mats Zuccarello is on a tear right now, padding that trade value. Chris Kreider is on his way to 30 goals. Kevin Hayes is still out, though. Those three could bring back hauls at the deadline, if all three are dealt. It would be nice to see repeat performances from Pavel Buchnevich and Tony DeAngelo, as well.
Hawks Lines
Alex DeBrincat-Jonathan Toews-Dominik Kahun
Brandon Saad-Dylan Strome-Patrick Kane
Slater Koekkoek-Artem Anisimov-Brendan Perlini
David Kampf-Marcus Kruger-Drake Caggiula
Duncan Keith-Erik Gustafsson
Henri Jokiharju-Brent Seabrook
Carl Dahlstrom-Connor Murphy
PP1: Strome-Toews-Kane-DeBrincat-Gustafsson
PP2: Saad-Anisimov-Kahun-Keith-Seabrook
Collin Della 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
Ryan Lindgren-Kevin Shattenkirk
PP1: Zibanejad-Kreider-Zuccarello-Strome-Namestnikov
PP2: Howden-Chytil-Buchnevich-DeAngelo-Shattenkirk
Henrik Lundqvist gets the start.
Scratches/Injuries: Neal Pionk (lower body), Fredrik Claesson (shoulder), Kevin Hayes (upper body), Brendan Smith (healthy)
Crazy Prediction: Lindgren scores in his NHL debut.
Game time is 7pm.
Share:
More About:Game Thread