The NY Rangers blew out the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night, by far their best game of the season. The process was there, most of the team played well, and it was also against the toughest opponent they’ve faced so far. That is all well and good, but now the Rangers take on one of the top teams in the East in Boston, and it won’t be as easy.
Kaapo Kakko was moved to the third line to avoid being matched up against top talent regularly. I’m good with that. Jesper Fast up to the top line was bound to happen again, although I do wonder how the Rangers would be if they had Vitali Kravtsov in a top-nine winger role (trolling is fun). It’s important to get Kakko going.
Bruins Lines
Brad Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-David Pastrnak
Jake Debrusk-Charlie Coyle-Brett Ritchie
Anders Bjork-Par Lindholm-Danton Heinan
Joakim Nordstrom-Sean Kuraly-Chris Wagner
Zdeno Chara-Charlie McAvoy
Torey Krug-Brandon Carlo
Matt Grzelcyk-Connor Clifton
PP1: Debrusk-Bergeron-Marchand-Pastrnak-Krug
PP2: Coyle-Heinan-Ritchie-Grzelcyk-McAvoy
Jaro Halak gets the start.
Rangers Lines
Chris Kreider–Mika Zibanejad-Jesper Fast
Artemi Panarin–Ryan Strome-Pavel Buchnevich
Brendan Lemieux-Brett Howden–Kaapo Kakko
Brendan Smith–Lias Andersson–Greg McKegg
Libor Hajek–Jacob Trouba
Marc Staal–Adam Fox
Brady Skjei–Tony DeAngelo
PP1: Panarin-Zibanejad-Buchnevich-Kreider-DeAngelo
PP2: Kakko-Strome-Lemieux-Trouba-Fox
PK Forwards: Zibanejad, Anderson, Fast, Kreider, Strome, Howden, Lemieux
PK Defense: Skjei, Trouba, Staal Smith
Henrik Lundqvist gets the start.
Scratches: Micheal Haley (healthy)
Crazy Prediction: I don’t spend money on concessions while at this one.
Game time is 7pm.
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