The Rangers are in Edmonton to close out the 2019 calendar year against the Oilers. Edmonton has had an odd season, starting off hot but slipping fast, and are 2-7-1 in their last ten games. The Oilers can still score, but they allow a ton too. On paper, this is going to be a track meet. Then again, when has anything ever gone the way we expected it?
The fun story for this game is that it’s Ryan Strome’s first time back in Edmonton (I think) since the Rangers swapped Ryan Spooner for him. What a trade that turned out to be. This isn’t a revenge game for him, but I’m sure he’d like to continue rolling the way he has been.
Oilers Lines
James Neal-Connor McDavid-Zack Kassian
Joakim Nyguard-Leon Draisaitl-James Neal
Jujhar Khaira-Ryan Nugent-Hopkins-Sam Gagner
Riley Sheahan-Gaetan Haas-Alex Chiasson
Oscar Klefbom-Ethan Bear
Darnell Nurse-Kris Russell
William Lagesson-Adam Larsson
PP1: McDavid-Draisaitl-Neal-Klefbom-RNH
PP2: Nygudar-Chiasson-Haas-Nurse-Bear
Mikko Koskinen gets the start.
Rangers Lines (best guess)
Chris Kreider–Mika Zibanejad–Pavel Buchnevich
Artemi Panarin–Ryan Strome–Jesper Fast
Brett Howden–Filip Chytil–Kaapo Kakko
Brendan Smith–Greg McKegg–Steven Fogarty
Brady Skjei–Jacob Trouba
Marc Staal–Tony DeAngelo
Ryan Lindgren–Adam Fox
PP1: Panarin-Zibanejad-Strome-Kreider-DeAngelo
PP2: Kakko-Buchnevich-Lemieux/Chytil-Trouba-Fox
PK Forwards: Fast, Kreider, Strome, Howden, Lemieux
PK Defense: Skjei, Trouba, Staal, Smith
Alex Georgiev gets the start.
Scratches: Libor Hajek (knee), Micheal Haley (healthy)
Crazy Prediction: McDavid doesn’t notch a point.
Game time is 9pm.
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