In case you forgot, the Rangers still play hockey. After 10 days off, the Blueshirts are back in action. Tonight’s game closes out January but kicks off a run of 16 games in 29 days through February. I know the players love the bye week, but damn that’s a lot of hockey.
At least the Rangers get to ease into things against the Red Wings tonight and tomorrow. The Wings are atrocious and they don’t really have anyone to sell at the deadline. If the Blueshirts really want to even consider making a run at the playoffs, they need all four of these points.
Wings Lines
Tyler Bertuzzi-Dylan Larkin-Filip Zadina
Brendan Perlini-Valtteri Filppula-Robby Fabbri
Darren Helm-Luke Glendening-Adam Erne
Givani Smith-Christoffer Ehn-Justin Abdelkader
Patrik Nemeth-Filip Hronek
Trevor Daley-Madison Bowey
Dennis Chowlowski-Alex Biega
PP1: Bertuzzi-Larkin-Fabbri-Hronek-Zadina
PP2: Smith-Filppula-Perlini-Daleu-Chowlowski
Jimmy Howard gets the start.
Rangers Lines (best guess)
Chris Kreider–Mika Zibanejad–Brendan Lemieux
Artemi Panarin–Ryan Strome–Jesper Fast
Brett Howden–Filip Chytil–Kaapo Kakko
Brendan Smith–Greg McKegg–Pavel Buchnevich
Brady Skjei–Adam Fox
Ryan Lindgren–Jacob Trouba
Marc Staal–Tony DeAngelo
PP1: Panarin-Zibanejad-Strome-Kreider-DeAngelo
PP2: Kakko-Buchnevich-Lemieux/Chytil-Trouba-Fox
PK Forwards: Fast, Kreider, Strome, Howden, Lemieux, McKegg
PK Defense: Skjei, Trouba, Staal, Smith, Lindgren
Igor Shesterkin gets the start.
Scratches: Alex Georgiev (healthy)
Crazy Prediction: What’s hockey again?
Game time is 7pm.
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