The Rangers are back in action tonight against the Habs, as they continue their push for the playoffs. Every game matters now, and tonight’s against Montreal is no different. The Habs may be out of the playoff race, but every point matters. The target for the Blueshirts is 98 points, and they are 26 away with 20 games left.
The Blueshirts are again without Pavel Buchnevich, so the lineup from Tuesday’s dramatic win over the Islanders will be the same. Alex Georgiev gets the start tonight to kick off the three-in-four.
Habs Lines
Tomas Tatar-Phillip Danault-Brendan Gallagher
Charles Hudon-Nick Suzuki-Joel Armia
Paul Byron-Max Domi-Jordan Weal
Arturri Lehkonen-Jake Evans-Dale Weise
Ben Chiarot-Shea Weber
Brett Kulak-Jeff Petry
Karl Alzner-Christian Folin
PP1: Gallagher-Danault-Suzuki-Tatar-Petry
PP2: Weal-Hudon-Armia-Weber-Suzuki
Carey Price gets the start.
Rangers Lines (best guess)
Chris Kreider–Mika Zibanejad-Filip Chytil
Artemi Panarin–Ryan Strome–Jesper Fast
Phil Di Giuseppe-Greg McKegg–Kaapo Kakko
Brendan Lemieux-Brett Howden-Julien Gauthier
Brendan Smith–Jacob Trouba
Ryan Lindgren–Adam Fox
Marc Staal–Tony DeAngelo
PP1: Panarin-Zibanejad-Strome-Kreider-DeAngelo
PP2: Kakko-Lemieux-Chytil-Trouba-Fox
PK Forwards: Fast, Kreider, Strome, Howden, Lemieux, Zibanejad
PK Defense: Smith, Trouba, Staal, Lindgren, Fox
Alex Georgiev gets the start.
Scratches: Micheal Haley (bilateral core), Pavel Buchnevich (car accident), Igor Shesterkin (rib)
Crazy Prediction: Gauthier gets his first goal as a Ranger
Game time is 7pm.
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