The Rangers, losers of three straight, host the Caps in the hopes of righting the ship and getting some wins under their belt. They had one of their best regular season performances against St. Louis on Tuesday after two clunkers against Phily, but luck reared its ugly head in that one.
It’s a matter of sticking to what worked against St. Louis and making sure they keep the Caps at bay. Get in on the forecheck, watch the gap control in the neutral and defensive zones, and make the safe decisions.
Caps Lines
Alex Ovechkin-Evgeny Kuznetsov-Tom Wilson
Jakub Vrana-Nicklas Backstrom-TJ Oshie
Carl Hagelin-Lars Eller-Ilya Kovalchuk
Richard Panik-Nic Dowd-Garnet Hathaway
Brendan Dillon-John Carlson
Dmitri Orlov-Nick Jensen
Jonas Siegenthaler-Radko Gudas
PP1: Vrana-Backstrom-Oshie-Ovechkin-Carlson
PP2: Wilson-Kuznetsov-Eller-Kovalchuk-Orlov
Ilya Samsonov gets the start.
Rangers Lines (likely to get put in a blender)
Phil Di Giuseppe–Mika Zibanejad–Pavel Buchnevich
Artemi Panarin–Ryan Strome–Jesper Fast
Brett Howden–Filip Chytil–Kaapo Kakko
Brendan Lemieux-Greg McKegg-Julien Gauthier
Brendan Smith–Jacob Trouba
Ryan Lindgren–Adam Fox
Marc Staal–Tony DeAngelo
PP1: Panarin-Zibanejad-Strome-TBD-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), Igor Shesterkin (rib), Chris Kreider (foot)
Crazy Prediction: Hat trick for PDG.
Game time is 7pm.
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