The Rangers and Penguins square off again tonight in the second game of their two-game set. The Penguins took the last one in a shootout, so the Rangers are going to look to get a series split here. The good news is that the Rangers are trending up and had the better numbers in the last game. A poor defensive play and a randomized shootout meant they didn’t get the second point.
The key again will be consistency. Keeping neutral zone pressure up, not giving up the blue line, and preventing Crosby and Malkin from getting going are all a part of this. Many correlate consistency with goal scoring. I correlate consistency with continuing to pressure. The effort and executing the proper system matters more. Process breeds results. Nail the process, get the results.
Penguins Lines
Jake Guentzel-Sidney Crosby-Kasperi Kapanen
Jason Zucker-Evgeni Malkin–Bryan Rust
Jared McCann-Mark Jankowski-Brandon Tanev
Evan Rodrigues-Teddy Blueger-Colton Sceviour
Brian Dumoulin-Kris Letang
John Marino-Cody Ceci
Pierre-Oliver Joseph-Kevin Czuczman
PP1: Crosby-Malkin-Rust-Guentzel-Letang
PP2: Zucker-McCann-Rodrigues-Kapanen-Marino
Tristan Jarry gets the start.
Rangers Lines
Alexis Lafreniere–Mika Zibanejad–Chris Kreider
Artemi Panarin–Ryan Strome–Pavel Buchnevich
Phil Di Giuseppe–Filip Chytil–Kaapo Kakko
Colin Blackwell–Brett Howden– Julien Gauthier
Ryan Lindgren–Jacob Trouba
Tony DeAngelo–Adam Fox
Brendan Smith–K’Andre Miller
PP1: Panarin-Zibanejad-Strome-Kreider-Fox
PP2: Lafreniere-Buchnevich-Chytil-Trouba-DeAngelo
PK Forwards: Kreider, Strome, Howden, Zibanejad
PK Defense: Trouba, Johnson, Lindgren, Fox
Igor Shesterkin gets the start.
Scratches/Injuries: Brendan Lemieux (leg?), Jack Johnson (healthy), Kevin Rooney (healthy)
Crazy Prediction: The fourth line combines for six points.
Game time is 7pm.
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