The Rangers won their third straight against the Devils yesterday, but got a wakeup call in the process. They won 6-3, but the Devils took over the game in the third period. The Rangers were lucky they came out with the win, quite frankly. This was also the second straight game where the Rangers took the third period off.
They are getting overconfident against a team that can beat them. Remember, they need these points to keep pace with the Bruins and the Islanders. Both are catchable, but they need to win and they need some help. Winning today is another big step, as it would complete the needed sweep. But it is another afternoon game. We will see how that goes.
Devils Lines
Yegor Sharangovich-Jack Hughes-Janne Kuokkanen
Miles Wood-Pavel Zacha-Jesper Bratt
Andreas Johnsson-Jesper Boqvist-Marian Studenic
Mikhail Maltsev-Michael McLeod-Tyce Thompson
Will Butcher-PK Subban
Ryan Murray-Damon Severson
Ty Smith–Sami Vatanen
Mackenzie Blackwood gets the start.
Rangers Lines
Chris Kreider-Mika Zibanejad-Pavel Buchnevich
Artemi Panarin–Ryan Strome–Colin Blackwell
Alexis Lafreniere–Filip Chytil–Kaapo Kakko
Brett Howden–Kevin Rooney–Vitali Kravtsov
Ryan Lindgren–Adam Fox
K’Andre Miller-Jacob Trouba
Libor Hajek–Brendan Smith
PP1: Strome-Zibanejad-Panarin-Kreider-Fox
PP2: Kakko-Buchnevich-Chytil-Blackwell-Miller
Igor Shesterkin gets the start.
Scratches/Injuries: Jack Johnson (sports hernia), Phil Di Giuseppe (healthy), Julien Gauthier (healthy), Zac Jones (healthy)
Crazy Prediction: A wake up call.
Game time is 3:00pm.
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