The Rangers and Sabres are back in action again tonight in what could be a spoiler game for both teams. The Rangers are just barely clinging to playoff life. The Sabres can end all hope tonight. This is definitely a trap game for the Rangers. But then again, any game against Buffalo or New Jersey is a trap game.
It’s funny to me. Whenever the Rangers play the Sabres or Devils, they are in the playoff race. The minute they face a real team, they are out of the playoff race. It shows they are a step ahead of the two bad teams, and in a different division they are likely a playoff team. There’s a lot to love about this team’s future. Let’s enjoy these games while they are relatively meaningless. They won’t be for long.
Sabres Lines
Jeff Skinner-Sam Reinhart-Victor Olofsson
Rasmus Asplund-Casey Middlestadt-Tage Thompson
Anders Bjork-Dylan Cozens-Arttu Ruotsalainen
Tobias Rieder-Riley Sheahan-Drake Caggiula
Mattias Samuelsson-Rasmus Ristolainen
Rasmus Dahlin-Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson-William Borgen
Dustin Tokarski gets the start.
Rangers Lines
Alexis Lafreniere-Mika Zibanejad-Pavel Buchnevich
Artemi Panarin–Ryan Strome–Kaapo Kakko
Chris Kreider–Filip Chytil–Vitali Kravtsov
Brett Howden–Kevin Rooney–Phil Di Giuseppe
Ryan Lindgren–Zac Jones
K’Andre Miller-Brendan Smith
Libor Hajek-Adam Fox
PP1: Strome-Zibanejad-Panarin-Kreider-Fox
PP2: Kakko-Buchnevich-Chytil-Lafreniere-Miller
Igor Shesterkin gets the start.
Scratches/Injuries: Jack Johnson (sports hernia), Jacob Trouba (lower body), Colin Blackwell (banged up), Julien Gauthier (healthy), Anthony Bitetto (healthy)
Crazy Prediction: PP2 gets more ice time than PP1.
Game time is 7pm.
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