Don’t look now, but the Rangers have won three in a row and have seven points in their last four games. They are in Ottawa this afternoon in a classic trap game with a chance to make it four in a row. Banking points is needed right now for the Rangers as they manage injuries. Today represents a solid chance to bank another two points. They have a shot to end October with just one loss in regulation.
But this is a trap game. It’s an afternoon game against a tanking team that barely has enough talent to fill out a top line. So naturally, the Rangers might come out flat. That’s a might, because we’ve yet to see how a Gerard Gallant team will play in afternoon trap games. These games killed the Rangers of years past. Perhaps this is a different year.
Sens Lines
Brady Tkachuk-Josh Norris-Drake Batherson
Tim Stuetzle-Nick Paul-Connor Brown
Alex Formenton-Chris Tierney-Parker Kelly
Zach Sanford-Logan Shaw-Tyler Ennis
Thomas Chabot-Artem Zub
Victor Mete-Nikita Zaitsev
Nick Holden-Josh Brown
Matt Murray gets the start.
Rangers Lines (Best Guess)
Artemiy Panarin-Mika Zibanejad-Chris Kreider
Sammy Blais–Filip Chytil–Alexis Lafreniere
Dryden Hunt–Kevin Rooney–Barclay Goodrow
Morgan Barron–Greg KcKegg-Ryan Reaves
Ryan Lindgren–Adam Fox
K’Andre Miller-Jacob Trouba
Patrik Nemeth-Nils Lundkvist
PP1: Lafreniere-Zibanejad-Panarin-Kreider-Fox
PP2: Hunt-Chytil-Blais-Lundkvist-Trouba
Alex Georgiev gets the start.
Scratches/Injuries: Ryan Strome (COVID protocol), Kaapo Kakko (lower body), Libor Hajek (healthy), Jarred Tinordi (healthy), Julien Gauthier (healthy)
Crazy Prediction: Barclay Goodrow gets the game winner.
Game time is 1pm.
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