The Rangers are in Philly tonight on the second of a back to back in what is their first meaningless hockey game of the year. But this time around, it’s meaningless hockey in a good way. The Rangers have their playoff opponents set (most likely), and need a borderline miracle to win the division. Thus, this is meaningless hockey.
What doesn’t make it meaningless is the Rangers resting some guys. As of the writing of this post, the lineup hasn’t been released aside from Filip Chytil is back. Expect Alex Georgiev to play. I’d expect a regular or two to rotate in and out until the season starts.
Flyers Lines
Joel Farabee–Kevin Hayes-Travis Konecny
Noah Cates-Scott Laughton-Owen Tippett
James van Riemsdyk-Morgan Frost-Bobby Brink
Oscar Lindblom-Tanner Laczynski-Zack Macewen
Ivan Provorov-Travis Sanheim
Egor Zamula-Kevin Connauton
Keith Yandle-Ronnie Attard
Felix Sandstrom gets the start.
Rangers Lines (best guess)
Chris Kreider-Mika Zibanejad-Frank Vatrano
Artemiy Panarin-Ryan Strome–Andrew Copp
Barclay Goodrow-Filip Chytil-Kaapo Kakko
Dryden Hunt-Kevin Rooney-Ryan Reaves
K’Andre Miller–Jacob Trouba
Ryan Lindgren–Adam Fox
Justin Braun-Braden Schneider
PP1: Strome-Zibanejad-Panarin-Kreider-Fox
PP2: Lafreniere-Kakko-Vatrano-Copp-Trouba
Alex Georgiev gets the start.
Scratches/Injuries: Sammy Blais (knee – done for season), Tyler Motte (upper body), Julien Gauthier (healthy), Patrik Nemeth (personal), Greg McKegg (healthy), Jonny Brodzinski (healthy), Alexis Lafreniere (healthy)
Crazy Prediction: Kreider gets to 53.
Game time is 7pm.
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