Per Mollie Walker, the Rangers lines tonight are close to the expected lineup for the regular season opener next Tuesday. This means most of the regulars are playing tonight, and Igor Shesterkin is expected to get the whole game.
#NYR head coach Gerard Gallant said the final two preseason games would be closest to what we'll see opening night:
Kreider-Zibanejad-Vesey
Panarin-Trocheck-Kravtsov
Lafrenière-Chytil-Kakko
Blais-Rydahl-GoodrowMiller-Trouba
Jones-Schneider
Hajek-BartkowskiShesterkin
Halak— Mollie Walker (@MollieeWalkerr) October 5, 2022
Naturally this is without Ryan Lindgren and Adam Fox. But noticeable is Jimmy Vesey on the top line. We knew Barclay Goodrow wasn’t the answer, and it looks like Sammy Blais isn’t either. Blais-Rydahl-Goodrow as the 4th line is certainly a fun one to watch. They could be brutal to play against.
Worth noting that Libor Hajek with Matt Bartkowski and Zac Jones with Braden Schneider likely means Jones has won the 3LD battle.
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