Don’t look now, but the Rangers are streaking. Winners of six in a row and seven of their last eight, the Rangers have separated themselves from the wild card pack with a comfortable lead on third place in the Metro Division. Amazingly enough, this run, and the 21-4-3 record since the helmet throw, hasn’t even helped them gain ground on the Canes. In fact, they lost ground. Go figure. They did gain 11 points on the Devils, and they are in striking distance.
The Oilers are another tough test with their ridiculous offense. The Blueshirts have had issues on defense lately, so this could be a track meet. Luckily, the Rangers have the advantage on the blue line and in net, which gives them a more balanced attack. Still, when it’s McDavid out there, all bets are off.
Oilers Lines
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins-Connor McDavid-Zach Hyman
Evander Kane-Leon Draisaitl-Mattias Janmark
Dylan Holloway-Ryan McLeod-Warren Foegele
Klim Kostin-Derek Ryan-Jesse Puljujarvi
Darnell Nurse-Cody Ceci
Brett Kulak-Tyson Barrie
Philip Broberg-Evan Bouchard
Jack Campbell gets the start.
Rangers Lines
Chris Kreider-Mika Zibanejad-Vladimir Tarasenko
Artemi Panarin-Vincent Trocheck-Jimmy Vesey
Alexis Lafreniere-Filip Chytil-Kaapo Kakko
Barclay Goodrow-Jake Leschyshyn-Julien Gauthier
Ryan Lindgren-Adam Fox
K’Andre Miller-Jacob Trouba
Niko Mikkola-Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin gets the start.
Injuries: None
Crazy Prediction: McDavid held scoreless
Game time is 9pm.
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