All winning streaks eventually come to an end, and the Rangers had theirs ended over the long weekend by Connor Hellebuyck and the Winnipeg Jets. Now the Rangers are in Detroit to face a surprisingly still in it Red Wings team that just isn’t going away. Their 7-3-0 run has put them within striking distance of a wild card spot with 4-5 games in hand on teams ahead of them. They have something to play for.
As for the Rangers, they are still figuring some things out. We know what the roster looks like, and will look like in the playoffs. There may be a tinker here and there with Vesey and Tarasenko. Maybe we will see Vitali Kravtsov on the fourth line to give Jake Leschyshyn a break. But that’s really it. They are locked into a date with the Devils, and it’s really just home-ice advantage to play for.
Red Wings Lines
Tyler Bertuzzi-Dylan Larkin-David Perron
Michael Rasmussen-Andrew Copp-Jonatan Berggren
Jakub Vrana-Joe Veleno-Robby Fabbri
Dominik Kubalik-Pius Suter-Oskar Sundqvist
Jake Walman-Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot-Filip Hronek
Olli Maatta-Robert Hagg
Vlle Husso gets the start.
Rangers Lines
Chris Kreider-Mika Zibanejad-Jimmy Vesey
Artemi Panarin-Vincent Trocheck-Vladimir Tarasenko
Alexis Lafreniere-Filip Chytil-Kaapo Kakko
Tyler Motte-Barclay Goodrow-Ben Harpur
Ryan Lindgren-Adam Fox
K’Andre Miller-Jacob Trouba
Niko Mikkola-Braden Schneider
Jaro Halak gets the start.
Injuries: Jake Leschyshyn / Vitali Kravtsov (roster management reasons)
Crazy Prediction: Gordie Howe hat trick for Motte
Game time is 7pm.
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