NY Rangers lines today: Centers flip, lineup gets closer to optimal

Rangers scoring issues persist, and their best duo might need a third sooner rather than later.

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 10: Mika Zibanejad #93 of the New York Rangers and Chris Kreider #20 talk on the ice during the third period against the Los Angeles Kings at STAPLES Center on December 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Juan Ocampo/NHLI via Getty Images)

The NY Rangers lines today have flipped the centers, per Colin Stephenson, with Mika Zibanejad reunited with Chris Kreider and Patrick Kane as their third. Artemi Panarin and Vincent Trocheck are reunited as well, with Vladimir Tarasenko as their third. The Kid Line and fourth line are unchanged, as expected.

Igor in goal today for #NYR, GG says. No Lindgren. And the lines will be the lines that finished last game, so Kreider-Zibanejad-Kane and Panarin-Trocheck-Tarasenko in the top six.

— Colin Stephenson (@ColinSNewsday) April 2, 2023

Ryan Lindgren will again be out as the Rangers take it slow with his shoulder injury. Seeing as they are locked into the #3 seed in the Metro Division, this makes sense. No need to rush him, even if the Rangers have had a consistency problem without him.

Igor Shesterkin gets the start, as the Rangers look to get back on track after a lackluster pair of games on Thursday and Saturday nights.

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