After an eventful win at MSG against the Carolina Hurricanes, the banged up Rangers travel to Minnesota to take on a Wild team that is in the middle of a free fall. The Wild have lost four straight, are near the bottom of their division, and there doesn’t seem to be a way out just yet. They are far better than their record though, so perhaps this is just a blip for them.
The Rangers are not going into this game at full strength, and will be without three top of the lineup players. Adam Fox, Filip Chytil, and Igor Shesterkin are all out tonight and possibly longer. This is the first test of adversity for the Blueshirts this season, and it won’t be the last. It’s a good thing they’ve banked points, because this is going to be a difficult stretch for them. They have the skill to overcome.
Rangers Lines (presumed)
Chris Kreider-Mika Zibanejad-Kaapo Kakko
Artemi Panarin-Vincent Trocheck-Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle-Jonny Brodzinski-Blake Wheeler
Barclay Goodrow-Nick Bonino-Jimmy Vesey
Erik Gustafsson-Ryan Lindgren
K’Andre Miller-Jacob Trouba
Zac Jones-Braden Schneider
Jonathan Quick gets the start.
Wildd Lines
Kirill Kaprizov-Marco Rossi-Matthew Boldy
Marcus Johansson-Ryan Hartman-Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Foligno-Joel Eriksson Ek-Patrick Maroon
Brandon Duhaime-Connor Dewar-Vinni Lettieri
Jonas Brodin-Brock Faber
Jacob Middleton-Dakota Mermis
Daemon Hunt-Calen Addison
Filip Gustavsson gets the start.
Injuries: Adam Fox (lower body), Filip Chytil (upper body), Igor Shesterkin (banged up)
Crazy Prediction: The play better without Adam Fox than they do without Ryan Lindgren.
Game time is 8pm.
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