RANGERS Rangers vs Montreal Canadiens

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RANGERS (12-9-1) vs CANADIENS (8-11-3)​

Rangers return home to MSG today at 1PM eastern looking to break our 5 lose streak.

Kreider and Chytil both skated this morning and expected to both return today. Chytil has missed seven straight games and Kreider the past three.

Brett Berard moves up to the 1st line along with Kreider and Zibanejad. Filip Chytil will return to the 3rd line as center with Cuylle and Kakko to his left and right based on this mornings skate.

Jonathan Quick (4-1-0) will get the start between the pipes today. Igor Shesterkin made 32 saves in our loss to the Flyers yesterday afternoon.

Team Leaders:

Goals: Artemi Panarin (12)

Assists: Adam Fox (18)

Points: Artemi Panarin (26)

+/-: Kaapo Kakko, Will Cuylle (+12)

PIM: Adam Edstrom (21)

Todays Projected Lines:

Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Brett Berard

Artemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck -- Alexis Lafreniere

Will Cuylle – Filip Chytil -- Kaapo Kakko

Adam Edstrom -- Sam Carrick -- Jimmy Vesey

Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox

K'Andre Miller -- Braden Schneider

Zac Jones -- Jacob Trouba

Jonathan Quick

Healthy Scratches: Chad Ruhwedel, Jonny Brodzinski, Reilly Smith

No current injuries.

LET'S GO!!! WE NEED THIS WIN. #LGR

 

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We are just minutes away from the opening face off! We need this win to break this slump! Let's Go Boys!

 

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Rangers win the opening face off

 

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Rangers starting the first hungry, great to see!

 

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Trouba dropping mitts within first two minutes.. here we go!​

 

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Trouba and Anderson both get 5 minutes for fighting

 

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Rangers go on the first power play of the game

 

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It's a Power Play Goal for the Breadman,! Assist A. Fox (19), M. Zibanejad (12) Rangers score first, it's 1-0

 

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Rangers outshooting the Habs 9-2

 

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Habs score making it a 1-1 tied game

 

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Rangers on the PK

 

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Big save by Quick and puck cleared

 

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Trocheck gets 2 for high sticking and Habs go on the power play

 

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Rangers back to full strength, 1:22 left in the 1st. Rangers continue to out shoot the Habs 9-6. Tied game at one all

 

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Trocheck with four seconds left in the first to retake the lead 2-1! Assisted by Lafrenière

 

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After 20 minutes of play. Rangers lead 2-1

 

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Snack time! Second period in just about 10 minutes

 

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Second under way

 

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Habs wanting a call on that Kreider hit but didn't get it

 

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Carrick will sit for two min for unsportsmalike for taking up for Laf's hit