TODAY 12:30 PM PM TV: MSG, FS-D, NHL.TV
RANGERS LOOK TO PLAY SPOILERS TODAY AT HOME
Detroit looking for either a regulation win or overtime win today to clinch a playoff spot could have their postseason hopes crushed by a Rangers win in the Original 6 Match up
@RNYRF Staff Report
SEASON SERIES: The Rangers and Red Wings meet for the 3rd and final time of the 2015-2016 season today in a Saturday afternoon matinee. New York and Detroit have split the season so far, the Wings having won in Detroit 3-2 on March 12th and the Rangers winning the 2nd game at MSG 1-0 in Overtime on a goal by Kevin Klein.
RANGERS TEAM NOTES: The Rangers will be without defensemen Ryan McDonagh (hand) and Dan Girardi (head,neck), Forwards Mats Zuccarello and Viktor Stalberg (lower body) when they faceoff vs Detroit for the final regular season game today at Madison Square Garden. Coach Alain Vigneault will insert previously scratched Oscar Lindberg and Marik Hrivik, recalled from Hartford of the AHL to replace Zuccarello and Stalberg. Goaltender Antti Raanta will get the nod today in net for the Rangers, Raanta has won his last 3 starts.
RANGERS VS RED WINGS TEAM LEADERS
GOALS: NYR Brassard 27, DET Tatar 21
ASSISTS: NYR Yandle 42, DET Zetterberg 36
HITS: NYR Glass 222, DET Abdelkader 207
SHOTS: NYR Stepan 191, DET Zetterberg 212
TODAY IN NYR HISTORY APRIL 9
1989: Mike Richter makes his NHL debut in Game 4 of the Patrick Division Semifinals against the Pittsburgh Penguins at MSG.
2011: Ryan McDonagh scores his first NHL goal, the game-winner in a 5-2 triumph over New Jersey. The win propels the Rangers into the postseason.
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