NEW YORK RANGERS VS NEW YORK ISLANDERS
Madison Square Garden, 7:00 PM MSG, MSG+
The Rangers and Islanders square off tonight for the first game of Preseason 2016. This will be the first meeting of 2 between the teams in preseason before the Rangers open their 2016-2017 Season vs the Islanders on October 17.
Tonight's NY Rangers Lineup
Forwards
Chris Kreider - Mika Zibanejad - Pavel Buchnevich
Brandon Pirri - Josh Jooris - Nicklas Jensen
Robin Kovacs - Marek Hrivik - Malte Stromwall
Tanner Glass - Maxim LaPierre - Chris Brown
Defense Pairs
Marc Staal - Adam Clendening
Brady Skjei - Dan Girardi
Mat Bodie - Dylan McIlrath
Goaltenders
Magnus Hellberg
Mackenzie Skapski
NYR Alumni Birthday September 27:
Al MacNeil
Seasons with Rangers: 1 (1966-67)
Regular-Season Games with Rangers: 58
Playoff Games with Rangers: 4
Full name: Allister Wences MacNeil
Uniform Numbers: 6
Retired from pro hockey: 1968
Acquired
Claimed from Montreal in NHL Intra-League Draft on June 15, 1966.
Departed
Claimed by Pittsburgh in NHL Expansion Draft on June 6, 1967.
RANGERS DEBUT
Oct. 19, 1966 (Rangers vs. Chicago Black Hawks)
FINAL GAME WITH RANGERS
April 13, 1967 (Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens) (playoffs)
Became a coach following his retirement, working in NHL as head coach of Montreal and Calgary
Today in NYR History September 27, 1991:
The air temperature at puck drop was around 85 °F (29 °C), going as high as 95 °F (35 °C) during the course of the game, with 28% humidity, though the ice held up well. The Rangers started the game well, scoring two goals by Tony Amonte and Doug Weight for a 2-0 lead at the end of the first period. In the second period, the Kings scored three goals by Tony Granato, Brian Benning, and Sylvain Couturier to get a 3-2 lead at the end of the second period. The Kings added two more goals in the third period by Jari Kurri and Wayne Gretzky for a 5-2 win.
The Kings captain was Wayne Gretzky, while the Rangers had yet to name a captain for the upcoming season. The Rangers previous captain Kelly Kisio had signed with the San Jose Sharks during the off-season. Mark Messier wouldn't be named the Rangers next captain, until after joining the team October 5, 1991, being traded from the Edmonton Oilers for the Rangers' Bernie Nicholls, Steven Rice and 1989 draft pick Louie DeBrusk.
A second exhibition game was scheduled between the Rangers and the Kings to take place on September 29, 1991, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The game, however, was cancelled, due to poor and unsafe ice conditions at the Charlotte Coliseum.
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