NEW YORK RANGERS (2-1-0) VS DETROIT RED WINGS (1-2-0)
Madison Square Garden, NYC TV: NBCSN, RADIO: WEPN 1050 AM
Coming off a "barn burner" of a game with the San Jose Sharks tonight the New York Rangers host fellow Original 6 Detroit Red Wings.
In Monday's game vs San Jose the Rangers finished with a 7-4 victory which saw 7 different Rangers score in the contest.
Defenseman Kevin Klein is expected to make his season debut tonight coming off day to day status with back spasms while defenseman Dan Girardi (strained groin) and Pavel Buchnevich (back spasms) did not skate on Tuesday. Head coach Alain Vigneault said Girardi could begin skating in the next day or two, while Buchnevich remains day-to-day.
NYR TEAM LEADERS:
GOALS: CHRIS KREIDER 3
ASSISTS:MIKA ZABANEJAD, CHRIS KREIDER 3
POINTS: CHRIS KREIDER 6
NYR TEAM STATS/PER GAME AVERAGE
GOALS FOR: 4.7 (Rank #1)
GOALS AGAINST: 3.3 (Rank #18)
SHOTS: 34.3
SHOTS ALLOWED: 25.7
POWER PLAY GOALS: 2
SHORT HANDED GOALS: 0
POWER PLAY GOALS AGAINST: 2
POWER PLAY RANK: 20.0% (Rank #14)
PENALTY KILL: 83.3
PIM: 26
SAVE%: 86.4
NYR Alumni Birthday October 19:
Zdeno Ciger LW (2001-2002)
Today in NYR History October 19:
1988: Brian Mullen records his only hat trick as a Ranger, Brian Lawton adds a goal and two assists as the Rangers defeat the Washington Capitals, 5-1, at MSG.
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