NYR TODAY Tues. 11/29: Game Day Preview, Alumni Birthdays, Today in Rangers History

NEW YORK RANGERS GAME DAY PREVIEW

NEW YORK RANGERS (15-7-1) CAROLINA HURRICANES (9-8-4)

Madison Square Garden, NYC 7:00 PM TV: MSG, RADIO: WEPN 98.7 FM NY

Tonight the Rangers try to right the ship and end a four game home skid along with ending their three game losing streak against the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at MSG.

The Rangers may be without J.T. Miller who has a stiches in his knee from a Mats Zuccarello slapshot in the loss to Ottawa on Sunday. Vigneault said he is 50/50 to start but Oscar Lindbeg will go if Miller can't.

Henrik Lundqvist returns to man the net after a night off after a 40 save performance against Philadelphia. He is 10-6-1 with a .915 SV% and a 2.43 GAA with one shutout this season. 

NYR TEAM LEADERS:

GOALS: MICHAEL GRABNER 12

ASSISTS: RYAN McDONAGH 13

POINTS: J.T. MILLER, KEVIN HAYES 19

FACE OFF%: MATS ZUCCARELLO 75.0%

+/-: MICHAEL GRABNER +20

GWG: DAN GIRARDI 3

PPG: RICK NASH, BRANDON PIRRI 3

GOALIE STATS:

HENRIK LUNDQVIST  10-6-1 GAA: 2.43 SV%: .915

ANTTI RAANTA 5-1-0 GAA: 2.20 SV%: .931

NYR TEAM STATS

2nd Overall NHL

1st Metropolitan Division

POINTS: 31 (Rank #2)

WIN%: 0.674 (Rank #2)

GOALS FOR: 85 (Rank #1)

GOALS AGAINST: 56 (Rank #14)

POWER PLAY GOALS: 14 (Rank #10)

SHORT HANDED GOALS: 3 (Rank #2)

POWER PLAY GOALS AGAINST: 8 (Rank #4)

POWER PLAY RANK: 20.29 (Rank #10)

PENALTY KILL: 85.00 (Rank #9)

SHUTOUTS: 1

EMPTY NET GOALS: 5

SHOOTOUTS: 0/1

NYR Alumni Birthdays November 29:

Bill Baker D (1982-1983) Ian Cusheman D !959-1960) Alex Kaleta LW (1948-1951)

Today in NYR History November 29:

1998: The Rangers play the Nashville Predators for the first time, and defeat them, 5-1, at MSG behind Wayne Gretzky’s goal and two assists.