NEW YORK RANGERS (21-10-1) NASHVILLE PREDATORS (13-12-4)
Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN 8:0 PM TV: MSG2 RADIO: WEPN 98.7 FM NY
Tonight the Rangers visit the Predators in Nashville for the first of two meetings this season. The Rangers are coming off a 2-0 shutout win in Dallas which saw the return of Rick Nash and Henrik Lundqvist. Both Lundqvist, 27 saves and Nash, game winning goal were an important boost to the team.
The Rangers finishing up a short two game road trip tonight before returning home tomorrow to face New Jersey have won the last four of five games with 3 games coming a shutouts.
The Rangers did not practice yesterday so it's not know yet who will start in net. Henrik Lundqvist has a 5-4-0 record with 1.91 GAA and a .935 SV% with a pair of shutouts in nine starts against the Predators, with both shutouts coming in Nashville. Antti Raanta has yet to ever play Nashville in his career.
The Rangers All-Time record vs Nashville is 11-8-1-2 (5-5-1-1 at home; 6-3-0-1 on the road).
NYR GAME DAY STATS:
NYR TEAM LEADERS:
GOALS: MICHAEL GRABNER 13
ASSISTS: RYAN McDONAGH, DEREK STEPAN 16
POINTS: J.T. MILLER, KEVIN HAYES 22
+/-: MICHAEL GRABNER +18
GWG: DAN GIRARDI, BRANDON PIRRI, JIMMY VESEY, KEVIN HAYES 3
PPG: RICK NASH, JIMMY VESEY, BRANDON PIRRI 4
PPP: RICK NASH, DEREK STEPAN, CHRIS KREIDER, JIMMY VESEY, RYAN McDONAGH, BRANDON PIRRI 6
GOALIE STATS:
HENRIK LUNDQVIST 13-8-1 GAA: 2.44 SV%: .916
ANTTI RAANTA 8-2-0 GAA: 1.67 SV%: .941
NYR TEAM STATS
21-10-1
3rd Overall NHL
1st Metropolitan Division
POINTS: 43 (Rank #3)
WIN%: 0.672 (Rank #3)
GOALS FOR: 108 (Rank #1)
GOALS AGAINST: 71 (Rank #6)
POWER PLAY GOALS: 21 (Rank #8)
SHORT HANDED GOALS: 5 (Rank #2)
POWER PLAY GOALS AGAINST: 11 (Rank #2)
POWER PLAY RANK: 21.88 (Rank #8)
PENALTY KILL: 86.90 (Rank #3)
SHUTOUTS: 4 (Rank #2)
EMPTY NET GOALS: 6
SHOOTOUTS: 0/1
NYR Alumni Birthday December 17:
Erik Christensen (2009-2012)
Today in NYR History December 17:
1935: Five original New York Rangers each play in his 500th NHL game. Bill Cook, Bun Cook, Frank Boucher, Ching Johnson and Murray Murdoch reach the milestone when the Rangers and Montreal Canadiens skate to a 1-1 tie at Madison Square Garden.
2008: Rangers defenseman Michal Rozsival scores on a penalty shot in the second period, and then scores in overtime to give New York a 3-2 victory against the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center. Rozsival becomes the second player since the NHL reinstitutes overtime in 1983 to score on a penalty shot before winning the game with an overtime goal.
2011: Brad Richards scores the game-winning goal with 0.1 seconds remaining in regulation, giving the Rangers a 3-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes.
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