NO BROTHERLY LOVE, RANGERS VISIT PHILADELPHIA
New York Rangers (32-33-8) vs Philadelphia Flyers (37-25-12)
TONIGHT PM, MSG, WEPN
Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
Tonight the Rangers look to end a two game skid as they face the Philadelphia Flyers. In the third of four meetings this season, both teams have won one of the previous two contests at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers defeated Philadelphia 5-1 on January 16 but fell by the score of 7-4 in the second game on February 18. Henrik Lundqvist started both games surrendering 8 goals on a combined 63 shots. Kevin Hayes, Mats Zuccarello and Paul Carey all have tallies against Philadelphia this season.
Alexandar Georgiev will get the start for the Rangers tonight in Philly. Ondrej Pavelec will make his return from a knee injury as backup to Georgiev. Henrik Lundqvist will be a scratch as he deals with minor injuries (neck/back) stemming from a nasty collision Tuesday night against Columbus.
If yesterday's practice is any indication of tonight’s line pairings, the Rangers first line of Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider and Jesper Fast will remain intact along with the fourth line of Cody McLeod, David Desharnais and Paul Carey. Vlad Namestnikov moves to the wing alongside Kevin Hayes and Mats Zuccarello, Ryan Spooner takes over the center position between Jimmy Vesey and Pavel Buchnevich. The Rangers defense remains the same.
The Flyers who are battling with Columbus for fourth place in the Metro lost their last game to Detroit on Tuesday 5-4 and have only won one of their previous five games. Flyers Captain Claude Giroux leads the team in points with 87 and in assists with 61. Sean Couturier holds the team lead in goals with 30.
GAME DAY TEAM LEADERS
Rangers
POINTS: Mats Zuccarello 49
GOALS: Mika Zibanejad 25
ASSISTS: Mats Zuccarello 34
Flyers
POINTS: Claude Giroux 87
GOALS: Sean Couturier 30
ASSISTS: Claude Giroux 61
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