RANGERS VS RED WINGS GAME DAY PREVIEW 11/9

Rangers Land in Detroit Riding Four Game Winning Streak

New York Rangers (7-7-1) vs Detroit Red Wings (5-8-2)

Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI

TONIGHT 7:30 PM TV: MSG, FSDT RADIO: ESPN-NY

The Rangers come into tonight's game riding a four game winning streak that started after a 5-3 win over Montreal on Tuesday night at MSG.

The Blueshirts will be without the services of Mats Zuccaerllo who leads the team in assists with 7 due to a groin injury. Zuccarello did not join the team in their back to back set which starts tonight in Detroit and ends tomorrow in Columbus.

Rookie center Brett Howden will return to the lineup after missing a game due to precautionary measures for an upper body injury. If lines remain the same from Thursday's practice he will take the middle between Jimmy Vesey and Cody McLeod.

Another rookie Center, Lias Andersson will take fourth line duties after making his Rangers debut against Montreal. Andersson will center, fellow first round pick Filip Chytil and Vinni Lettieri.

Jesper Fast seems to be the odd man out tonight as the healthy scratch while Zuccarello, Freddie Claesson (day to day) and Adam McQuaid (IR) will all sit with injuries.

Henrik Lundqvist was already announced as tonight's starter after yesterday's practice.

Mika Zibanejad leads the team in points with 13, Chris Kreider leads in goals with 7 and Zuccarello leads in assists with 7.

Detroit is 4-1 in it's last 5 games and comes in after winning on home ice 3-2 over the Vancouver Canucks. Dylan Larkin leads the Wings in goals , 6 and in points with 15. The assists lead is held by Gustav Nyqvist with 11.

This is the first of three meetings between the Rangers and Red Wings this season. Last year the Rangers were 1-0-2 aginst Detroit with a 3-2 overtime loss at MSG and again 3-2 in Detroit in a shootout loss. The Rangers win came on home ice in overtime 2-1.  Henrik Lundqvist and Jimmy Howard faced each other in a 3 games. Jesper Fast, Vinni Lettieri, Chris Kreider and Mats Zuccarello all have regulation goals against Detroit last season.

RANGERS PROBABLE LINEUP VS RED WINGS:

Forwards
Namestnikov-Zibanejad-Buchnevich
Kreider-Hayes-Spooner
Vesey-Howden-McLeod
Chytil-Andersson-Lettieri

Defense
Skjei-DeAngelo
Staal-Pionk
Smith-Shattenkirk

Starter: Lundqvist
Backup: Georgiev

Scratches: Fast

Injuries: Zuccarello (day to day, groin), Claesson (day to day, upper body) McQuaid (IR, Lower Body)


RANGERS ALL-TIME RECORD vs RED WINGS
Overall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220-262-105-3 (546 pts)
Home Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1412-95-57-0 (341 pts)
Road Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-167-48-3 (205 pts)
Goals For. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,614
Goals Against. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,787
Shutouts. . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, last – 1/22/2017 (1-0, OT; Lundqvist)
LAST TIME
Last Ranger Win at MSG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/24/2017 (2-1, OT)
Last Ranger Win at Detroit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/12/2017 (4-1)
Last Red Wing Win at MSG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2/25/2018 (3-2, OT)
Last Red Wing Win at Detroit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/29/2017 (3-2, SO)