NEW YORK RANGERS (37-19-1) vs WASHINGTON CAPITALS (39-11-7)
Madison Square Garden, NYC 12:30 PM TV:NBC RADIO: WEPN 98.7 FM NY
Rangers meet Division Leading Capitals
The Rangers get back to work today after a two day layoff from Thursday's disappointing 4-2 loss in Brooklyn to the Islanders to take on the Capitals in a Sunday Afternoon Home Game.
Today is the second meeting of four this season, the Rangers won the first contest 4-2 in Washington back on October 22nd.
Henrik Lundqvist will get the start for the Rangers. In 33 career games vs Washington Lundqvist holds a record of 20-9-4.
Rookie Pavel Bucnevich is likely to return to the lineup after being a healthy scratch in Thursday's game vs the Islanders. Buchevich returned to the 4th line in practice yesterday alongside Oscar Lindberg and Jesper Fast. The other 3 lines remained the same as previous games.
The Rangers worked on their "anemic" power play yesterday and worked the following units in practice: First Unit: Pavel Buchnevich, Ryan McDonagh, Mats Zuccarello, Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad, Second Unit: Brady Skjei, Derek Stepan, JT Miller, Jimmy Vesey and Rick Nash.
Rangers Projected Lineup vs Washington Capitals
Forwards:
Chris Kreider, Mika Zibanejad, Mats Zuccarello
Jimmy Vesey, Derek Stepan, Rick Nash
Michael Grabner, Kevin Hayes, J.T. Miller
Pavel Buchnevich, Oscar Lindberg, Jesper Fast
Defense:
Ryan McDonagh - Dan Girardi
Marc Staal - Nick Holden
Brady Skjei - Kevin Klein
Starter:
Henrik Lundqvist
Backup:
Antti Raanta
Scratches:
Brandon Pirri, Adam Clendening, Matt Puempel
NYR GAME DAY STATS:
NYR TEAM LEADERS:
GOALS: MICHAEL GRABNER 26
ASSISTS: MATS ZUCCARELLO 31
POINTS: J.T. MILLER 46
+/-: MICHAEL GRABNER +28
GWG: J.T. MILLER 6
PPG: BRANDON PIRRI, CHRIS KREIDER, RICK NASH, JIMMY VESEY 5
PPP: RYAN McDONAGH 12
SHG: J.T. MILLER 3
SHP KEVIN HAYES 6
PIM: CHRIS KREIDER 36
FO%: MICHAEL GRABNER 58.33
GOALIE STATS:
WINS: HENRIK LUNDQVIST 26
GAA: ANTTI RAANTA 2.32
SO: HENRIK LUNDQVIST, ANTTI RANTA 2
SV%: ANTTI RAANTA .920
HENRIK LUNDQVIST 26-14-1 GAA: 2.69 SV%: .911 SO: 2
ANTTI RAANTA 11-4-0 GAA: 2.32 SV%: .920 SO: 2
NYR TEAM STATS
37-19-1
6th Overall NHL
4th Metropolitan Division
WINS: 37 (Rank #3)
POINTS: 75 (Rank #6)
WIN%: 0.658 (Rank #5)
GOALS FOR: 192 (Rank #3)
GOALS AGAINST: 150 (Rank #10)
POWER PLAY GOALS: 34 (Rank #17)
POWER PLAY %: 20.12 (Rank #13)
POWER PLAY GOALS AGAINST: 27 (Rank #4)
PENALTY KILL: 82.35 (Rank #11)
SHORT HANDED GOALS: 8 (Rank #1)
SHORT HANDED GOALS AGAINST: 3 (Rank #8)
SHUTOUTS: 5 (Rank #6)
EMPTY NET GOALS: 11
SHOOTOUTS: 2/3
NYR Alumni Birthdays February 19:
Rob DiMaio RW (1999-2000) Kris Newbury C (2009-2013) Russell Datman LW (1928-1929) Jeff Taffe C (2005-2006)
RNYRF Remembers Announcer Jim Gordon (February 19, 1927 – February 20, 2003)
The television "voice" of the NHL New York Rangers and radio voice of the NFL New York Giants.
Gordon began calling New York sporting events when he was hired by Madison Square Garden in 1955 to be the radio voice of the Rangers and Knicks. He worked in those capacities on-and-off in both radio and television over the next three decades, occasionally alternating with other New York sportscasters like Marty Glickman, Les Keiter, Bob Wolff, Win Elliot, Tim Ryan, Don Criqui and Marv Albert.
In between Knicks and Rangers assignments, Gordon appeared on CBS Sports network TV coverage of the NHL in the late-1960s and also was the original television voice of the New York Islanders, calling games in the 1972-73 season. Returning to the Rangers in the mid-1970s, he called their cable and broadcast TV games until 1984, when he was replaced by Sam Rosen.[4] During some of those hockey seasons, he also called games on the syndicated NHL Network.
In 1977, Gordon was hired to replace Marv Albert as the radio voice of the New York Giants football team. For 18 seasons (ending in 1994) Gordon called games on both WNEW and WOR alongside Dick Lynch and (later) Karl Nelson. He was fired by WOR after the 1994 season and replaced by Bob Papa, effectively ending his broadcasting career.
Gordon died from cancer on February 20, 2003, one day after turning 76.
Today in NYR History February 19:
1977: Rod Gilbert scores a goal with an assist to become the 11th player in NHL history and the first member of the Rangers to earn 1,000 points. He reaches the milestone in his 1,027th NHL game, a 5-2 loss to the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum.
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