Rangers look to Sweep Season Series in New Jersey
NEW YORK RANGERS (45-24-3) vs NEW JERSEY DEVILS (26-33-12)
Prudential Center, Newark, NJ 7:00 PM TV: MSG, MSG+ Radio: WEPN 98.7 FM
The Rangers and New Jersey Devils will play their fourth and final game against each other this season. The Rangers will look to sweep the series and extend their road win record to 27 for the season.
In the fourth and final meeting the Rangers come into the contest having defeated New Jersey 5-0 on December 11, 3-2 in a shootout win on December 18 and a 4-3 overtime win on February 18th on a goal by Mika Zibanejad.
Antti Raanta will once again get the start in net filling in for the injured Henrik Lundqvist. Raanta who earned the previous win in New Jersey stopped 34 of 36 shots in the contest and is 2-0 vs the Devils this season. Raanta is 3-2-1 in his last six starts dating back to March 6th.
The Rangers lineup will remain the same as Saturday's win in Minnesota including the newly formed "Kid Line" of Pavel Buchnevich, Oscar Lindberg & Jimmy Vesey. The kid line earned a combined 4 points against the Wild, Lindberg with 2 goals, Vesey & Buchnevich earning an assist each.
Captain Ryan McDonagh took a maintenance day yesterday but will be in tonight's lineup. Henrik Lundqvist, Dan Girardi and Kevin Klein all participated in practice yesterday and will travel with the team when it heads for the weekend start of the "California Trip".
NY Rangers Projected Lineup vs New Jersey
Forwards:
Chris Kreider-Derek Stepan-Mats Zuccarello
J.T. Miller-Mika Zibanejad-Rick Nash
Michael Grabner-Kevin Hayes-Jesper Fast
Jimmy Vesey-Oscar Lindberg-Pavel Buchnevich
Defense:
Marc Staal-Ryan McDonagh
Brendan Smith-Nick Holden
Brady Skjei-Adam Clendening
Starter:
Antti Raanta
Backup:
Magnus Hellberg
Scratches: Brandon Pirri, Tanner Glass, Matt Puempel, Steven Kampfer
Injuries: Henrik Lundqvist (hip), Dan Girardi (ankle) Kevin Klein (back spasms)
NYR GAME DAY STATS:
RANGERS TEAM LEADERS:
SKATERS:
GOALS: MICHAEL GRABNER 27
ASSISTS: MATS ZUCCARELLO 37
POINTS: J.T. MILLER 52
+/-: MICHAEL GRABNER +28
GWG: J.T. MILLER 6
PPG: CHRIS KREIDER 6
PPP: DEREK STEPAN 14
SHG: J.T. MILLER 3
SHP KEVIN HAYES 7
PIM: CHRIS KREIDER 46
FO%: BRANDON PIRRI 57.14
GOALIE STATS:
WINS: HENRIK LUNDQVIST 30
GAA: ANTTI RAANTA 2.30
SO: ANTTI RANTA 3
SV%: ANTTI RAANTA .921
ANTTI RAANTA 15-7-1 GAA: 2.30 SV%: .921 SO: 3
MAGNUS HELLBERG 0-0-0 GAA: 0 SV% 1.000 SO: 0
HENRIK LUNDQVIST 30-17-2 GAA: 2.65 SV%: .913 SO: 2
RANGERS TEAM STATS
45-24-3
5th Overall NHL
4th Metropolitan Division
WINS: 45 (Rank #4)
POINTS: 93 (Rank #5)
WIN%: 0.681 (Rank #6)
GOALS FOR: 228 (Rank #3)
GOALS AGAINST: 186 (Rank #11)
POWER PLAY GOALS: 39 (Rank #19)
POWER PLAY OPPROTUNITIES: 210 (Rank #18)
POWER PLAY %: 18.57 (Rank #17)
POWER PLAY GOALS AGAINST: 39 (Rank #13)
TIMES SHORTHANDED: 196 (Rank #8)
PENALTY KILL: 80.10 (Rank #21)
SHORT HANDED GOALS: 9 (Rank #2 T)
SHORT HANDED GOALS AGAINST: 3 (Rank #5)
SHUTOUTS: 6 (Rank #7)
TIMES SHUT OUT: 2 (Rank #1)
EMPTY NET GOALS: 12
SHOOTOUTS: 3/6
NYR Alumni Birthdays March 21:
Ryan Callahan RW (2006-2014) Jimmy Jamieson D (1943-1944) Boris Mironov D (2002-2004)
Today in NYR History March 21:
1954: Johnny Bower becomes the first Rangers goaltender to appear in 70 games in one season, playing every second of the 1953-54 campaign.
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