Rangers Look to Take Two in Montreal
NEW YORK RANGERS vs MONTREAL CANADIENS
Bell Centre, Motreal, Quebec, Canada, 7:00 PM, TV: MSG, USA, CBC, TVA Sports RADIO: 98.7 WEPN
Taking game one in Montreal on Wednesday with a 2-0 shutout the Rangers will look to spoil home ice advantage for the Habs and head to Madison Square Garden for games three and four up two games to none.
Expect another goaltending battle between Henrik Lundqvst, the game's first star and Carey Price, the game's third star who both shined in Wednesday's opening game of the series. Going by Thursday's practice the Rangers will be going with the same forward lines and defense pairs for game two as in game one.
The Rangers shutout of Montreal on Wednesday was only the second time the Canadiens have been shut out on home ice during the playoffs in franchise history.
Wednesday's victory also marked Henrik Lundqvist tenth career playoff shutout, moving him head of Mike Richter (9) into the franchise record books at number one.
Rangers Lineup vs Montreal Game 2:
Forwards:
Chris Kreider, Derek Stepan, Mats Zuccarello
Jimmy Vesey, Mika Zibanejad, Rick Nash
Michael Grabner, Kevin Hayes, JT Miller
Tanner Glass, Oscar Lindberg, Jesper Fast
Defense:
Ryan McDonagh - Dan Girardi
Marc Staal - Nick Holden
Brady Skjei - Brendan Smith
Starter:
Henrik Lundqvist
Backup:
Antti Raanta
Scratches: Pavel Buchnevich, Brandon Pirri, Matt Puempel, Adam Clendening. Kevin Klein, Steven Kampfer
NYR Alumni Birthday April 14:
Dave Archibald C (1989-1990) Jeff Finley D (1997-1998) Steve LaRouche C (1995-1996)
Today in NYR History April 14:
1928: The Rangers capture their first Stanley Cup with a 2-1 win in Game 5 against the Montreal Maroons.
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