Original Six Rivalry Renewed
NEW YORK RANGERS vs MONTRAL CANADIENS
Bell Centre, Motreal, Quebec, Canada, 7:00 PM, TV: MSG, NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports RADIO: 98.7 WEPN
The second season starts tonight in Montreal as the Rangers face off against the Canadiens in the first-round of the Eastern Conference playoff series. This will be the second time in three years and the 16th time in NHL History that the Canadiens and Rangers will face off in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, with the Rangers holding an 8-7 edge.
With a mix of rookies and veterans rolling up front the Rangers will depend on all four lines to get things done against Montreal. Henrik Lundqvist will once again lead the way in net for the Rangers matching up against Montreal's Carey Price. Lifetime, Lundqvist is 14-17-3 in the regular season against the Canadiens.
Coming into tonight's game the Rangers led the league in road victories with 27 and were the highest-scoring team in third periods during the regular season.
Rangers Probable Lineup vs Montreal Game 1:
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, Taylor Beck, Adam Clendening. Kevin Klein, Steven Kampfer
NYR Alumni Birthday April 12:
Adam Graves LW (1991-2001) Roman Hamrlik D (2012-2013) Kristoff Oliwa LW (2002-2003) Tim Sweeney RW (1997-1998)
Today in NYR History April 12:
1994: The Rangers win their 52nd game of the 1993-94 season to establish a franchise record that would stand until the 2014-15 season.
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