NYR TODAY Monday May 9: Rangers vs Senators Game 6 Preview, Alumni Birthdays, Today in Rangers History

NEW YORK RANGERS GAME DAY PREVIEW

Trailing Series Rangers Look to Even it Up at Home

NEW YORK RANGERS VS OTTAWA SENATORS

Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 6 (Ottawa Leads Series 3-2)

Madison Square Garden 7:00 PM, TV: NBCSN, CBC, TVAS RADIO: WEPN 98.7

Back to Madison Square Garden for a Win or Stay Home Situation for the Rangers. Down three games to two after another overtime loss to Ottawa on Saturday where the Rangers lost the lead in the final minute of regulation the Rangers are on the brink of elimination and need their top players to step up and force a return to Ottawa for Game 7.

With their third and fourth lines along with the defense showing the most points in the series the Rangers need veteran players Rick Nash, Derek Stepan and Chris Kreider to take the lead for game game 6.

At Rangers practice on Monday they used the following lines

Chris Kreider, Mika Zibanejad, Mats Zuccarello
Jimmy Vesey, Derek Stepan, Rick Nash
Michael Grabner, Kevin Hayes, Jesper Fast
Tanner Glass, Oscar Lindberg, JT Miller
Ryan McDonagh and Dan Girardi, Marc Staal and Nick Holden, Brady Skjei and Brendan Smith.

Pavel Buchnevich mixed in with Tanner Glass during line rushes.

Henrik Lundqvist has only surrendered 2 goals in 2 games at MSG in the Series against the Senators but has given up 13 in 3 games while playing in Ottawa Thru 5 games he has posted a 2.73 GAA and a 909 Save %.

Henrik Lundqvist is 10-1 with a 1.05 GAA, .965 SV% and 2 shutouts in his last 11 games when facing elimination at MSG. Since Game 6 vs. Ottawa in 2012, Lundqvist is 15-5 with a 1.74 GAA, a .945 SV%, and 2 shutouts when the Rangers are facing elimination.

In recent years when down 3-2 heading into game 6 the Rangers have won in 2013 against Washington in the 1st round, 2014 against Pittsburgh in the 2nd round and again against Washington in the 2nd round in 2015. In the 2015 Eastern Conference Finals the Rangers won game 6 but lost game 7 to Tampa Bay.

Rangers Playoff Leaders

Goals: Michael Grabner, Mats Zuccarello 4

Assists: Mika Zibanejad 6

Points: Ryan McDonagh, Mika Zibanejad 7

+/-: Brendan Smith 9

      Nick Holden -4

In 11 games played all Rangers Skaters have at least 1 point except for Marc Staal who has 0.

NYR Alumni Birthdays 5/9 

Stan Brown LW (1926-1927) Joe Cirella D (1990-1993) Mark Tinordi D (1987-1988)

Today in NYR History May 9

1994: The Rangers eliminate the Washington Capitals with a 4-3 win in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.