RANGERS LOOK TO END SKID AT HOME VS PREDS
New York Rangers (1-5-2, 4 pts) vs Nashville Predators (4-2-1, 9 pts)
12:30 pm, Madison Square Garden, NYC
MSG Network; ESPN 98.7 FM
Having won seven of their last 10 games against Nashville (7-3-0), including four of the last five games against the Predators (4-1-0) the Rangers will try to stop their 5 game winless skid and pick up their 2nd win of the season in the Saturday afternoon matinee at the Garden.
This is the first of two meetings this season between the teams and the only game of 2017, the next coming in Nashville in February.
Leading the Rangers will be Mika Zibanejad (5 goals) and Kevin Shattenkirk (5 assists, 7 Points) against Nashville’s Filip Forsberg (5 goals, 9 points) and P.K. Subban (6 assists).
Henrik Lundqvist(1-3-2, GAA 3.15, SV% .905) is expected to get the start against Pekka Rinne (4-1-0, GAA 2.01, SV% 932).
Henrik Lundqvist(1-3-2, GAA 3.15, SV% .905) is expected to get the start against Pekka Rinne (4-1-0, GAA 2.01, SV% 932).
Rick Nash is the Rangers team leader vs the Predators with 26 goals and 42 points in 59 games against Nashville lifetime.
Rangers Projected Lineup
Forwards
Rick Nash - Mika Zibanejad - Mats Zuccarello
Chris Kreider - David Desharnais - J.T. Miller
Jimmy Vesey - Kevin Hayes - Jesper Fast
Michael Grabner - Adam Cracknell - Pavel Buchnevich
Defense
Ryan McDonagh - Tony DeAngelo
Marc Staal - Kevin Shattenkirk
Brady Skjei - Brendan Smith
Forwards
Rick Nash - Mika Zibanejad - Mats Zuccarello
Chris Kreider - David Desharnais - J.T. Miller
Jimmy Vesey - Kevin Hayes - Jesper Fast
Michael Grabner - Adam Cracknell - Pavel Buchnevich
Defense
Ryan McDonagh - Tony DeAngelo
Marc Staal - Kevin Shattenkirk
Brady Skjei - Brendan Smith
Starter
Henrik Lundqvist
Backup
Ondrej Pavelec
Scratches
Nick Holden, Paul Carey, Steven Kampfer
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