The New York Rangers are all set for their matchup against the Montreal Canadiens tonight at 7 PM EST. Here’s everything you need to know from a Rangers perspective. Forwards: Artemi Panarin-Vincent Trocheck-Alexis Lafrenière Will Cuylle-Mika Zibanejad-Reilly Smith Chris Kreider-Filip Chytil-Arthur Kayliyev Adam Edström-Sam Carrick-Matt Rempe Defensemen: Ryan Lindgren-Adam Fox Will Borgen-K’Andre Miller The Rangers are coming off of a 1-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Jamie Benn scored on a power play 2:17 into overtime and the Dallas Stars rallied from an early three-goal deficit to defeat the struggling New York Rangers 5-4.
How does the first half grade for Adam Fox? And K'Andre Miller? And Igor Shesterkin? Here's our report card at midseason.
Fox logged two assists and two PIM in Sunday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Canadiens. Fox earned his third multi-point effort over the last eight games. He has a goal and seven assists in that span. The 26-year-old blueliner continues to offer strong offense in addition to steady defense in a top-pairing role.
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Jakub Dobes gets the call in net tonight, and he has been significantly outperforming Samuel Montembeault since he was called up just after Christmas. He will be aiming to run his career-opening winning streak to five games, and if he does that (maybe even if he doesn’t), he could be the one who gets the nod in the homestand finale on Tuesday.
After a 1-0 win in the shootout over Columbus, the New York Rangers look to continue to build as they visit the Montreal Canadiens.
The New York Rangers are all set for their matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight at 7 PM EST. Here’s everything you need to know from a Rangers perspective. The Rangers are coming off of a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club. The Blues Jackets are coming off of a 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Rangers coach Peter Laviolette paired the two when Miller returned from an upper-body injury on Dec. 28. While they didn’t gel right from the jump, they’ve quickly built chemistry and have arguably become the Rangers’ best two-way defensive pairing.
Dan Rosen of NHL.com: (mailbag) Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen has two years left on his contract at a $5.1 million cap hit, and he wouldn’t come cheap. If the Flyers were to move him, they could be looking for a young, NHL player or an intriguing prospect.
Kirby Dach scored twice and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Utah Hockey Club 5-3 on Tuesday night. Mike Matheson, Patrik Laine and Cole Caufield also scored for Montreal, which has won eight of its last 10.
But the Rangers would be a lot closer if they could manage to do a better job closing out games and winning games they’re supposed to. Their 3-2 overtime loss to the Colorado Av