gdt: [RS] (#52) Rangers vs. Los Angeles Kings // When You Lower The Difficulty Too Much

REGULAR SEASON GAME #52 — 2/4/2019

vs.

Location: Madison Square Garden — New York, NY

Time: 7:00 PM

TV: MSG, FSW, NHLN

Radio: 98.7 FM, 107.1 FM, 710 AM, Sirius XM

USEFUL LINKS:

Coverage: @NYP_Brooksie • @BrettCyrgalis • @HartnettHockey • @RickCarpiniello • @ColinASteph

Team Official: @NYRangers • NYR on Instagram

Official Team Websites: rangers.nhl.com • kings.nhl.com

GameCenter - here

Standings:

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[td]RECORD:[/td]

[td]22-22-7 (51 Points)[/td]

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[td]POSITION:[/td]

[td]7th – Metropolitan[/td]

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[td]ROW:[/td]

[td]17[/td]

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[td]HOME:[/td]

[td]13-8-5[/td]

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[td]AWAY:[/td]

[td]9-14-2[/td]

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[td]S/O:[/td]

[td]5-2[/td]

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[td]LAST 10:[/td]

[td]5-5-0[/td]

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[td]STREAK:[/td]

[td]L1[/td]

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Team Statistics:

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[td]DIFF:[/td]

[td]-26 (27th)[/td]

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[td]GF/GP:[/td]

[td]2.75 (27th)[/td]

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[td]GA/GP:[/td]

[td]3.31 (T-25th)[/td][/tr]

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[td]PP%:[/td]

[td]21.2% (12th)[/td]

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[td]PK%:[/td]

[td]76.7% (25th)[/td]

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[td]Corsi For (CF)%[/td]

[td]46.04% (30th)[/td]

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Team Leaders:

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[td]Goals:[/td]

[td]Chris Kreider (23)[/td]

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[td]Assists:[/td]

[td]Mika Zibanejad (30)[/td]

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[td]Points:[/td]

[td]Mika Zibanejad (50)[/td]

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[td]+/-:[/td]

[td]Chris Kreider, Kevin Hayes (+5)[/td]

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[td]PIM:[/td]

[td]Cody McLeod (60)[/td]

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[td]TOI/G (D):[/td]

[td]Neal Pionk (22:24)[/td]

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[td]TOI/G (F):[/td]

[td]Mika Zibanejad (20:01)[/td]

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Starting Lineup:^

Chris Kreider A / Mika Zibanejad A / Mats Zuccarello

Pavel Buchnevich / Kevin Hayes / Jesper Fast A

Filip Chytil / Ryan Strome / Vlad Namestnikov

Tony DeAngelo / Boo Nieves / Jimmy Vesey

Marc Staal A / Neal Pionk

Brendan Smith / Kevin Shattenkirk

Brady Skjei / Adam McQuaid

^ Subject to change

Starting Goaltender:

Henrik Lundqvist

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[td]GS[/td]

[td]37[/td]

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[td]REC[/td]

[td]16-13-7[/td]

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[td]SV%[/td]

[td].907[/td]

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[td]GAA[/td]

[td]3.02[/td]

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[td]SO[/td]

[td]0[/td]

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Healthy Scratches:

Cody McLeod

Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

F Brett Howden [DTD] — Knee sprain; “It could be a little while...”

D Fredrik Claesson [DTD] — Upper-body injury; "It doesn't look good..."

Standings:

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[td]RECORD:[/td]

[td]20-27-4 (44 Points)[/td]

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[td]POSITION:[/td]

[td]8th – Pacific[/td]

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[td]ROW:[/td]

[td]19[/td]

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[td]HOME:[/td]

[td]12-13-1[/td]

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[td]AWAY:[/td]

[td]18-14-3[/td]

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[td]S/O:[/td]

[td]1-1[/td]

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[td]LAST 10:[/td]

[td]4-5-1[/td]

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[td]STREAK:[/td]

[td]L1[/td]

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Team Statistics:

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[td]DIFF:[/td]

[td]-38 (30th)[/td]

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[td]GF/GP:[/td]

[td]2.25 (31st)[/td]

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[td]GA/GP:[/td]

[td]3.00 (T-14th)[/td]

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[td]PP%:[/td]

[td]15.0% (28th)[/td]

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[td]PK%:[/td]

[td]74.7% (30th)[/td]

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[td]Corsi For (CF)%[/td]

[td]48.24% (22nd)[/td]

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Team Leaders:

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[td]Goals:[/td]

[td]Anze Kopitar (15)[/td]

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[td]Assists:[/td]

[td]Drew Doughty (23)[/td]

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[td]Points:[/td]

[td]Anze Kopitar (36)[/td]

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[td]+/-:[/td]

[td]Alec Martinez, Kyle Clifford (+2)[/td]

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[td]PIM:[/td]

[td]Kyle Clifford (35)[/td]

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[td]TOI/G (D):[/td]

[td]Drew Doughty (26:42)[/td]

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[td]TOI/G (F):[/td]

[td]Anze Kopitar (22:26)[/td]

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Starting Lineup:^

Alex Iafallo / Anze Kopitar / Dustin Brown

Brendan Leipsic / Jeff Carter / Tyler Toffoli

Ilya Kovalchuk / Adrian Kempe / Carl Hagelin

Kyle Clifford / Mike Amadio / Austin Wagner

Derek Forbort / Drew Doughty

Alec Martinez / Oscar Fantenberg

Paul LaDue / Dion Phaneuf

^ Subject to change

Starting Goaltender:

Jonathan Quick

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[td]GS[/td]

[td]25[/td]

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[td]REC[/td]

[td]9-13-0[/td]

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[td]SV%[/td]

[td].904[/td]

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[td]GAA[/td]

[td]2.97[/td]

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[td]SO[/td]

[td]2[/td]

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Healthy Scratches:

Matt Luff

Sean Walker

Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

F Trevor Lewis [iR] — Foot injury

F Jonny Brodzinski [iR] — Shoulder surgery

QUOTE(S) TO NOTE:

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"There’s no moral victories in the NHL, but if you watch the game film, we put together a good three games. We’ve got 31 games left, and you need points. And I felt like we could have got points in every game since the break. And we only have two points. And in order to take the next step, which is playoffs, we’ve got to get some points under our belt"

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— Kevin Hayes