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REGULAR SEASON GAME #78 — 03/30/28

 

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Location: Madison Square Garden — New York, New York

Time: 7:00 PM

TV: HLN-US, SN, TVAS, MSG, SUN

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

 

 

USEFUL LINKS:

 

Coverage: @rangersreport@J_Tasch@NYP_Brooksie@HartnettHockey

 

Team Official: @NYRangersNYR on Instagram

 

Official Team Websites: rangers.nhl.comlightning.nhl.com

 

GameCenter - Highlights, Stats, and Recap

 

 

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Standings:

 

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[td]RECORD:[/td]

[td]33-36-8 (74 Points)[/td]

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[td]POSITION:[/td]

[td]7th — Metropolitan[/td]

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[td]ROW:[/td]

[td]30[/td]

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[td]HOME:[/td]

[td]21-15-4[/td]

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[td]AWAY:[/td]

[td]12-20-5[/td]

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[td]S/O:[/td]

[td]3-5[/td]

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[td]LAST 10:[/td]

[td]3-4-3[/td]

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[td]STREAK:[/td]

[td]L2[/td]

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Team Statistics:

 

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[td]DIFF:[/td]

[td]-25 (19th)[/td]

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[td]GF/GP:[/td]

[td]2.86 (18th)[/td]

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[td]GA/GP:[/td]

[td]3.16 (26th)[/td]

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[td]PP%:[/td]

[td]21.8% (9th)[/td]

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[td]PK%:[/td]

[td]82.8% (5th)[/td]

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[td]FOW%[/td]

[td]49.6 (18th)[/td]

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Team Leaders:

 

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[td]Goals:[/td]

[td]Mika Zibanejad (27)[/td]

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[td]Assists:[/td]

[td]Mats Zuccarello (35)[/td]

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[td]Points:[/td]

[td]Mats Zuccarello (51)[/td]

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[td]+/-:[/td]

[td]Marc Staal (+11)[/td]

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[td]PIM:[/td]

[td]Kevin Shattenkirk (44)[/td]

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

[td]Neal Pionk (22:13)[/td]

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

[td]Mats Zuccarello (18:56)[/td]

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Starting Lineup:^

 

Chris Kreider A / Mika Zibanejad / Jesper Fast

Kevin Hayes / Filip Chytil / Mats Zuccarello A

Jimmy Vesey / Lias Andersson / Ryan Spooner

Cody McLeod / Vladislav Namestnikov / Pavel Buchnevich

 

Marc Staal A / Neal Pionk

Brady Skjei / Ryan Sproul

Rob O’Gara / John Gilmour

 

^ Subject to change

 

 

Starting Goaltender:

 

Henrik Lundqvist

 

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[td]GS[/td]

[td]58[/td]

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[td]REC[/td]

[td]25-24-7[/td]

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[td]SV%[/td]

[td].915[/td]

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[td]GAA[/td]

[td]2.94[/td]

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[td]SO[/td]

[td]2[/td]

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Healthy Scratches:

 

David Desharnais

Peter Holland

Paul Carey

 

 

Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

 

D Kevin Shattenkirk [iR] — Torn meniscus; Out for season

D Steven Kampfer [iR] — Fractured hand; Out 4-6 weeks

D Tony DeAngelo [iR] — Sprained ankle; Out 3-4 weeks

 

 

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Standings:

 

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[td]RECORD:[/td]

[td]51-22-4 (106 points)[/td]

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[td]POSITION:[/td]

[td]2nd - Atlantic[/td]

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[td]ROW:[/td]

[td]45[/td]

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[td]HOME:[/td]

[td]27-9-2[/td]

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[td]AWAY:[/td]

[td]24-13-2[/td]

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[td]S/O:[/td]

[td]6-2[/td]

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[td]LAST 10:[/td]

[td]5-5-2[/td]

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[td]STREAK:[/td]

[td]L3[/td]

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Team Statistics:

 

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[td]DIFF:[/td]

[td]+54 (T-2nd)[/td]

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[td]GF/GP:[/td]

[td]3.49 (1st)[/td]

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[td]GA/GP:[/td]

[td]2.84 (13th)[/td]

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[td]PP%:[/td]

[td]24.7% (2nd)[/td]

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[td]PK%:[/td]

[td]75.8 (27th)[/td]

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[td]FOW%[/td]

[td]48.0 (27th)[/td]

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Team Leaders:

 

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[td]Goals:[/td]

[td]Nikita Kucherov (38)[/td]

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[td]Assists:[/td]

[td]Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov (59)[/td]

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[td]Points:[/td]

[td]Nikita Kucherov (97)[/td]

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[td]+/-:[/td]

[td]Yanni Gourde (+29)[/td]

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[td]PIM:[/td]

[td]Steven Stamkos (53)[/td]

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

[td]Victor Hedman (25:49)[/td]

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

[td]Nikita Kucherov (19:49)[/td]

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Starting Lineup:^

 

J.T. Miller / Steven Stamkos C / Nikita Kucherov

Yanni Gourde / Brayden Point / Tyler Johnson

Ondrej Palat A / Anthony Cirelli / Alex Killorn

Chris Kunitz / Cedric Paquette / Ryan Callahan A

 

Victor Hedman / Anton Stralman

Ryan McDonagh / Dan Girardi

Braydon Coburn / Mikhail Sergachev

 

^ Subject to change

 

 

Starting Goaltender:

 

Andrei Vasilevskiy

 

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[td]GS[/td]

[td]61[/td]

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[td]REC[/td]

[td]42-16-3[/td]

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[td]SV%[/td]

[td].920[/td]

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[td]GAA[/td]

[td]2.60[/td]

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[td]SO[/td]

[td]7[/td]

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Healthy Scratches:

 

Cory Conacher

Slater Koekkoek

Andrej Sustr

 

 

Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

 

F Adam Ernie [iR] — Lower-body injury; Out indefinitely

 

D Jake Dotchin [DTD] — Illness

 

 

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QUOTE(S) TO NOTE:

 

 

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“Everyone in the organization wants to win. But a tough decision was made and you have to respect it. Even though people said we were in a bubble team going in, I don’t believe that. I believe [if not for the decision to rebuild] we would have made it.”

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— a clearly delusional AV

 

 

 

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Interesting quote...I disagree with him though. And even if they did squeak in, they would have been obliterated by the likes of Tampa or Boston or Pitt or Washington...

 

Have to agree here. I can’t see the pre-deadline roster reaching the level of Florida, Columbus and NJD. And even if they miraculously did they’d be no match for the teams they’d face in the first round.

The rebuild was 100% the correct decision.

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Interesting quote...I disagree with him though. And even if they did squeak in, they would have been obliterated by the likes of Tampa or Boston or Pitt or Washington...

 

Exactly, and this was the problem. How many more years can you go down the same old track, barely getting in and getting embarrassed in the playoffs? I guess they could have done it for another 4 seasons until Hank retired but what is the point of that? As Gorton said, they're trying to win the cup, not just get in. The team that was constructed was not winning the cup. They peaked in 2014.

 

Also, don't forget that before the letter came out, the Rangers won something like two games in regulation over a 2 month span. They were not good.

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Exactly, and this was the problem. How many more years can you go down the same old track, barely getting in and getting embarrassed in the playoffs? I guess they could have done it for another 4 seasons until Hank retired but what is the point of that? As Gorton said, they're trying to win the cup, not just get in. The team that was constructed was not winning the cup. They peaked in 2014.

 

Also, don't forget that before the letter came out, the Rangers won something like two games in regulation over a 2 month span. They were not good.

AV is delusional and barely hanging on. I don't blame him, he got close twice and lost twice. He probably doesn't want to wait the 2-3 seasons before this team is ready to compete again.

 

But of he thinks this team was playoff caliber...yea he's deluded.

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