gdt: [RS] (#79) Rangers @ Carolina Hurricanes // The Battle of Futility

REGULAR SEASON GAME #79 — 03/31/28

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Location: PNC Arena — Raleigh, North Carolina

Time: 7:00 PM

TV: FS-CR, MSG 2

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

USEFUL LINKS:

Coverage: @rangersreport@J_Tasch • @NYP_Brooksie • @HartnettHockey

Team Official: @NYRangers • NYR on Instagram

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

GameCenter - Highlights, Stats, and Recap

Standings:

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[td]RECORD:[/td]

[td]33-37-8 (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]21-16-4[/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]L3[/td]

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Team Statistics:

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[td]DIFF:[/td]

[td]-29 (22nd)[/td]

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[td]GF/GP:[/td]

[td]2.86 (17th)[/td]

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[td]GA/GP:[/td]

[td]3.21 (27th)[/td]

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[td]PP%:[/td]

[td]21.4% (10th)[/td]

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[td]PK%:[/td]

[td]82.2% (7th)[/td]

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[td]FOW%[/td]

[td]49.5 (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 (36)[/td]

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[td]Points:[/td]

[td]Mats Zuccarello (52)[/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 (22:21)[/td]

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

[td]Mats Zuccarello (18:55)[/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

Standings:

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[td]RECORD:[/td]

[td]35-32-11 (81 points)[/td]

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[td]POSITION:[/td]

[td]6th - Metropolitan[/td]

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[td]ROW:[/td]

[td]32[/td]

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[td]HOME:[/td]

[td]18-15-6[/td]

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[td]AWAY:[/td]

[td]17-17-5[/td]

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[td]S/O:[/td]

[td]3-3[/td]

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[td]LAST 10:[/td]

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

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[td]STREAK:[/td]

[td]W1[/td]

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Team Statistics:

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[td]DIFF:[/td]

[td]-26 (20th)[/td]

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[td]GF/GP:[/td]

[td]2.77 (22nd)[/td]

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[td]GA/GP:[/td]

[td]3.10 (23rd)[/td]

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[td]PP%:[/td]

[td]19.0% (21st)[/td]

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[td]PK%:[/td]

[td]77.5 (25th)[/td]

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[td]FOW%[/td]

[td]53.9 (1st)[/td]

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Team Leaders:

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[td]Goals:[/td]

[td]Sebastian Aho (28)[/td]

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[td]Assists:[/td]

[td]Teuvo Teravainen (39)[/td]

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[td]Points:[/td]

[td]Sebastian Aho (64)[/td]

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[td]+/-:[/td]

[td]Trevor van Riemsdyk (+12)[/td]

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[td]PIM:[/td]

[td]Justin Williams (56)[/td]

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

[td]Jaccob Slavin (22:32)[/td]

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

[td]Jordan Staal (19:18)[/td]

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Starting Lineup:^

Brock McGinn / Jordan Staal C / Justin Williams

Jeff Skinner A / Elias Lindholm / Phil Di Giuseppe

Valentin Zykov / Sebastian Aho / Teuvo Teravainen

Joakim Nordstrom / Derek Ryan / Lee Stempniak

Jaccob Slavin / Justin Falk C

Noah Hanifin / Trevor van Riemsdyk

Haydn Fleury / Klas Dahlbeck

^ Subject to change

Starting Goaltender:

Cam Ward

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[td]GS[/td]

[td]40[/td]

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[td]REC[/td]

[td]22-13-4[/td]

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[td]SV%[/td]

[td].905[/td]

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[td]GAA[/td]

[td]2.77[/td]

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[td]SO[/td]

[td]2[/td]

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Healthy Scratches:

N/A

Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

F Victor Rask [iR] — Shoulder injury; Out remainder of the regular season

D Brett Pesce [iR] — Shoulder injury; Out remainder of the regular season

QUOTE(S) TO NOTE:

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“I’m glad that I scored my first goal, finally,” the 2017 first-round pick said after his fifth NHL game. “It’s something special and I’m very glad my first goal was in Madison Square Garden.”

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— Filip Chytil

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“It’s great to see,” said Chris Kreider, who added his 16th of the year in the third period. “There were a couple times Fil took off tonight and you could see he’s a bit of a horse there, flying down the outside.”

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— Chris Kreider on Chytil's goal