gdt: [RS] (#44) Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins // Where There's Smoke There's Fire Sale?

[Phil]

 

REGULAR SEASON GAME #43 — 1/13/2018

 

v.

 

Location: PPG Paints Arena — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Time: 7:30 PM

TV: NBCSN

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

 

 

USEFUL LINKS:

 

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

 

Team Official: @NYRangers • NYR on Instagram

 

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

 

GameCenter - Highlights, Stats, and Recap

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standings:

 

[table=width: 300, class: grid, align: center]

[tr]

[td]RECORD:[/td]

[td]22-16-5 (49 Points)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]POSITION:[/td]

[td]4th — Metropolitan[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]ROW:[/td]

[td]19[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]HOME:[/td]

[td]15-8-3[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]AWAY:[/td]

[td]7-8-2[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]S/O:[/td]

[td]3-4[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]LAST 10:[/td]

[td]4-4-2[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]STREAK:[/td]

[td]L2[/td]

[/tr]

[/table]

 

 

Team Statistics:

 

[table=width: 300, class: grid, align: center]

[tr]

[td]DIFF:[/td]

[td]+6 (12th)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]GF/GP:[/td]

[td]2.95 (13th)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]GA/GP:[/td]

[td]2.79 (14th)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]PP%:[/td]

[td]18.8% (17th)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]PK%:[/td]

[td]83.9% (5th)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]FOW%[/td]

[td]50.5 (15th)[/td]

[/tr]

[/table]

 

 

Team Leaders:

 

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[tr]

[td]Goals:[/td]

[td]Michael Grabner (18)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]Assists:[/td]

[td]Mats Zuccarello (24)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]Points:[/td]

[td]Mats Zuccarello (32)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]+/-:[/td]

[td]Michael Grabner (+14)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]PIM:[/td]

[td]Brendan Smith (43)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

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

[td]Ryan McDonagh (23:58)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

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

[td]Mats Zuccarello (18:54)[/td]

[/tr]

[/table]

 

 

Starting Lineup:^

 

J.T. Miller / Mika Zibanejad / Mats Zuccarello

Rick Nash A / Kevin Hayes / Jesper Fast

Jimmy Vesey / Boo Nieves / Pavel Buchnevich

Michael Grabner / David Desharnais / Vinni Lettieri

 

Ryan McDonagh C / Nick Holden

Brady Skjei / Kevin Shattenkirk

Marc Staal A / Steven Kampfer

 

^ Subject to change

 

 

Starting Goaltender:

 

Henrik Lundqvist

 

[table=width: 300, class: grid, align: center]

[tr]

[td]GS[/td]

[td]35[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]REC[/td]

[td]19-10-4[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]SV%[/td]

[td].923[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]GAA[/td]

[td]2.54[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]SO[/td]

[td]2[/td]

[/tr]

[/table]

 

 

Healthy Scratches:

 

Brendan Smith

Paul Carey

 

 

Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

 

F Chris Kreider [iR] — Surgery due to blood clot; Out indefinitely

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standings:

 

[table=width: 300, class: grid, align: center]

[tr]

[td]RECORD:[/td]

[td]23-19-3 (49 points)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]POSITION:[/td]

[td]5th - Metropolitan[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]ROW:[/td]

[td]21[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]HOME:[/td]

[td]14-7-1[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]AWAY:[/td]

[td]9-12-2[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]S/O:[/td]

[td]2-1[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]LAST 10:[/td]

[td]6-4-0[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]STREAK:[/td]

[td]W3[/td]

[/tr]

[/table]

 

 

Team Statistics:

 

[table=width: 300, class: grid, align: center]

[tr]

[td]DIFF:[/td]

[td]-9 (18th)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]GF/GP:[/td]

[td]2.84 (18th)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]GA/GP:[/td]

[td]3.07 (23rd)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]PP%:[/td]

[td]27.0% (1st)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]PK%:[/td]

[td]82.5 (9th)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]FOW%[/td]

[td]51.0 (12th)[/td]

[/tr]

[/table]

 

 

Team Leaders:

 

[table=width: 300, class: grid, align: center]

[tr]

[td]Goals:[/td]

[td]Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel (19)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]Assists:[/td]

[td]Phil Kessel (31)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]Points:[/td]

[td]Phil Kessel (50)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]+/-:[/td]

[td]Daniel Sprong (+2)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]PIM:[/td]

[td]Ryan Reaves (80)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

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

[td]Kris Letang (25:42)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

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

[td]Sidney Crosby (20:45)[/td]

[/tr]

[/table]

 

 

Starting Lineup:^

 

Dominik Simon / Sidney Crosby C / Daniel Sprong

Carl Hagelin / Evgeni Malkin A / Patric H?rnqvist

Conor Sheary / Jake Guentzel / Phil Kessel

Tom K?hnhackl / Riley Sheahan / Ryan Reaves

 

Brian Dumoulin / Kris Letang A

Olli M??tt? / Justin Schultz

Matt Hunwick / Jamie Oleksiak

 

^ Subject to change

 

 

Starting Goaltender:

 

Tristan Jarry

 

[table=width: 300, class: grid, align: center]

[tr]

[td]GS[/td]

[td]14[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]REC[/td]

[td]8-3-2[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]SV%[/td]

[td].922[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]GAA[/td]

[td]2.35[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]SO[/td]

[td]2[/td]

[/tr]

[/table]

 

 

Healthy Scratches:

 

Ian Cole

 

 

Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

 

F Carter Rowney [iR] — Upper-body injury

F Bryan Rust [iR] — Upper-body injury

D Chad Ruhwedal [iR] — Upper-body injury

 

 

QUOTE(S) TO NOTE:

 

 

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"I think in the past, a lot of players have proven to be able to do it, but I'm more about what are you doing for me now."

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[/tr]

[/table]

– Alain Vigneault on if he maintains confidence in the personnel

 

 

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[tr]

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"It's a dumb hockey game by us. Dumb. We don't think. We have two guys going to take one. It was a dumb hockey game. It's not what we stand for. It might look like we don't care or we don't give 100 percent, but that's what it looks like when you're dumb."

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[/tr]

[/table]

– Mats Zuccarello with the quote of the year

 

[paddynyc]

Lets Go Rangers let's play a solid 10 minutes of hockey

 

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[Bugg]

Lets Go Rangers let's play a solid 10 minutes of hockey

 

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GREEDY!!! 10 MINUTES?

[Blueshirts1926]

Let's stay positive and they will turn it around. Tonight Rangers 5 - Pens 3

[LONG LONG LONG TIME FAN]

 

[Phil]

I'm hopeful they'll win, or at the very least play a competitive game. But part of me would rather another embarrassing blowout because it means one step closer to a new coach or a trade, or both.

 

 

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[Parsley]

Zero ?positive? expectations. Sad.

 

 

 

 

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[Parsley]

By the way, if PETE was still posting here they?d be first in the conference and Nash would have 30 goals already.

 

Where you at Pete!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

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[Long live the King]

Phil every time I see your new avatar out of the corner of my eye I think its a pic of Buch.

 

Let's go Rangers

[Fatfrancesa]

Hayes out for tonight

[josh]

Hayes out for tonight

 

Zib-Boo vs Croby - Malkin

 

 

This might be worse than yesterday.

Hopefully they can get up for this game.

[Long live the King]

Zib-Boo vs Croby - Malkin

 

 

This might be worse than yesterday.

Hopefully they can get up for this game.

 

Yea don't like that. Rather put Miller at center for a game and move buch and vinny up leaving Boo on the 4th line.

[4EverRangerFrank]

Fingers-crossed, toes crossed and eyes crossed for good measure. LGR!

[phillyb]

Jeckyl or Hyde tonight?

[Respecttheblue]

Hayes out for tonight

 

 

Oh boya!

[phillyb]

McDonagh also out according to Kenny Albert. wtf

[Long live the King]

McDonagh also out according to Kenny Albert. wtf

 

Maybe he was traded? Let the conspiracy theories fly......

[Giacomin]

Hayes out for tonight

 

That sucks, 3 strong lines from the Pens. Good 2 way centers are key against them. Much less optimistic for a bounce back win.

 

BTW, yesterday was less about effort than everyone says. I'm with Zuc, it was some dumb hockey. Shitty decisions and awful defense.

[Ozzy]

...watching this one with the same barf bucket I used yesterday afternoon.

[pws85nyr]

This is going to be grim

 

 

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[Giacomin]

McDonagh also out according to Kenny Albert. wtf

 

Why did Marner sit out of practice today?

 

Holden says with a grimace, "I got that punk Crosby".

 

Hornqwist says the Rangers play like the Devils of the 90's.

 

Malkin says we are a bunch of flat foots.

[paddynyc]

Shit not good

 

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[Blueshirts1926]

Shoot high on Jarry

 

FIRE AV - SAME DEAD ENERGY

[Giacomin]

Phil says sweet.

 

Zib can't cover Hags.

[phillyb]

I hate this fucking team.