gdt: [RS] (#78) Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning // Hello Darkness, My Old Friend

Phil · March 30, 2018

REGULAR SEASON GAME #78 — 03/30/28

vs.

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: @NYRangers • NYR on Instagram

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

GameCenter - Highlights, Stats, and Recap

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]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]ROW:[/td]

[td]30[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]HOME:[/td]

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

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]AWAY:[/td]

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

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]S/O:[/td]

[td]3-5[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]LAST 10:[/td]

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

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[tr]

[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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[tr]

[td]GF/GP:[/td]

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

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[tr]

[td]GA/GP:[/td]

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

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[tr]

[td]PP%:[/td]

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

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[tr]

[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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[tr]

[td]Assists:[/td]

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

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]Points:[/td]

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

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]+/-:[/td]

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

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]PIM:[/td]

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

[/tr]

[tr]

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

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

[/tr]

[tr]

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

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

[/tr]

[/table]

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]

[/tr]

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[td]REC[/td]

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

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]SV%[/td]

[td].915[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]GAA[/td]

[td]2.94[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]SO[/td]

[td]2[/td]

[/tr]

[/table]

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

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[tr]

[td]POSITION:[/td]

[td]2nd - Atlantic[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]ROW:[/td]

[td]45[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]HOME:[/td]

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

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]AWAY:[/td]

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

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]S/O:[/td]

[td]6-2[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]LAST 10:[/td]

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

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]STREAK:[/td]

[td]L3[/td]

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Team Statistics:

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[tr]

[td]DIFF:[/td]

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

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[tr]

[td]GF/GP:[/td]

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

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]GA/GP:[/td]

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

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]PP%:[/td]

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

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]PK%:[/td]

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

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]FOW%[/td]

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

[/tr]

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Team Leaders:

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[tr]

[td]Goals:[/td]

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

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]Assists:[/td]

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

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]Points:[/td]

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

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]+/-:[/td]

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

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]PIM:[/td]

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

[/tr]

[tr]

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

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

[/tr]

[tr]

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

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

[/tr]

[/table]

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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[tr]

[td]GS[/td]

[td]61[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]REC[/td]

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

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]SV%[/td]

[td].920[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]GAA[/td]

[td]2.60[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]SO[/td]

[td]7[/td]

[/tr]

[/table]

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

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

LONG LONG LONG TIME FAN · March 30, 2018

Go Rangers!!

Kevin · March 30, 2018

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...

paddynyc · March 30, 2018

Will the Rangers do one big "Thank you" for Giradi, McDonugh & Miller or one for each of them ?

BlairBettsBlocksEverything · March 30, 2018

Will the Rangers do one big "Thank you" for Giradi, McDonugh & Miller or one for each of them ?

I think they'd all deserve their own

siddious · March 30, 2018

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...

Yea but what else is she supposed to say? Its the standard PC response.

Kevin · March 30, 2018

Last home game tonight. Fast has to be a shoe-in for the Steven McDonald award, right?

Puck Head · March 30, 2018

I think they'd all deserve their own

Miller doesn?t quite fall into the same category.

Rangers such as miller come and go all the time (games played, production, etc)

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Gravesy · March 30, 2018

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.

ThirtyONE · March 30, 2018

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.

Pete · March 30, 2018

Last home game tonight. Fast has to be a shoe-in for the Steven McDonald award, right?

Hank.

Pete · March 30, 2018

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.

NYRangers723 · March 30, 2018

Miller doesn?t quite fall into the same category.
Rangers such as miller come and go all the time (games played, production, etc)

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Absolutely. Mac and G were anchors on the d for years.

Parsley · March 30, 2018

I can?t wait to watch Tampa choke in the playoffs.

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jjweimar · March 30, 2018

I can?t wait to watch Tampa choke in the playoffs.

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I think them like the capitals are easily beatable

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Parsley · March 30, 2018

I think them like the capitals are easily beatable

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Yup, a team like the flyers or leafs would definitely put the pressure on in round 1.

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4EverRangerFrank · March 31, 2018

Beuch fights Stamkos. LMAO but really? Hank was smirking and smiling about it from the bench. He loved it.

4EverRangerFrank · March 31, 2018

And Tampa takes the lead. 1-2

Kevin · March 31, 2018

Just tuning in...how bad have we looked?

4EverRangerFrank · March 31, 2018

Just tuning in...how bad have we looked?

Too good.

Kevin · March 31, 2018

Two interference calls on power plays. Thats irritating.

Scott · March 31, 2018

Two interference calls on power plays. Thats irritating.

no doubt, they're gonna call that interference on Pionk all day long, it's just way too obvious.

Phil · March 31, 2018

Just tuning in...how bad have we looked?

Same ol' same ol' of late. Skating, competing, losing.

4EverRangerFrank · March 31, 2018

Let's come out swinging...literally!

Kevin · March 31, 2018

Hank.

Good call.

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