gdt: RS] (#31) Rangers vs. Arizona Coyotes // The Hobbit: Hurt and Back Again

[Drew a Penalty]

 

REGULAR SEASON GAME #32 — 12/14/2018

 

vs.

 

Location: Madison Square Garden • New York, NY

Time: 7:00 PM

TV: MSG 2, FS-A

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 • coyotes.nhl.com

 

GameCenter - here

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standings:

 

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[td]RECORD:[/td]

[td]14-13-3 (31 Points)[/td]

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[tr]

[td]POSITION:[/td]

[td]5th – Metropolitan[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]ROW:[/td]

[td]9[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]HOME:[/td]

[td]10-4-1[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]AWAY:[/td]

[td]4-9-2[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]S/O:[/td]

[td]5-1[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]LAST 10:[/td]

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

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]STREAK:[/td]

[td]L1[/td]

[/tr]

[/table]

 

 

Team Statistics:

 

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[tr]

[td]DIFF:[/td]

[td]-10 (T-16th)[/td]

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[tr]

[td]GF/GP:[/td]

[td]2.77 (25th)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]GA/GP:[/td]

[td]3.23 (21st)[/td][/tr]

[tr]

[td]PP%:[/td]

[td]18.4% (1T-8th)[/td]

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[tr]

[td]PK%:[/td]

[td]76.0% (27th)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

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

[td]45.76% (29th)[/td]

[/tr]

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Team Leaders:

 

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[tr]

[td]Goals:[/td]

[td]Chris Kreider (14)[/td]

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[tr]

[td]Assists:[/td]

[td]Mika Zibanejad (17)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]Points:[/td]

[td]Mika Zibanejad (26)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]+/-:[/td]

[td]Kevin Hayes (+6)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]PIM:[/td]

[td]Cody McLeod (42)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

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

[td]Neal Pionk (22:52)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

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

[td]Mika Zibanejad (19:39)[/td]

[/tr]

[/table]

 

 

Starting Lineup:^

 

Filip Chytil / Mika Zibanejad A / Mats Zuccarello A

Chris Kreider A / Kevin Hayes / Pavel Buchnevich

Vladislav Namestnikov / Brett Howden / Jesper Fast

Jimmy Vesey / Ryan Strome / Matt Beleskey

 

Marc Staal A / Neal Pionk

Brady Skjei / Tony DeAngelo

Fredrik Claesson / Brendan Smith

 

^ Subject to change

 

 

Starting Goaltender:

 

Henrik Lundqvist

 

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

[tr]

[td]GS[/td]

[td]22[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]REC[/td]

[td]10-9-3[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]SV%[/td]

[td].916[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]GAA[/td]

[td]2.78[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]SO[/td]

[td]0[/td]

[/tr]

[/table]

 

 

Healthy Scratches:

 

Brendan Smith

Lias Andersson

 

 

Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

 

F Cody McLeod [iR] — Fractured hand; No timetable

D Adam McQuaid [iR] — Lower-body injury; No timetable

D Kevin Shattekirk [iR] — Separated shoulder; 2-4 weeks

 

 

 

 

 

Standings:

 

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[tr]

[td]RECORD:[/td]

[td]13-15-2 (28 Points)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]POSITION:[/td]

[td]7th – Pacific[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]ROW:[/td]

[td]12[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]HOME:[/td]

[td]6-8-1[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]AWAY:[/td]

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

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]S/O:[/td]

[td]1-0[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]LAST 10:[/td]

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

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]STREAK:[/td]

[td]L4[/td]

[/tr]

[/table]

 

 

Team Statistics:

 

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

[tr]

[td]DIFF:[/td]

[td]-6 (15th)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]GF/GP:[/td]

[td]2.53 (29th)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]GA/GP:[/td]

[td]2.77 (4th)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]PP%:[/td]

[td]16.8% (22nd)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]PK%:[/td]

[td]90.7% (1st)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

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

[td]49.82% (17th)[/td]

[/tr]

[/table]

 

 

Team Leaders:

 

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[tr]

[td]Goals:[/td]

[td]Brad Richardson, Clayton Keller (8)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]Assists:[/td]

[td]Oliver Ekman-Larsson (14)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]Points:[/td]

[td]Clayton Keller (21)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]+/-:[/td]

[td]Niklas Hjalmarsson (+18)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]PIM:[/td]

[td]Lawson Crouse (42)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

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

[td]Oliver Ekman-Larsson (23:34)[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

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

[td]Derek Stepan (18:44)[/td]

[/tr]

[/table]

 

 

Starting Lineup:^

 

Lawson Crouse / Nick Schmaltz / Clayton Keller

Richard Panik / Derek Stepan A / Christian Fischer

Nick Cousins / Brad Richardson / Josh Archibald

Michael Bunting / Mario Kempe / Conor Garland

 

Oliver Ekman-Larsson C / Ilya Lyubushkin

Alex Goligoski / Niklas Hjalmarsson A

Jordan Oesterle / Jakob Chycrun

 

^ Subject to change

 

 

Starting Goaltender:

 

Darcy Kuemper

 

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

[tr]

[td]GS[/td]

[td]13[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]REC[/td]

[td]4-7-2[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]SV%[/td]

[td].909[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]GAA[/td]

[td]2.85[/td]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]SO[/td]

[td]0[/td]

[/tr]

[/table]

 

 

Healthy Scratches:

 

 

 

 

Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

 

F Christian Dvorak [iR] — Undiscolosed; Out indefinitely

F Michael Grabner [iR] —Eye injury; Out indefinitely

D Jason Demers [iR] Knee injury; Out rest of season

G Antti Raanta [iR] — Lower body; Out rest of season

 

F Alex Galchenyuk [DTD] — Undisclosed

 

 

 

QUOTE(S) TO NOTE:

 

 

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"You’re going to be tired, you’re going to be sore, you’re going to have things that are bugging you. You have to rely heavily on playing as a team, playing solid hockey. Because everyone is not going to feel great every night. You have to rely on everyone doing the same things, communicating, the little things that make you more effective when you’re not feeling great."

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— Marc Staal

 

[phillyb]

I was watching an ARI game the other night and heard Stepan's name. He's still slow.

[Phil]

Oh, right — hockey.

[Dunny]

You know, when we're healthy we're pretty damn deep up front.

[Giacomin]

Odd quote from Staal since the December schedule is extremely favorable and especially light recently.

 

Odd that yesterday on Sirius they said Galchenyuk would be a healthy scratch, followed by an ummmm. Today he is listed as out (undisclosed). Even an 'upper body' or 'lower body' designation would signal that it is not a recurrence of his prior off ice problem.

 

Too bad Raanta is out for the season, he was working out well there.

 

Horrible eye injury to Grabner. Zona has its share of serious injuries that impact them.

 

Nick Schmaltz was the best player in that trade. He's had a couple of good games already and is fitting right in on the first line. He was good last year, not sure why Chicago gave up on him this year.

[Albatrosss]

hate seeing Fast anywhere but the 4th line

[Phil]

You know, when we're healthy we're pretty damn deep up front.

 

They're OK. It's a lot of foot soldier depth.

[Vodka Drunkenski]

You know, when we're healthy we're pretty damn deep up front.

 

Without top end scoring

[ThirtyONE]

You know, when we're healthy we're pretty damn deep up front.

 

Deep with 3rd liners. When not healthy, they're a good AHL team.

[Albatrosss]

imagine adding couple of "stars"? like I said, the rebuild is probably over by the end of next season, if not sooner

[ThirtyONE]

imagine adding couple of "stars"? like I said, the rebuild is probably over by the end of next season, if not sooner

 

Ha, just responded to your other post. Those "stars" need to be drafted.

[Dunny]

Just add Panarin to this forward mix and you're good to go as you're also adding Kravtsov and getting some growth from Howden/Chytil/Andersson.

 

Use Zucc to get another pick or D man, though I doubt he gets us a useful roster ready D man.

 

The problem is at the back end.

[ThirtyONE]

Just add Panarin to this forward mix and you're good to go as you're also adding Kravtsov and getting some growth from Howden/Chytil/Andersson.

 

Use Zucc to get another pick or D man, though I doubt he gets us a useful roster ready D man.

 

The problem is at the back end.

 

I just don't think they're that close. They're tied for worst ROW in the league. One established scoring winger is not going to launch them upwards.

[Phil]

They're probably flirting with the playoffs if they add Panarin, but the rebuild is still like 3-5 years out from total completion IMO. The defense issue simply cannot be understated. Unless they trip and fall into a first-pairing rock solid #1 tomorrow, they're waiting out a whole new crop (Miller, Lundkvist, Rykov, etc) who will largely usher out this group (probably in its entirety).

[Dunny]

Yeah, that's going to take some time and I'm not sold on any of their D prospects being legitimate beyond Miller.

 

I bet packaging Vesey and Zucc could take care of one slot, Hayes would certainly take care of another but Hayes leaving is just a hole somewhere else.

[ThirtyONE]

They're probably flirting with the playoffs if they add Panarin, but the rebuild is still like 3-5 years out from total completion IMO. The defense issue simply cannot be understated. Unless they trip and fall into a first-pairing rock solid #1 tomorrow, they're waiting out a whole new crop (Miller, Lundkvist, Rykov, etc) who will largely usher out this group (probably in its entirety).

 

Agreed. There might be one roster defensemen on this team who'll be on the team the next time the Rangers make the playoffs, unless the Rangers do something drastic and overhaul the current group overnight via trade. The players coming down the pike are not even in the AHL yet.

[Dunny]

Hajek is starting to worry me a bit. I get he's not going to be an offensive guy at the NHL level but not contributing one iota on offence in the AHL makes me think that the AHL is moving pretty fast for him.

[Pete]

That forward group is trash tho.

[ThirtyONE]

I'll just be happy if he can play defense.

[Dunny]

That forward group is trash tho.

 

Which forward group?

[siddious]

What the hell is this schedule? One game a week...?

 

Let?s go rangers

 

 

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[Pete]

Which forward group?

 

Hartford. They're 18th in the NHL in GF and don't have a player in the top 20 in scoring.

[Phil]

Yeah, that's going to take some time and I'm not sold on any of their D prospects being legitimate beyond Miller.

 

I bet packaging Vesey and Zucc could take care of one slot, Hayes would certainly take care of another but Hayes leaving is just a hole somewhere else.

 

I agree. But that's kind of why I'm saying I still think this is 3-5 years out in reality. Because the goal isn't "make the playoffs again," but "win the Cup." To that end, they've got a ways to go.

 

I tweeted it after the Lightning game, but it's worth repeating: "If the Lightning are the gold standard for what a contender should look like in today’s NHL (they are), the #NYR are only about six D, one franchise F, and two high-scoring Fs away from resembling their template.

 

So, what, only four-to-five years of work ahead? "

[Phil]

Agreed. There might be one roster defensemen on this team who'll be on the team the next time the Rangers make the playoffs, unless the Rangers do something drastic and overhaul the current group overnight via trade. The players coming down the pike are not even in the AHL yet.

 

And the ones that are don't move the needle much either. Lindgren, Crawley, even Hajek.

[Pete]

And the ones that are don't move the needle much either. Lindgren, Crawley, even Hajek.

 

Joey Keane will save us.