GDT [RS] (#4) Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs — Another One

[Drew a Penalty]

REGULAR SEASON GAME #4 — 10/18/21

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Location: Scotiabank Arena — Toronto, ON
Time: 7:00 PM
TV: MSG, TVAS
Radio: 98.7 FM, 107.1 FM, 710 AM, Sirius XM

USEFUL LINKS:

Coverage: @NYP_Brooksie • @RickCarpiniello • @ColinSNewsday • @vzmercogliano

Team Official: @NYRangers • NYR on Instagram

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

GameCenter - here

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Standings:

RECORD:

POSITION:

ROW:

P%:

HOME:

AWAY:

S/O:

LAST 10:

STREAK:

1-1-1 (3 Points)

5th - Metropolitan

1

.500

0-0-1

1-1-0

0-0

1-1-1

W1

Team Statistics:

DIFF:

GF/GP:

GA/GP:

PP%:

PK%:

Corsi For (CF)%:

-3 (25th)

2.00 (27th)

3.00 (15th)

15.4% (23rd)

63.6% (23rd)

51.7% (15th)

Team Leaders:

Goals:

Assists:

Points:

+/-:

PIM:

TOI/G (D):

TOI/G (F):

Chris Kreider (3)

Mika Zibanejad (3)

Adam Fox, Chris Kreider, Mika Zibanejad (3)

Adam Fox, Ryan Lindgren, Mika Zibanejad (+3)

Sammy Blais (6)

Adam Fox (25:06)

Mika Zibanejad (20:17)

Starting Lineup:^

Alexis Lafrenière / Mika Zibanejad A / Chris Kreider A
Artemi Panarin A / Filip Chytil / Barclay Goodrow A
Sammy Blais / Kevin Rooney / Julien Gauthier
Dryden Hunt / Morgan Barron / Ryan Reaves

Ryan Lindgren / Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller / Jacob Trouba A
Patrik Nemeth / Nils Lundkvist

^Subject to change

Starting Goaltender:

Igor Shesterkin

GS:

REC:

SV%:

GAA:

SO:

2

1-0-1

.931

1.98

0

Healthy Scratches:

Jarred Tinordi

Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

Ryan Strome [DTD] — Covid protocol
Kaapo Kakko [IR] — Upper body

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Standings:

RECORD:

POSITION:

ROW:

P%:

HOME:

AWAY:

S/O:

LAST 10:

STREAK:

2-1-0 (4 Points)

3rd Atlantic

2

.667

2-0-0

0-1-0

0-0

2-1-0

W1

Team Statistics:

DIFF:

GF/GP:

GA/GP:

PP%:

PK%:

Corsi For (CF)%:

+2 (10th)

2.33 (23rd)

1.67 (7th)

27.3% (15th)

55.6% (24th)

53.0 (13th)

Team Leaders:

Goals:

Assists:

Points:

+/-:

PIM:

TOI/G (D):

TOI/G (F):

William Nylander (2)

Morgan Rielly, William Nylander, Rasmus Sandin (2)

William Nylander (4)

Four Tied (+2)

John Tavares, Pierre Engvall (4)

Morgan Rielly (24:04)

Mitch Marner (21:25)

Starting Lineup:^

Nick Ritchie / Auston Matthews / Mitch Marner
Michael Bunting / John Tavares / William Nylander
Alexander Kerfoot / David Kampf / Ondrej Kase
Pierre Engvall / Jason Spezza / Wayne Simmonds

Morgan Rielly / T.J. Brodie
Rasmus Sandin / Travis Dermott
Jake Muzzin / Timothy Liljegren

^Subject to change

Starting Goaltender:

Jack Campbell

GS:

REC:

SV%:

GAA:

SO:

2

2-0-0

.968

0.86

0

Healthy Scratches:

Michael Amadio

Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

Petr Mrazek [DTD] — Groin
Justin Holl [DTD] — Covid protocol
Ilya Mikheyev [LTIR] — Thumb surgery

 

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QUOTE(S) TO NOTE:

“He's still a really young kid, but he's a talented kid. We asked him to play a better two-way game and he's responded to that. He created three or four good chances tonight, he scored a nice goal, he had some other chances, so we really like the progress from training camp until right now.”

— Rangers' Gerard Gallant on Alexis Lafreniere

GIF to HYPE:

[Morphinity 2.0]

Here's how to beat the Leafs - play hard. 

If you get lazy, they'll pick you apart and score 6. 

[ThirtyONE]

Leafs don't like to be hit so, even with a somewhat depleted roster, I feel like we match up well against them if we're on our game.

[Ozzy]

8 minutes ago, Morphinity said:

Here's how to beat the Leafs - play hard. 

If you get lazy, they'll pick you apart and score 6. 

Yup!  Get pucks behind the defense and grind them into powder on their back boards.  If we start turning it over at our blue line, or coughing it up in the NZ we'll be on the short end of this one.

Good game for Hunt, Sammy The Bull and Goodrow to step to the forefront and lead the hitting charge!

[Morphinity 2.0]

I shudder to think how Trouba/Miller will fare against Marner and Matthews or Tavares and Nylander.

[Sharpshooter]

Yeah, Toronto definitely doesn't like to be hit. It's too bad again about no Blais. He would have been great at getting their big guys off their game.

[siddious]

2 minutes ago, Sharpshooter said:

Yeah, Toronto definitely doesn't like to be hit. It's too bad again about no Blais. He would have been great at getting their big guys off their game.

What? Why no Blais? 

[Sharpshooter]

Never mind. I thought he was still day to day with the injury.

[Phil]

5 minutes ago, Morphinity said:

I shudder to think how Trouba/Miller will fare against Marner and Matthews or Tavares and Nylander.

[siddious]

Just now, Sharpshooter said:

Never mind. I thought he was still day to day with the injury.

[-ERIK-]

Doesn't Georgiev own them in Toronto?

[josh]

Auston back tonight?

 

[-ERIK-]

3 minutes ago, josh said:

Auston back tonight?

 

let me Tweet Bieber and find out

[Karan]

4 minutes ago, josh said:

Auston back tonight?

 

Yup, expected to be in the lineup. 

[Phil]

Congrats on the hattie, Auston.

[Ozzy]

2 minutes ago, Phil said:

Congrats on the hattie, Auston.

Doesn't fit the description:

1st game

1st goal

1st point

He'll score 5!  LOL

[Phil]

Congrats on the double hattie, Auston.

[CBrowningPI]

So who's the rookie on Toronto that hasn't scored a goal in the NHL yet? Igor should shine tonight coming off his Habs performance. Should be a great game. Rangers 4-2. LGRs!!!

[LindG1000]

4 minutes ago, CBrowningPI said:

So who's the rookie on Toronto that hasn't scored a goal in the NHL yet? Igor should shine tonight coming off his Habs performance. Should be a great game. Rangers 4-2. LGRs!!!

Timothy Liljegren.

[shestYORKin]

we’re gonna share the lead in the Metro after tonight with a negative goal diff. that ain’t nothin. 

[CBrowningPI]

8 minutes ago, G1000 said:

Timothy Liljegren.

Thanks G. I know who to keep my eye on tonight besides some of the best in the league.

[Ozzy]

34 minutes ago, G1000 said:

Timothy Liljegren.

Bank on it!!  Probably a goal in the last minute of a period as well, just to twist the knife!!  LOL

[RichieNextel305]

Gallant said we’ll find out the starter tonight at 7pm. Brought up points about using past history but also noted it’s important to play who is playing well at the moment. I really hope it’s Shesterkin. He’s our starter. He’s playing well. No need whatsoever to play Georgiev tonight. 

[Valriera]

2 minutes ago, RichieNextel305 said:

Gallant said we’ll find out the starter tonight at 7pm. Brought up points about using past history but also noted it’s important to play who is playing well at the moment. I really hope it’s Shesterkin. He’s our starter. He’s playing well. No need whatsoever to play Georgiev tonight. 

This goalie carousel nonsense is ridiculous with the pair we have. if it's an older vet in net, sure, but let's get some fucking mileage out of this ridiculous Igor contract, huh? 

[Sharpshooter]

Play Shesterkin 60 games this year or GTFO.

Edited October 18, 2021 by Sharpshooter