GDT [RS] (#18) Rangers vs Buffalo Sabres — RIP Ottawa

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REGULAR SEASON GAME #18 — 11/21/21

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Location: Madison Square Garden — New York, NY
Time: 6:00 PM
TV: MSG 2, 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 • sabres.nhl.com

GameCenter - here

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Standings:

RECORD:

POSITION:

ROW:

P%:

HOME:

AWAY:

S/O:

LAST 10:

STREAK:

10-4-3 (23 Points)

3rd — Metropolitan

8

.676

4-1-1

6-3-2

1-0

6-2-2

L1

Team Statistics:

DIFF:

GF/GP:

GA/GP:

PP%:

PK%:

Corsi For (CF)%:

-1 (19th)

2.65 (24th)

2.76 (12th)

19.6% (T-15th)

78.0% (23rd)

44.5% (31st)

Team Leaders:

Goals:

Assists:

Points:

+/-:

PIM:

TOI/G (D):

TOI/G (F):

Chris Kreider (12)

Adam Fox, Artemi Panarin (12)

Adam Fox, Artemi Panarin (16)

Jacob Trouba (+4)

Jacob Trouba (24)

Adam Fox (24:42)

Mika Zibanejad (20:31)

Starting Lineup:^

Chris Kreider A / Mika Zibanejad A / Barclay Goodrow A
Artemi Panarin A / Ryan Strome A / Kaapo Kakko
Alexis Lafreniere / Filip Chytil / Julien Gauthier
Dryden Hunt / Kevin Rooney / 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:

12

8-2-2

.930

2.42

0

Healthy Scratches:

Jarred Tinordi, Greg McKegg

Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

Sammy Blais [IR] - Torn ACL; Out for season
 

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Standings:

RECORD:

POSITION:

ROW:

P%:

HOME:

AWAY:

S/O:

LAST 10:

STREAK:

7-7-2 (16 Points)

5th — Atlantic

6

.500

5-3-1

2-4-1

1-0

3-6-1

L1

Team Statistics:

DIFF:

GF/GP:

GA/GP:

PP%:

PK%:

Corsi For (CF)%:

-4 (23rd)

2.75 (19th)

3.06 (T-20th)

18.2% (18th)

80.0% (19th)

48.9% (21st)

Team Leaders:

Goals:

Assists:

Points:

+/-:

PIM:

TOI/G (D):

TOI/G (F):

Jeff Skinner, Victor Olofsson, Tage Thompson (5)

Colin Miller (7)

Rasmus Asplund (10)

Mark Pysyk (+5)

Rasmus Dahlin (12)

Rasmus Dahlin (22:54)

Tage Thompson (17:48)

Starting Lineup:^

Jeff Skinner / Tage Thompson / Rasmus Asplund

Drake Caggiula / Dylan Cozens / Vinnie Hinostroza

Zemgus Girgensons / Cody Eakins / Kyle Okposo

Anders Bjork / Arttu Ruotsalainen / John Hayden

 

Rasmus Dahlin / Mark Pysyk

Jacob Bryson / Colin Miller 

Will Butcher / Robert Hagg

^Subject to change

Starting Goaltender:

TBD

GS:

REC:

SV%:

GAA:

SO:

-

-

-

-

-

Healthy Scratches:

TBD

Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

TBD

 

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QUOTE(S) TO NOTE:

“I think teams play a certain way against certain teams, certain players,” he said. “I think it’s different for everyone. Obviously now, as opposed to two years ago, maybe guys know me a little more and the way I play. But it doesn’t change anything for me. I think you still try and play the same way, I think you still try and make plays, play well defensively. Maybe, but it doesn’t change much for the way I play.”

— Adam Fox on his approach to games

GIF to HYPE:

[siddious]

LETS GO RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Phil]

[Pete]

Does anyone even care about this game?

[Phil]

21 minutes ago, Pete said:

Does anyone even care about this game?

Points don't go bad, homie. Get in, get two, get out.

[Keirik]

And crush some wings along the way 

[Phil]

10 minutes ago, Keirik said:

And crush some wings along the way 

Before and after. Anchor bar for life.

[Albatrosss]

4-2 Sabres

[Sod16]

We could use a little Dustin Tokarski.  It's always worked in the past.

[Valriera]

Need the 2

[Kevin]

The Sabres being at .500 almost 1/4 off the way into the season is kinda surprising. Hopefully our boys aren’t looking past them. Big W today. 5-1 Rangers.

[shestYORKin]

it’s still the Sabres. for everyone who’s bitched this year about sending kids down for development, tonight’s your chance to see how they’d look. 

[Pete]

2 minutes ago, shestYORKin said:

it’s still the Sabres. for everyone who’s bitched this year about sending kids down for development, tonight’s your chance to see how they’d look. 

Right, and after the Laf hatty, we'll hear "SeE hE's FinE!!"...just because he lit up the worst team in the AHL. 

[Valriera]

18 minutes ago, Pete said:

Right, and after the Laf hatty, we'll hear "SeE hE's FinE!!"...just because he lit up the worst team in the AHL. 

Please he's going to play 9m and be benched after the second

[josh]

Blow them out

[CBrowningPI]

Would love a blowout but I'm feelin Rangers  4-2 . Bread Hatty tonight.

[CBrowningPI]

16 hours ago, Phil said:

Points don't go bad, homie. Get in, get two, get out.

Play well enough for the win but play safe enough to not have injury because it's onto Isles and Bruins. Let's Go.

[RichieNextel305]

Georgiev in. Why? No clue. We have been off since Thursday and are off until Wednesday.

 

Edited November 21, 2021 by RichieNextel305

[RichieNextel305]

Tinordi also in, per Gallant. Didn’t say who was out on D for him.

[Pete]

Because you can't just let Georgiev sit forever, he's already been on the bench for a week. They're playing Buffalo who is beatable before you go into every other day and isles 2 of 3 with bruins there, too.

Makes a lot of sense to give Geo a winnable game. 

Edited November 21, 2021 by Pete

[RichieNextel305]

Georgiev just played vs. NJ. I’m more concerned with Igor sitting idle for nearly a week than I am with “needing” to play Georgiev just because of the way the schedule shakes. It’s not as if we’ve been pounded with tons of games in a short stretch. I agree it’s a winnable game.

[Pete]

NJ was a week ago. If you want Shesty playing the next three games, which I'm assuming you do, that's just way too long a break.

[RichieNextel305]

I just look at it like, this is your starter. If it were a grueling stretch here, I understand. If the Ottawa game had happened, I understand. But, end of the day, we need him in there as often as possible.

Just my opinion. I get needing Georgiev to see some action, but I just feel like a week off is a lot for someone we need being on the ball.

Either way, no excuse tonight. Should grab 2 points.

[Bugg]

Georgiev sucks. Still should be a win and 2 points. 

[Parsley]

If they had beaten Toronto I could see playing Georgiev, but we need points and these Sabres aren’t that bad.