GDT [RS] (#19) Rangers at New York Islanders — Another Year, Another Arena to Keep Empty

[High and Wide]

REGULAR SEASON GAME #19 — 11/24/21

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Location: IBS Arena — Nassau/Queens Border, NY
Time: 6:00 PM
TV: MSG, MSG +2
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 • islanders.nhl.com

GameCenter - here

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Standings:

RECORD:

POSITION:

ROW:

P%:

HOME:

AWAY:

S/O:

LAST 10:

STREAK:

11-4-3 (23 Points)

3rd — Metropolitan

9

.694

5-1-1

6-3-2

1-0

6-2-2

W1

Team Statistics:

DIFF:

GF/GP:

GA/GP:

PP%:

PK%:

Corsi For (CF)%:

0 (T-17th)

2.78 (19th)

2.83 (14th)

21.2% (12th)

77.4% (25th)

45.4% (30th)

Team Leaders:

Goals:

Assists:

Points:

+/-:

PIM:

TOI/G (D):

TOI/G (F):

Chris Kreider (13)

Artemi Panarin (15)

Artemi Panarin (19)

Jacob Trouba, Adam Fox (+5)

Jacob Trouba (24)

Adam Fox (24:46)

Mika Zibanejad (20:13)

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:

13

9-3-2

.931

2.33

1

Healthy Scratches:

TBA

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:

5-8-2 (12 Points)

8th — Metropolitan

5

.400

0-2-0

5-6-2

0-1

3-6-1

L6

Team Statistics:

DIFF:

GF/GP:

GA/GP:

PP%:

PK%:

Corsi For (CF)%:

-16 (T-26th)

2.07 (31st)

3.07 (19th)

12.2% (30th)

81.8% (14th)

46.0% (26th)

Team Leaders:

Goals:

Assists:

Points:

+/-:

PIM:

TOI/G (D):

TOI/G (F):

Brock Nelson (9)

Kyle Palmieri (6)

Brock Nelson (11)

Adam Pelech (+4)

Kyle Palmieri (31)

Robin Salo (22:08)

Mathew Barzal (17:28)

Starting Lineup:^

Richard Panik / Mathew Barzal / Zach Parise

Anthony Beauvillier / Brock Nelson / Oliver Wahlstrom

Andy Andreoff / Jean-Gabriel Pageau / Kyle Palmieri

Matt Martin / Casey Cizikas / Cal Clutterbuck

 

Zdeno Chara / Noah Dobson

Robin Salo / Scott Mayfield

Sebastian Aho / Grant Hutton

^Subject to change

Starting Goaltender:

Ilya Sorokin

GS:

REC:

SV%:

GAA:

SO:

12

5-5-2

.925

2.54

3

Healthy Scratches:

TBD

Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

TBD

 

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QUOTE(S) TO NOTE:

“I’m excited,” Gallant said. “I watched the game the other night on TV and it looks like a beautiful building and should be fun to go in there. Any time you see a new building like that, I think the players are looking forward to it.”

— Gerard Gallant, shortly before muttering "if they can keep it half full" under his breath

GIF to HYPE:

[siddious]

UTI Arena.

Contagiously fun for the whole family! 
 

Lets go Rangers!!!!!!!!!!

[josh]

Removecarpfromtheop.com 

[RichieNextel305]

We’ll see if it gets played. Looks good right now, but things can change by morning.

https://nypost.com/2021/11/23/first-rangers-islanders-clash-at-ubs-may-not-happen-due-to-covid/

[Valriera]

this has trap game written all over it, let's hope we show up

[Keirik]

Yeah hearing this may not happen but let's hope it does. Fuck the IBS arena 

[Karan]

10 minutes ago, Keirik said:

Yeah hearing this may not happen but let's hope it does. Fuck the IBS arena 

The fish sticks there must be really lousy. 

[Keirik]

1 hour ago, Karan said:

The fish sticks there must be really lousy. 

Fuck that team and their shitty fans. Long John Silvers has a better fanbase than the islanders and their food blows 

[RichieNextel305]

I was considering going, but my friend did the opener the other night and it’s still pretty disastrous getting out of there after games. Figured I’d let the kinks get worked out before I try and get there. Beside, thanksgiving eve? Rangers in the building? There’s gonna be 509 drunken fights between 21 year olds all night.

[Sod16]

2 minutes ago, RichieNextel305 said:

I was considering going, but my friend did the opener the other night and it’s still pretty disastrous getting out of there after games. Figured I’d let the kinks get worked out before I try and get there. Beside, thanksgiving eve? Rangers in the building? There’s gonna be 509 drunken fights between 21 year olds all night.

Waiting for the kinks to get worked out?  Your wait may be longer than a bathroom line at the Coliseum.

[RichieNextel305]

1 hour ago, Sod16 said:

Waiting for the kinks to get worked out?  Your wait may be longer than a bathroom line at the Coliseum.

NOTHING was longer than that. I remember going to a game way back in like 2011, I think it was before they headed out to west Canada and right after their trip to Europe when they came into the area for one game while MSG was still being renovated. It was a Saturday night, and I was out there with a ton of people. And one of my friends went to take a piss at the start of the 2nd thinking he had beaten the rush during intermission. He didn’t make it back until there were like 10 minutes left in the period, he came flying up the stairs as the Islanders scored.

All the love that barn got. What a fucking dump. The amount of times I said “fuck it” to those bathroom lines and just went outside and had people block me while I just pissed on the building.

[Pete]

1 hour ago, RichieNextel305 said:

There’s gonna be 509 drunken fights between 21 year olds all night.

This place is just the internet version of that.

[RichieNextel305]

1 minute ago, Pete said:

This place is just the internet version of that.

Haha, I’ll take internet brawls over getting into fist fights with Islander fans. I did enough of that in my 20s at the Coliseum.

Besides, I don’t need to give my wife another reason to kick my ass.

Edited November 24, 2021 by RichieNextel305

[Pete]

1 minute ago, RichieNextel305 said:

Haha, I’ll take internet brawls over getting into fist fights with Islander fans. I did enough of that in my 20s at the Coliseum.

Besides, I don’t need to give my wife another reason to kick my ass.

You're married now?! Good for you. 

Explains why we're both awake. 

[RichieNextel305]

Just now, Pete said:

You're married now?! Good for you. 

Explains why we're both awake. 

Just celebrated the 3 year mark. And thank you thank you.

My work schedule is a clusterfuck, and today is the equivalent of my Saturday night. But I’m only awake because the dog kicked me in the face 7 times since 2am, lol.

[Albatrosss]

5-1 Piles

[shestYORKin]

doubt this game is happening. when at-risk age groups like Chara start getting sick it serves as a wake up call. 

[Sharpshooter]

I was really hoping the Islanders would have won at least one of their first two games at their new place before playing us. I feel like they're kind of due. Plus, they are due to break out offensively since they've been pretty bad at scoring all year. This game scares me. lol

[josh]

Why would the game be canceled when the Islanders have 7 guys that can score their first NHL goals tonight?

[siddious]

Just now, josh said:

Why would the game be canceled when the Islanders have 7 guys that can score their first NHL goals tonight?

It’s settled rangers are def losing 

[siddious]

Just now, josh said:

Why would the game be canceled when the Islanders have 7 guys that can score their first NHL goals tonight?

It’s settled rangers are def losing 

[Sharpshooter]

I forgot to mention coming off a dramatic win, another reason they will probably just come out flat to begin with. lol

[Vodka Drunkenski]

7 hours ago, RichieNextel305 said:

Haha, I’ll take internet brawls over getting into fist fights with Islander fans. I did enough of that in my 20s at the Coliseum.

Besides, I don’t need to give my wife another reason to kick my ass.

You’re married? Wow.  Congrats.  I still think you’re like 20 years old.  Time goes by fast

[RichieNextel305]

21 minutes ago, Vodka Drunkenski said:

You’re married? Wow.  Congrats.  I still think you’re like 20 years old.  Time goes by fast

Haha, I think a lot of people will always think of me like that; especially the people who used to sneak me beers in Cafe 31 when I was like 17, haha.

But yep, turn 32 in a few weeks. Married for 3 years. And still waiting for a Stanley Cup. So that hasn’t changed.

 

[RichieNextel305]

Most of the time when a team is as banged up as the Islanders are, I look at it as a trap game; especially when it’s games between these 2. Usually, when either of these 2 are banged up as the Isles are, it’s smart to lean toward the other way because it’s a trap game personified.

However, the Islanders are severely banged up and missing just about all of their impact players aside from Barzal, the fourth line and their goaltenders.

Anything can happen, but if this game gets played, the Rangers should be in a position to smack this team around for 2 points tonight.