GDT [RS] (#54) Rangers vs. St. Louis Blues — Damn Right, I've Got the Blues

[Morphinity 2.0]

REGULAR SEASON GAME #54 — 3/2/22

vs.

Location: Madison Square Garden — New York, NY
Time: 7:30 PM
TV: MSG, BSMW
Radio: 98.7 FM, 107.1 FM, 710 AM, Sirius XM

USEFUL LINKS:

Coverage: @NYP_Brooksie • @StapeAthletic • @ColinSNewsday • @vzmercogliano

Team Official: @NYRangers • NYR on Instagram

Official Team Websites: nhl.com/rangers • nhl.com/blues

 

GameCenter - here

 

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Standings:

RECORD:

POSITION:

ROW:

P%:

HOME:

AWAY:

S/O:

LAST 10:

STREAK:

33-15-5 (71 Points)

3rd — Metropolitan

29

.670

17-5-3

16-10-2

4-2

5-4-1

L2

Team Statistics:

DIFF:

GF/GP:

GA/GP:

PP%:

PK%:

Corsi For (CF)%:

+23 (10th)

2.89 (20th)

2.49 (3rd)

25.3% (5th)

82.7% (7th)

44.9% (31st)

Team Leaders:

Goals:

Assists:

Points:

+/-:

PIM:

TOI/G (D):

TOI/G (F):

Chris Kreider (34)

Adam Fox (43)

Artemi Panarin (56)

Ryan Lindgren (+18)

Jacob Trouba (71) 

Adam Fox (24:26)

Mika Zibanejad (19:58)

Starting Lineup:^

Chris Kreider A / Mika Zibanejad A / Alexis Lafrenière
Artemi Panarin A / Ryan Strome A / Dryden Hunt
Greg McKegg / Filip Chytil / Julien Gauthier
Barclay Goodrow A / Kevin Rooney / Ryan Reaves

Ryan Lindgren / Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller / Jacob Trouba A
Patrik Nemeth / Braden Schneider

^Subject to change

Starting Goaltender:

Igor Shesterkin
 

GS:

REC:

SV%:

GAA:

SO:

33

25-6-3

.941

1.95

3

Healthy Scratches:

Libor Hajek, Morgan Barron

Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

Sammy Blais [IR] — Knee surgery; Out for season

Kaapo Kakko [IR] — Upper-body injury; "Weak, too weak"

 

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Standings:

RECORD:

POSITION:

ROW:

P%:

HOME:

AWAY:

S/O:

LAST 10:

STREAK:

32-14-6 (70 Points)

2nd — Central

30

.673

19-6-2

13-8-4

2-2

7-2-1

W4

Team Statistics:

DIFF:

GF/GP:

GA/GP:

PP%:

PK%:

Corsi For (CF)%:

+47 (5th)

3.58 (5th)

2.67 (6th)

27.0% (2nd)

85.0% (4th)

47.4% (23rd)

Team Leaders:

Goals:

Assists:

Points:

+/-:

PIM:

TOI/G (D):

TOI/G (F):

Jordan Kyrou (21)

Robert Thomas (34)

Jordan Kyrou (49)

Justin Faulk (+36)

Torey Krug, Niko Mikkola (38)

Colton Parayko (24:03)

Ryan O'Reilly (19:19)

Starting Lineup:^

Brandon Saad / Ryan O'Reilly / David Perron

Pavel Buchnevich / Robert Thomas / Vladimir Tarasenko

Jordan Kyrou / Brayden Schenn / Ivan Barbashev

Dakota Joshua / Tyler Bozak / Klim Kostin

 

Niko Mikkola / Colton Parayko

Torey Krug / Justin Faulk

Jake Walman / Robert Bortuzzoa

^Subject to change

Starting Goaltender:

Ville Husso

GS:

REC:

SV%:

GAA:

SO:

19

13-3-2

.935

2.03

2

Healthy Scratches:

N/A

Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

Oskar Sundqvist [DTD] — Lower-body injury

 

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QUOTE(S) TO NOTE:

“He looks [like a] confident, stronger player. I think he’s a young kid growing, he’s in better shape. He’s doing the right things.”

— Gerard Gallant on Alexis Lafreniere's recent play and growth

GIF to HYPE:

[LindG1000]

There's absolutely no way we don't spend half this thread pining for Buchnevich.

[Ozzy]

Gary Unger for trivia!

[Phil]

I hope Reaves puts Buchnevich through the glass. Literally.

 

Trivia is Christian Backman.

[Blue Heaven]

I might shed a tear for the Buchnevich welcome back video

[Cash or Czech]

18 minutes ago, G1000 said:

There's absolutely no way we don't spend half this thread pining for Buchnevich.

 

Actively updating my ignore list

 

Trivia is Colton Orr.

[Phil]

Also, GDT title is 100% a reference to @Morphinity bets placed.

[Morphinity 2.0]

2 minutes ago, Phil said:

Also, GDT title is 100% a reference to @Morphinity bets placed.

Let's put it this way... if Buchnevich doesn't score tonight, I will put extreme sanctions on him.

[Blue Heaven]

49 minutes ago, Morphinity said:

Let's put it this way... if Buchnevich doesn't score tonight, I will put extreme sanctions on him.

Reminds me, I am going to put a few rubles down on Buch scoring tonight.

[Kevin]

I'm not feeling confident about this one tonight.  Trivia is Tony McKegney.

[Phil]

15 minutes ago, Blue Heaven said:

Reminds me, I am going to put a few rubles down on Buch scoring tonight.

Great idea, if you want to win... like three and a half cents.

[BlairBettsBlocksEverything]

+240 on fanduel for Buch to score. Like, that's gotta be free money basically right?

[Morphinity 2.0]

6 minutes ago, BlairBettsBlocksEverything said:

+240 on fanduel for Buch to score. Like, that's gotta be free money basically right?

I got it at +250 on DK. Feeling gud.

[Karan]

2 hours ago, Blue Heaven said:

I might shed a tear for the Buchnevich welcome back video

 

 

 

 

[CBrowningPI]

Looks like his grandmother is giving him fashion tips.

[Bugg]

2 goalies at the top of the GAA in the NHL; taking the under of 5.5. Watch, will now be a 7-6 game. 

[Bugg]

Bernie Federko for trivia. 

[Ozzy]

3 minutes ago, Bugg said:

2 goalies at the top of the GAA in the NHL; taking the under of 5.5. Watch, will now be a 7-6 game. 

 

I thought the same thing, Bugg!  LOL

[LindG1000]

Brendan Shanahan for trivia.

[Blue Heaven]

Tony McKegney for trivia

[Ozzy]

Just gonna say it one time...so I don't repeat myself all night watching this one with the boys:

 

SHOOT THE PUCK!!!

 

...fucking team just never shoots enough for me!

[Patrick Bateman]

Rangers twitter after Buch does anything

[RJWantsTheCup]

Bernie Federko for trivia

[Ozzy]

Is there a stat someplace that shows that teams with the most shots on goal are usually the teams that are at the top of the standings??

 

Nevermind, I found it...(slow day in the office today!!!)

 

I figured as much...The teams with the top 10 shots on goal are all solid, contending playoff teams (the Devils are the only exception).

http://www.naturalstattrick.com/teamtable.php

 

The Rangers are ranked 31st...only ahead of Arizona in shots on goal....I think I wanna toss my cookies.

 

I'm changing my Trivia answer to Barry Beck!!!  LOL

[Phil]

18 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said:

Rangers twitter after Buch does anything

 

Yup. Could go 0-0-0, even, do nothing of note all game, and one two-second clip of him on the bench making a funny face and they'll be in an uproar.