GDT 2021-22 ECQF #5: (2M) Rangers vs. (3M) Pittsburgh Penguins — This Is the End, My Only Friend

[High and Wide]

EASTERN CONFERENCE QUARTER FINALS
GAME #5 — 5/11/22

  vs. 

Location: Madison Square Garden — New York, NY
Time: 7:00 PM
TV: ESPN, CBC, SN, TVAS, MSG, ATTSN-PT
Radio: 98.7 FM, 107.1 FM, 710 AM, Sirius XM

USEFUL LINKS:

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

Team Official: @NYRangers • NYR on Instagram

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

 

GameCenter - here

Series Preview - here

 

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SERIES SCHEDULE:

 

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Team Leaders:

Goals:

Assists:

Points:

+/-:

PIM:

TOI/G (D):

TOI/G (F):

Andrew Copp (3)

Mika Zibanejad (4)

Artemi Panarin (5)

Jacob Trouba (+2)

Patrik Nemeth (8)

Adam Fox (29:10)

Mika Zibanejad (23:07)

Starting Lineup:^

Chris Kreider A   / Mika Zibanejad A  / Frank Vatrano

Artemi Panarin A  / Ryan Strome A  /  Andrew Copp
Alexis Lafrenière  / Filip Chytil  / Kaapo Kakko

Dryden Hunt  / Kevin Rooney  / Ryan Reaves

 

Justin Braun  / Adam Fox

K'Andre Miller / Jacob Trouba A
Patrik Nemeth / Braden Schneider

 

^Subject to change

Starting Goaltender:

Igor Shesterkin
 

GS:

REC:

SV%:

GAA:

SO:

4

1-2

.906

4.26

0

Healthy Scratches:

Greg McKegg , Jonny Brodzinski , Julien Gauthier , Libor Hajek

Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

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

Tyler Motte [IR] — Upper-body injury; Unlikely to return this season

Barclay Goodrow A [DTD] — Broken ankle; week-to-week

Ryan Lindgren [DTD] — Lower-body injury; day-to-day questionable for Game 3

 

Zac Jones —
Tim Gettinger —
Lauri Pajuniemi —
Nils Lundkvis —
Jarred Tinordi —
Matthew Robertson —

 

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Team Leaders:

Goals:

Assists:

Points:

+/-:

PIM:

TOI/G (D):

TOI/G (F):

Jake Guentzel (5)

Sidney Crosby (7)

Sidney Crosby (9)

Kasperi Kapanen (+4)

Jeff Carter, Danton Heinen (4)

Brian Dumoulin (36:34)

Bryan Rust (23:48)

Starting Lineup:^

Jake Guentzel / Sidney Crosby C / Bryan Rust
Danton Heinen / Evgeni Malkin A / Kasperi Kapanen
Brock McGinn / Jeff Carter / Evan Rodrigues
Drew O'Connor / Teddy Blueger / Brian Boyle

 

Michael Matheson / Kris Letang A
John Marino / Marcus Pettersson
Mark Friedman / Chad Ruhwedel

^Subject to change

Starting Goaltender:

Louis Domingue
 

GS:

REC:

SV%:

GAA:

SO:

3

3-1-0

.906

3.43

0

Healthy Scratches:

Daniel Sprong, Matt Irwin

Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

Casey DeSmith [DTD] — Core muscle surgery; out for playoffs
Brian Dumoulin [DTD] — Undisclosed; Out for game 3
Rickard Rakell [DTD] — Still trying to figure out what time zone he's in
Tristan Jarry [IR] — Broken bone in foot; Will miss first two games of the series, minimum
Jason Zucker [IR] — Lower-body injury; Game-time decision for game 3
Nathan Beaulieu [IR] — Lower-body injury

 

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QUOTE(S) TO NOTE:

"Generic response to bad game played. Something about compete level, not winning puck battles, our guys, their guys. Something about the next game and not looking back"

- Someone, probably.

GIF(s) to I Dunno :

 

[Pete]

[Parsley]

Rangers 9

Penguins -3

[RichieNextel305]

For as little confidence as I have about this game, all I will say is this: Pittsburgh BETTER not let us win this game. One win, and who knows if it gets Igor going? Or any of our top players. Or all of them.

 

So if I’m the Penguins, I do what so many past Ranger teams failed to do: cut our heads off early, move on and rest up. Don’t give a team that is fractured but carrying tons of talent a second chance at life.

[Morphinity 2.0]

[Ozzy]

Refuse to lose!!

 

Come on boys!!  Show us some guts!!!

[Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc]

Alright, last chance.. Time to get weird af

 

[RJWantsTheCup]

I'm not ready for hockey to be over for the season.

[Bugg]

Bookies have Rangers as slight favorite tonight. 

[Sharpshooter]

[siddious]

Okay I’m done shitting on this team. They haven’t been good but it’s time to get your shit together and beat this team 3x which we all know they can.

 

LETS FUCKING GO RANGERS!!!!

[Phil]

[Cr00zng]

I keep my "BELIEVESHIRT" on, Rangers win 4-1, LFGR!!!

[Blue Heaven]

 

and to add to this, I wore my Ted Lasso Believe headband on my bike ride to the office today.  LGR!!!!

[Phil]

[4EverRangerFrank]

Should have sent the entire team to watch a few METS games…that team knows how to win games late. 
 

LFGR!! The talent is there. Will their hearts follow?

[Flynn]

[LindG1000]

The killer awoke before dawn. He put his boots on. He took a face from the ancient gallery and he walked on down the hall.

 

C'mon baby, take a chance with us.

[Gravesy]

3 hours ago, Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc said:

Alright, last chance.. Time to get weird af

 

[Ozzy]

20 minutes ago, G1000 said:

The killer awoke before dawn. He put his boots on. He took a face from the ancient gallery and he walked on down the hall.

 

C'mon baby, take a chance with us.

 

More like this @G1000 G Man:

 

....And bad mistakes
I've made a few
I've had my share of sand
Kicked in my face
But I've come through.....

And we mean to go on and on and on and on!!!

 

to Game 6!!!! 

 

[Blue Heaven]

one shift.....one period.....one game at a time

[4EverRangerFrank]

Picking up wings and tacos at 6:40 and praying there is no bridge traffic on the way home....beers chilled...ledge cleared of all plants and decorations.

[Valriera]

I really dont think we'll lose tonight, probably g6 in pittsburgh, but if we come out like we did in game 5 and lose that way? That will be really hard to swallow.

[Blue Heaven]

5 minutes ago, Valriera said:

I really dont think we'll lose tonight, probably g6 in pittsburgh, but if we come out like we did in game 5 and lose that way? That will be really hard to swallow.

     Oh boy if they lose tonight like how they lost Game 5, I wouldnt be the least surprised if a couple of heads roll.  Its just about the mirror image of getting pushed around and embarrassed by the Islanders/Caps at the end of last season.  

[Flynn]

10 minutes ago, Blue Heaven said:

     Oh boy if they lose tonight like how they lost Game 5, I wouldnt be the least surprised if a couple of heads roll.  Its just about the mirror image of getting pushed around and embarrassed by the Islanders/Caps at the end of last season.  

the real troubling part is the Penguins aren't exactly a team of badasses and bullies.