GDT [RS #30] Rangers vs. New Jersey Devils — Hell Is Empty and All the Devils Are Coming Here

[Phil]

 

REGULAR SEASON GAME #30 — 12/11/22

vs.

Location: Madison Square Garden — New York, NY
Time: 7:00 PM
TV: NHLN, MSG, MSGSN
Radio: 98.7 FM, 107.1 FM, 710 AM, Sirius XM

USEFUL LINKS:

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

Team Official: @NYRangers • NYR on Instagram

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

GameCenter - here
 

 

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Standings:

RECORD:

POSITION:

ROW:

P%:

HOME:

AWAY:

S/O:

LAST 10:

STREAK:

14-10-5 (33 Points)

5th — Metropolitan

14

.569

5-6-4

9-4-1

1-1

5-4-1

W3

Team Statistics:

DIFF:

GF/GP:

GA/GP:

PP%:

PK%:

Corsi For (CF)%:

+7 (T-11th)

3.03 (22nd)

2.79 (8th)

22.1% (17th)

79.6% (13th)

52.4% (8th)

Team Leaders:

Goals:

Assists:

Points:

+/-:

PIM:

TOI/G (D):

TOI/G (F):

Mika Zibanejad (15)

Artemi Panarin (28)

Artemi Panarin (34)

Mika Zibanejad, Filip Chytil (+8)

Jacob Trouba (35)

Adam Fox (25:12)

Mika Zibanejad (20:58)

Starting Lineup:^

Alexis Lafrenière / Mika Zibanejad A / Kaapo Kakko
Artemi Panarin A  / Filip Chytil / Barclay Goodrow A
Chris Kreider A / Vincent Trocheck / Jimmy Vesey
Sammy Blais / Jonny Brozinski / Julien Gauthier

 

Ryan Lindgren / Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller / Braden Schneider
Libor Hajek / Jacob Trouba C

^Subject to change

Starting Goaltender:

Igor Shesterkin

 

GS:

REC:

SV%:

GAA:

SO:

21

13-4-4

.917

2.50

1

Healthy Scratches:

Vitali Kravtsov, Ben Harpur

Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

None

 

 

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Standings:

RECORD:

POSITION:

ROW:

P%:

HOME:

AWAY:

S/O:

LAST 10:

STREAK:

21-5-1 (43 Points)

1st — Metropolitan

21

.796

10-4-1

11-1-0

0-0

7-2-1

L1

Team Statistics:

DIFF:

GF/GP:

GA/GP:

PP%:

PK%:

Corsi For (CF)%:

+37 (2nd)

3.70 (4th)

2.33 (2nd)

21.2% (22nd)

81.8% (7th)

56.9% (2nd)

Team Leaders:

Goals:

Assists:

Points:

+/-:

PIM:

TOI/G (D):

TOI/G (F):

Jack Hughes (14)

Jesper Bratt (20)

Jack Hughes (33)

Jonas Siegenthaler (+7)

Miles Wood (35)

Dougie Hamilton (21:34)

Nico Hischier (19:48)

Starting Lineup:^

Tomas Tatar / Nico Hischier C / Jesper Bratt
Erik Haula / Jack Hughes A / Dawson Mercer
Miles Wood / Michael McLeod / Fabian Zetterlund
Yegor Sharangovich / Jesper Boqvist / Alexander Holtz

 

Jonas Siegenthaler / Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Graves / John Marino
Brendan Smith / Damon Severson

^Subject to change

Starting Goaltender:

Vitek Vanacek
 

GS:

REC:

SV%:

GAA:

SO:

16

12-2-1

.916

2.30

2

Healthy Scratches:

Andreas Johnsson, Kevin Bahl

Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

Nathan Bastian [IR] — Upper-body injury; Out indefinitely

Mackenzie Blackwood [IR] — Sprained MCL; Skated with team on Dec 2
Ondrej Palat A [IR] — Groin surgery; Out 8-to-10 weeks since Nov 8
Jonathan Bernier [IR] — Hip surgery

 

 

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QUOTE(S) TO NOTE:

“I watch a lot of their games, you see their games on TV.  Nothing to learn about them, they’re a good team. They were a young team that got better every year. They got some real good star players on that team, they play a fast game. It’s not a surprise to me. I knew they were gonna take a step this year, but they’re playing really well.” 

— Gerard Gallant on the Devils

GIF to HYPE:

[Flynn]

[Ozzy]

This is a biggie!

 

We get this game and I think we'll be on our way to turning the corner on this season.

 

I'm really pumped for this one tonight!

[Cash or Czech]

 

Keep the weird truck rolling!

[Morphinity 2.0]

24 minutes ago, Cash or Czech said:

 

Keep the weird truck rolling!

[Ozzy]

[Bieser]

Here's to our 8 million dollar no goal defenseman finding someone with their head down tonight. 

[LindG1000]

I'm glad Gallant watches TV instead of coaching.

[Valriera]

Date is wrong in the thread FYI - should be 12/12

LGR - 3-0 since captain jacob trouba attempted to save the season. Can we make it 4? I sure hope so. 

[Pete]

[Albatrosss]

you know this is going to end bad.  i predict a serious shellacking by the Devs

[Keirik]

We roll 

 

[Karan]

11 minutes ago, CCCP said:

you know this is going to end bad.  i predict a serious shellacking by the Devs

 

Meh, if they get blown out by the Devils, so be it. It's same as any other regular season game in December. But difference is lately the team actually looks like they want to compete, rather than just going through the motions like much of November and that's a positive takeaway going forward. 

[jsm7302]

Big one. Trouba is leading how most would quantify/qualify a leader should. Although he isn't lighting the lamp; he is doing the other things he can control to fire this team up. Send these jokers back to the ironbound!!

 

Shesty with the open netter tonight!!

[BrooksBurner]

5-1 Devils

[Ozzy]

I got Blais for his 1st of the season!

 

...and it's the game winner!

[BrooksBurner]

16 minutes ago, Ozzy said:

I got Blais for his 1st of the season!

 

...and it's the game winner!

You’re going to have to specify. 1st good shift?

[Ducky]

1 hour ago, CCCP said:

you know this is going to end bad.  i predict a serious shellacking by the Devs

I sure hope you're wrong.  LGR!!!

[Ozzy]

12 minutes ago, rmc51 said:

You’re going to have to specify. 1st good shift?

 

Good point!  LOL

 

Nah, I gotta give Blais a pass, dude.  That surgery must've been absolute torture to rehab from.  I've had some injuries, but not like his.  He ripped that knee completely to shreds!  Anyone that's been through that kind of surgery would need at least a year to just get the strength back into it, no less 100% use with no limitations.

 

He's going to progress, but I'm not pushing it for him.  That surgery HURTS! 

...a lot! 

 

The rehab is worse!

[CBrowningPI]

Can someone make the team believe this is an away game.

[NYRangers93]

I assume there will be more Devil fans there than normal.

[Bieser]

Just think if we had not blown any 2+ goal leads in the third period, we'd be like 4 points behind these guys.

 

Or , if we held that 2-0 lead in the second period  in Tampa last year.....ah .....forget it. 

[jamsim1967]

Rangers better come out hitting, skating and going to the net for a full 60 minutes. I get tired of crosstown rivals coming into the Garden and taking the crowd right out of it because they choose not to show up. This is a big game, and they need to show up.

[Pete]

2 minutes ago, jamsim1967 said:

Rangers better come out hitting, skating and going to the net for a full 60 minutes. I get tired of crosstown rivals coming into the Garden and taking the crowd right out of it because they choose not to show up. This is a big game, and they need to show up.

I can guarantee you there will be slow, passive, perimeter, and generally lackadaisical for at least 45 minutes. 

[josh]

11 minutes ago, Pete said:

I can guarantee you there will be slow, passive, perimeter, and generally lackadaisical for at least 45 minutes. 

They’ll be chasing play all night, too.