GDT [RS #4] Rangers vs. Nashville Predators — Return of the Mack [Truck]

[Phil]

REGULAR SEASON GAME #4 — 10/19/23

vs.

Location: Madison Square Garden — New York, NY
Time: 7:00 PM
TV: MSG, BSSO
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: nhl.com/rangers • nhl.com/predators

GameCenter - here

 

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Standings:

RECORD:

POSITION:

ROW:

P%:

HOME:

AWAY:

S/O:

LAST 10:

STREAK:

2-1-0 (4 Points)

4th — Metropolitan

2

.667

1-0-0

1-1-0

0-0

2-1-0

W1

Team Statistics:

DIFF:

GF/GP:

GA/GP:

PP%:

PK%:

Corsi For (CF)%:

+3 (T-6th)

3.33 (15th)

2.33 (11th)

30.0% (7th)

77.8% (21st)

58.4% (3rd)

Team Leaders:

Goals:

Assists:

Points:

+/-:

PIM:

TOI/G (D):

TOI/G (F):

Chris Kreider (4)

Mika Zibanejad, Adam Fox (4)

Chris Kreider (5)

Adam Fox, Erik Gustafsson (+4)

Jacob Trouba, Barclay Goodrow (12)

Adam Fox (22:11)

Artemi Panarin (19:09)

Starting Lineup:^

Chris Kreider A / Mika Zibanejad A / Kaapo Kakko

Artemi Panarin A  / Filip Chytil / Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle / Vincent Trocheck / Blake Wheeler 

Barclay Goodrow A / Nick Bonino / Tyler Pitlick

 

Ryan Lindgren / Adam Fox A 
Jacob Trouba C / K'Andre Miller
Erik Gustafsson / Braden Schneider

^Subject to change

Starting Goaltender:

Igor Shesterkin

 

GS:

REC:

SV%:

GAA:

SO:

3

2-1-0

.904

2.38

0

Healthy Scratches:

Jimmy Vesey, Zac Jones

Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

Nick Bonino [DTD] — Lower-body injury

 

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Standings:

RECORD:

POSITION:

ROW:

P%:

HOME:

AWAY:

S/O:

LAST 10:

STREAK:

1-3-0 (2 Points)

8th — Central

1

.250

1-1-0

1-2-0

0-0

1-3-0

L2

Team Statistics:

DIFF:

GF/GP:

GA/GP:

PP%:

PK%:

Corsi For (CF)%:

-5 (14th)

2.25 (24th)

3.50 (21st)

11.8% (21st)

60.0% (31st)

51.3% (14th)

Team Leaders:

Goals:

Assists:

Points:

+/-:

PIM:

TOI/G (D):

TOI/G (F):

Colton Sissons (3)

Filip Forsberg (3)

Colton Sissons, Filip Forsberg, Ryan O'Reilly (3)

Jusso Parssinen, Jeremy Lauzon, Filip Forsberg (+2)

Colton Sissons, Filip Forsberg, Roman Josi (6)

Roman Josi (24:27)

Ryan O'Reilly (20:24)

Starting Lineup:^

Filip Forsberg / Ryan O'Reilly A / Jusso Parssinen
Gustav Nyquist / Cody Glass / Philip Tomasino
Kiefer Sherwood / Thomas Novak / Luke Evangelista
Yakov Trenin / Colton Sissons / Cole Smith

 

Roman Josi C / Dante Fabro
Ryan McDonagh A / Alexander Carrier
Jeremy Lauzon / Tyson Barrie

^Subject to change

Starting Goaltender:

Jusse Saros
 

GS:

REC:

SV%:

GAA:

SO:

4

1-3-0

.887

3.41

0

Healthy Scratches:

Samuel Fagemo, Michael McCarron

Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

Luke Schenn [DTD] — Lower-body injury

 

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QUOTE(S) TO NOTE:

"I think he's 'Iron Man,' and Robert Downey Jr. better be ready. [Lindgren is] going to take his job."

 

— Igor Shesterkin on Ryan Lindgren

GIF to LOL:

[RJWantsTheCup]

Reading Shes-twerkin's quote they might as well give Lindgren the Steven MacDonald award now.

[BrooksBurner]

The Rangers could really use this win right before the long road trip out west.

 

2-1 Preds

[jsm7302]

Anyone else wanna see Vesey in that 3rd line RW spot? Give those guys some speed and fire. Vesey wants to be in the lineup. Id make that move in a heartbeat even if it's only for a game.

[RangerDanger]

17 minutes ago, jsm7302 said:

Anyone else wanna see Vesey in that 3rd line RW spot? Give those guys some speed and fire. Vesey wants to be in the lineup. Id make that move in a heartbeat even if it's only for a game.

I just want him in period. I know it's only 3 games, but I felt like he played better than either Bonino or Pitlick in the 1 game he played.

I never thought I'd be rooting for a Vesey sighting but here we are..........

[RJWantsTheCup]

Is Bonino playing?  Heard he is day to day.

[RichieNextel305]

30 minutes ago, RJWantsTheCup said:

Is Bonino playing?  Heard he is day to day.

We’ll know more after they take the ice for the morning skate.

[Karan]

Bonino was on the ice for practice this morning, so looking promising.

[RichieNextel305]

 

[RJWantsTheCup]

Looks like Vesey & Pitlick are going to alternate games until one of them seizes the position.

[Ozzy]

I'm joining the Jimmy Vesey fan club too!!  Nice to see him in there!

[Pete]

30 minutes ago, RJWantsTheCup said:

Looks like Vesey & Pitlick are going to alternate games until one of them seizes the position.

 

1 minute ago, Ozzy said:

I'm joining the Jimmy Vesey fan club too!!  Nice to see him in there!

Pitlick hasn't looked good. I much prefer Vesey

[siddious]

Meanwhile Vesey has looked good. But I get it you at still early. 

[Ozzy]

3 minutes ago, Pete said:

 

Pitlick hasn't looked good. I much prefer Vesey

 

He looked very slow to react when I watched in person on Monday night.  Not terrible, but slow. 

I think Vesey has more speed, and has more scoring prowess.  ...meaning I think he's more of a scoring threat.

[RichieNextel305]

 

[Br4d]

Time for Mika and Chytil to get on the board.

[Keirik]

Big 2 goal game by Laf. 

[Pete]

55 minutes ago, Ozzy said:

 

He looked very slow to react when I watched in person on Monday night.  Not terrible, but slow. 

I think Vesey has more speed, and has more scoring prowess.  ...meaning I think he's more of a scoring threat.

Vesey is an analytics darling, Pitlick is similar to Goodrow in that sense...Not the best. Even Vesey has 25 points mainly as a lower 6 guy last year and Pitlick's career high is 27pts 6 years ago...I guess Lavvy feels he offers "jam" that Vesey doesn't. Or, he's just trying to keep Vesey from letting good get to him.

[BrooksBurner]

59 minutes ago, Ozzy said:

 

He looked very slow to react when I watched in person on Monday night.  Not terrible, but slow. 

I think Vesey has more speed, and has more scoring prowess.  ...meaning I think he's more of a scoring threat.

 

That 4th line got run over on Monday. So slow. However, I do recall 1 (and only 1) shift they had that was really nice to watch. They had some nice hits and pressure in the OZ. They are so far away from that being a consistent thing though.

[BrooksBurner]

1 hour ago, RichieNextel305 said:

 

 

If Kakko and that Zib line don't get it going at ES, I'm swapping him with Wheeler. Not as a demotion. Cuylle-Trocheck are just dynamite on the forecheck, and I'm itching to see Kakko added to that. I think he could really take off with those guys.

[RJWantsTheCup]

27 minutes ago, Keirik said:

Big 2 goal game by Laf. 

I think your meds are starting to make you delusional.  First the Hank comment the other night and now this one.

[Karan]

2 minutes ago, RJWantsTheCup said:

I think your meds are starting to make you delusional.  First the Hank comment the other night and now this one.

 

Starting?

[RJWantsTheCup]

4 minutes ago, Karan said:

 

Starting?

Good point.  I was trying to be nice.

[Albatrosss]

3-1 Keirik's meds.  Should be a good battle

[4EverRangerFrank]

Farg! I have a class tonight...hope to join for the third.