The Rangers took all their frustrations out on the Islanders on Thursday night, absolutely destroying them as they prepare to play golf this summer. The win kept the Rangers’ impossibly slim playoff hopes alive, with Montreal needing a single point in the next three games to officially eliminate the Blueshirts. The Rangers would also need to win out against Carolina, Florida, and Tampa, arguably the three best teams in the East. Strange things happen, but this would certainly be the strangest.
Since the Rangers blew out the Isles, it’s safe to assume that the lineup from Thursday will remain the same. That means Gabe Perreault and Brennan Othmann would be healthy scratches, though we don’t have confirmation yet. Zac Jones is also in the press box, so that’s three high ceiling kids sitting in a lost season. Make it make sense.
Canes Lines
Seth Jarvis-Sebastian Aho-Jackson Blake
Taylor Hall-Jack Roslovic-Andrei Svechnikov
Jordan Martinook-Jordan Staal-Logan Stankoven
Eric Robinson-Mark Jankowski-Tyson Jost
Jaccob Slavin-Brent Burns
Dmitry Orlov-Jalen Chatfield
Sean Walker-Scott Walker
Pyotr Kochetkov gets the start.
Rangers Lines
Artemi Panarin-Vincent Trocheck-Jonny Brodzinski
Will Cuylle-JT Miller-Mika Zibanejad
Chris Kreider-Juuso Parssinen-Alexis Lafreniere
Brett Berard-Jonny Brodzinski-Matt Rempe
Carson Soucy-Adam Fox
K’Andre Miller-Will Borgen
Urho Vaakanainen-Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin gets the start.
Crazy Prediction: The Rangers hold the Isles to under 5 goals.
Game time is 3pm.
