The Rangers are back in action today at MSG, looking to get some revenge on an Islanders team that put a pretty sizable road block between the Rangers and clinching the division. With Carolina surging, the Rangers need to win their last two games to hold them off. If they miss just one point, they leave the door open for Carolina to steal the division, conference, home ice, and more.
Peter Laviolette has at least seen enough of the Miller-Trouba pairing to break them up, which bodes well for a more balanced defense. Matt Rempe draws in, and while there are hopes of retribution on the Noah Dobson hit, it would be nice to see Rempe actually play a full game.
Islanders Lines
Casey Cizikas-Bo Horvat-Mat Barzal
Simon Holmstrom-Brock Nelson-Kyle Palmieri
Anders Lee-JG Pageau-Pierre Engvall
Matt Martin-Kyle MacLean-Cal Clutterbuck
Alex Romanov-Noah Dobson
Adam Pelech-Ryan Pulock
Mike Reilly-Robert Bortuzzo
Ilya Sorokin gets the start
Rangers Lines
Artemi Panarin-Vincent Trocheck-Alexis Lafreniere
Chris Kreider-Mika Zibanejad-Jack Roslovic
Will Cuylle-Alex Wennberg-Kaapo Kakko
Jimmy Vesey-Barclay Goodrow-Matt Rempe
Ryan Lindgren-Adam Fox
K’Andre Miller-Braden Schneider
Erik Gustafsson-Jacob Trouba
Igor Shesterkin gets the start
Injuries: Filip Chytil (concussion), Blake Wheeler (leg)
Crazy Prediction: The Rangers snap their skid.
Game time is 1230pm.
