Game Thread: Rangers @ Islanders 7:00PM

[Johnnydollaz89]

Team Statistics:

GP: 10 | W: 3 | L: 7 | OTL: 0 | PTS: 6
Conference: 14th | Home Record: 0-1-0 | Away Record: 3-6-0 | S/O: N/A
Last Ten: 3-7-0 | Streak: Lost 1

Goals Per Game: 1.50 (30th)
Goals Against Per Game: 3.50 (29th)
Goal Differential: -20 (30th)
PP Efficiency: 15.6% (20th)
PK Efficiency: 81.0% (17th)
Face-Off Efficiency: 48.1% (21st)


Team Leaders:

Goals: Brad Richards (5)
Assists: Derek Stepan (5)
Points: Brad Richards (8)
+/-: Rick Nash, Brandon Mashinter (+0)
PIM: Derek Dorsett (47)
TOI/G (Defenseman): Dan Girardi (21:52)
TOI/G (Forward): Brad Richards (19:56)


Starting Lineup:^

Chris Kreider / Derek Stepan / Brad Richards "A"
Benoit Pouliot / Derrick Brassard / J.T. Miller
Carl Hagelin / Brian Boyle / Derek Dorsett
Taylor Pyatt / Dominic Moore / Mats Zuccarello

Ryan McDonagh / Dan Girardi
Marc Staal "A" / Anton Strålman
Michael Del Zotto / John Moore

^ Subject to change


Starting Goaltender:

Henrik Lundqvist

GP: 8 | W: 2 | L: 5 | OT: 0
GA: 22 | SV%: .895 | GAA: 3.25 | SO: 1


Healthy Scratches:

Justin Falk
Brandon Mashinter


Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

Rick Nash [IR] — Upper Body Injury (Concussion)
Ryan Callahan "C" [IR] — Broken Thumb; Out 3-4 Weeks

Team Statistics:

GP: 11 | W: 4 | L: 4 | OTL: 3 | PTS: 11
Conference: 7th | Home Record: 2-2-3 | Away Record: 2-2-0 | S/O: 1-2
Last Ten: 3-4-3 | Streak: Lost 1

Goals Per Game: 3.09 (9th)
Goals Against Per Game: 3.09 (24th)
Goal Differential: -1 (15th)
PP Efficiency: 27.8% (2nd)
PK Efficiency: 84.8% (7th)
Face-Off Efficiency: 46.4% (23rd)


Team Leaders:

Goals: Frans Nielsen (7)
Assists: John Tavares (9)
Points: Frans Nielsen (15)
+/-: Thomas Hickey (+4)
PIM: Andy MacDonald, Eric Boulton (10)
TOI/G (Defenseman): Andy MacDonald (26:42)
TOI/G (Forward): John Tavares (20:24)


Starting Lineup:^


Thomas Vanek / John Tavares "C" / Kyle Okposo "A"
Pierre-Marc Bouchard / Frans Nielsen / Josh Bailey
Michael Grabner / Peter Regin / Cal Clutterbuck
Matt Martin / Casey Cizikas / Colin McDonald

Travis Hamonic / Andrew MacDonald
Thomas Hickey / Radek Martinek
Matt Donovan / Matt Carkner


Starting Goaltender:

Evgeni Nabakov

GP: 9 | W: 4 | L: 2 | OT: 3
GA: 26 | SV%: .908 | GAA: 2.82 | SO: 0

^ Subject to change


Healthy Scratches:

N/A


Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

[D] Lubomir Visnovsky [IR] — Concussion; Out indefinitely
[D] Brian Strait [IR] — Upper-body injury


Hagelin is back tonight, but still expect us to lose tonight.

 

[Cobiemonster]

For some reason I think the Rangers get a win tonight, but this should be a good game

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

For some reason I think the Rangers get a win tonight, but this should be a good game

I am doubting that big time, this team is embarassing, Isles always play great against us and will probably shut us out tonight. Vanek will light us up.

 

[Cobiemonster]

I am doubting that big time, this team is embarassing, Isles always play great against us and will probably shut us out tonight. Vanek will light us up.

Rangers were huge under dogs in Detroit and got a win there, you guys could do the same thing tonight - Islanders haven't been dominating as of late, they've been losing some games

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Rangers were huge under dogs in Detroit and got a win there, you guys could do the same thing tonight - Islanders haven't been dominating as of late, they've been losing some games

Yeah but we're just not that good, nobody is scoring, team looks flat, no energy, no heart. We get Hagelin back tonight which is big for us, but with how well the Isles have always played against us, this wont be easy.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

@StapeNewsday:

#Isles will face Cam Talbot in NYR net tonight.

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[David_son]

The Rangers have a way of making other goaltenders look great. I think the organization as a whole is unaware that the purpose of hockey is to score goals.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

The Rangers have a way of making other goaltenders look great. I think the organization as a whole is unaware that the purpose of hockey is to score goals.

We've always had that problem, we love making backups look like Patrick Roy.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Tonights pregame warmup lines

Carl Hagelin, Brad Richards, Benoit Pouliot
Chris Kreider, Derek Stepan, Mats Zuccarello
Brian Boyle, Derick Brassard, JT Miller
Taylor Pyatt, Dominic Moore, Derek Dorsett

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

And we're underway at the Coliseum, LETS GO RANGERS! Get a winning streak started tonight.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Rangers with no shots on goal almost 7 minutes in, here we go again.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Hagelin slashes Martin and the Rangers are shorthanded midway through the first.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Teams are now 4 a side as Okposo goes off for Hooking.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Rangers on the PP for 1:16 now as Hagelins penalty expires.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Kreider scores on the PP and it's 1-0 Rangers!!!!!!

 

[Pastafazul]

yea send kreider back down, what a stuupit organization, this kid has been an offensive threat in every game i have seen him play!

 

[Pastafazul]

talbot will dethrone the king

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Talbot with a huge save on Vanek!!

 

[David_son]

yea send kreider back down, what a stuupit organization, this kid has been an offensive threat in every game i have seen him play!

I wouldnt say offensive threat since its his first goal but he has been working hard and getting chances. That is about the only positives so far Miller and Zucc and Kreider are definitely showing promise. They just need to learn how to finish.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Brad Richards and Derek Stepan with the assists on the PPG by Kreider.