Game Thread: 1/8/14 • Rangers @ Chicago Blackhawks • 8:00PM • NBCSN, TSN2

[Johnnydollaz89]

Team Statistics:

GP: 44| W: 21 | L: 20 | OTL: 3 | PTS: 45 | ROW: 18
Division: 5th (Metro) | Home Record: 8-10-3 | Away Record: 13-10-0 | S/O: 3-2
Last Ten: 5-3-2 | Streak: Lost 1

Goals Per Game: 2.39 (24th)
Goals Against Per Game: 2.66 (15th)
Goal Differential: -11 (21st)
PP Efficiency: 20.7% (8th)
PK Efficiency: 85.0% (6th)
Face-Off Efficiency: 49.3% (17th)


Team Leaders:

Goals: Chris Kreider (11)
Assists: Mats Zuccarello (20)
Points: Mats Zuccarello (30)
+/-: Chris Kreider (+9)
PIM: Derek Dorsett (103)
TOI/G (Defenseman): Ryan McDonagh (24:40)
TOI/G (Forward): Brad Richards (19:09)


Starting Lineup:^

Chris Kreider / Derek Stepan / Rick Nash
Mats Zuccarello / Brad Richards "A" / Ryan Callahan "C"
Carl Hagelin / Derick Brassard / Benoit Pouliot
Brian Boyle / Dominic Moore / J.T. Miller

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

^ Subject to change


Starting Goaltender:

Henrik Lundqvist

GP: 31 | W: 12 | L: 16 | OT: 3
GA: 83 | SV%: .906 | GAA: 2.78 | SO: 2


Healthy Scratches:

Justin Falk
Dan Carcillo


Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

[F] Derek Dorsett [IR] — Broken fibula; Out 4-6 weeks

Team Statistics:

GP: 45 | W: 29 | L: 7 | OTL: 9 | PTS: 67
Division: 1st (Central)| Home Record: 15-2-6 | Away Record: 14-5-3 | S/O: 4-6
Last Ten: 6-0-4 | Streak: Lost 1

Goals Per Game: 3.62 (1st)
Goals Against Per Game: 2.62 (13th)
Goal Differential: +43 (2nd)
PP Efficiency: 24.3% (4th)
PK Efficiency: 76.9% (28th)
Face-Off Efficiency: 51.5% (9th)


Team Leaders:

Goals: Patrick Sharp (25)
Assists: Duncan Keith (39)
Points: Patrick Kane (54)
+/-: Brent Seabrook, Marián Hossa, Patrick Sharp (+22)
PIM: Brandon Bollig (63)
TOI/G (Defenseman): Duncan Keith (24:26)
TOI/G (Forward): Jonathan Toews (20:27)


Starting Lineup:^

Patrick Sharp "A" / Jonathan Toews "C" / Marián Hossa
Brandon Saad / Michal Handzus / Patrick Kane
Kris Versteeg / Andrew Shaw / Bryan Bickell
Brandon Bollig / Marcus Krüger / Ben Smith

Duncan Keith "A" / Brent Seabrook
Niklas Hjalmarsson / Johnny Oduya
Nick Leddy / Michal Rozsíval

^ Subject to change


Starting Goaltender:

Corey Crawford

GP: 29 | W: 17 | L: 6 | OT: 5
GA: 67 | SV%: .910 | GAA: 2.47 | SO: 0

^ Subject to change


Healthy Scratches:

Michael Kostka
Sheldon Brookbank


Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

[C] Brad Mills [IR] — Lower-body injury; No timetable
[G] Nikolai Khabibulin [IR] — Lower-body injury; No timetable


Lineup is not set, just posting it now.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

I just wish they would stop calling it "Rivalry Night". No doubt this has the potential to be a great game between 2 Original 6 teams but I don't see the rivalry here.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

I just wish they would stop calling it "Rivalry Night". No doubt this has the potential to be a great game between 2 Original 6 teams but I don't see the rivalry here.

There is no rivalry between us lol It's retarded

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

LOL that's what I figured. I remember these teams making some big trades with each other (e.g. Steve Larmer, Stephan Matteau, Tony Amonte, etc.) but no rivalry.

 

[David_son]

I just wish they would stop calling it "Rivalry Night". No doubt this has the potential to be a great game between 2 Original 6 teams but I don't see the rivalry here.

It's hard to have a rivalry when you only play twice a year. Its like a few years ago Kobe LeBron was voted top rivalry in the NAB.How is possible they don't face each other often.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

True you gotta meet in the SCF year after year for teams in different conferences to be rivals IMO.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Carcillo is in and Miller is out tonight for the Rangers.

 

[Pastafazul]

just don't get killed on nat tv

 

[David_son]

just don't get killed on nat tv

Considering the BlackHawks are the highest scoring team in the league and the Rangers are second lowest scoring team in the league this is probably going to be ugly. I say its going to be 5-1 Blackhawks.

 

[Pastafazul]

richards i called that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1-0

 

[David_son]

Cherry Picking Richards 1-0 Rangers

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Fucking Richards!!

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Nice job by the Rangers so far. Taking it to the Hawks early.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Like the pace of the game so far

 

[Pastafazul]

staal handlin a grenade?

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Rangers going to the PP!!

Hawks PK has been weaknas of late. And look at Carcillp drawing a penalty!

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Sorry, maybe it's their PP that's been weak not their PK, lol my bad

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

ZUCCC ON THE PP!!!!

2-0!!

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Wow Zuccarello, 2-0 Rangers.

 

[David_son]

The Zucc'ster comes though on the PP