Game Thread: 12/10/13 • Rangers v. Nashville Predators • 7:30 PM • NBCSN, MSG2 [HD]

[Johnnydollaz89]

Team Statistics:

GP: 31 | W: 15 | L: 15 | OTL: 1 | PTS: 31
Conference: 8th | Home Record: 5-7-1 | Away Record: 10-8-0 | S/O: N/A
Last Ten: 5-4-1 | Streak: Lost 2

Goals Per Game: 2.23 (T-23rd)
Goals Against Per Game: 2.58 (15th)
Goal Differential: -11 (22nd)
PP Efficiency: 19.4% (12th)
PK Efficiency: 85.6% (7th)
Face-Off Efficiency: 49.0% (18th)


Team Leaders:

Goals: Brad Richards (9)
Assists: Derek Stepan (15)
Points: Brad Richards (23)
+/-: Chris Kreider (+7)
PIM: Derek Dorsett (97)
TOI/G (Defenseman): Ryan McDonagh (23:39)
TOI/G (Forward): Brad Richards (18:59)


Starting Lineup:^

Chris Kreider / Derek Stepan / Rick Nash
Mats Zuccarello / Brad Richards "A"/ Ryan Callahan "C"
Carl Hagelin / Derick Brassard / Taylor Pyatt
Derek Dorsett / Brian Boyle / Arron Asham

Ryan McDonagh / Dan Girardi "A"
Michael Del Zotto / Anton Strålman
John Moore / Justin Falk

^ Subject to change


Starting Goaltender:

Henrik Lundqvist

GP: 22 | W: 9 | L: 12 | OT: 1
GA: 55 | SV%: .914 | GAA: 2.58 | SO: 2


Healthy Scratches:

Dominic Moore


Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

Derek Dorsett [DTD] — Sprained Wrist
Marc Staal [DTD] — Upper-body injury; still being evaluated

GP: 30 | W: 13 | L: 14 | OTL: 3 | PTS: 29
Conference: 12th | Home Record: 6-6-2 | Away Record: 7-8-1 | S/O: 0-3
Last Ten: 4-5-1 | Streak: Lost 3

Goals Per Game: 2.23 (T-25th)
Goals Against Per Game: 2.83 (23rd)
Goal Differential: -21 (27th)
PP Efficiency: 18.3% (15th)
PK Efficiency: 84.0% (11th)
Face-Off Efficiency: 54.2% (2nd)


Team Leaders:

Goals: Shea Weber, Mike Fisher (7)
Assists: David Legwand (15)
Points: David Legwand (20)
+/-: Ryan Ellis (+3)
PIM: Rich Clune (69)
TOI/G (Defenseman): Shea Weber (26:08)
TOI/G (Forward): Mike Fisher (18:14)


Starting Lineup:^

David Legwand / Patric Hornqvist "A" / Gabriel Bourque
Mike Fisher "A" / Eric Nystrom / Colin Wilson
Matt Cullen / Nick Spaling / Viktor Stalberg
Rich Clune / Matt Hendricks / Paul Gaustad

Shea Weber "C" / Roman Josi
Kevin Klein / Victor Bartley
Seth Jones / Ryan Ellis

^ Subject to change


Starting Goaltender:

Marek Manzanec

GP: 14 | W: 5 | L: 7 | OT: 1
GA: 33 | SV%: 9.15 | GAA: 2.51 | SO: 2

^ Subject to change


Healthy Scratches:

N/A


Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

Pekka Rinne [IR] — Hip surgery, E. Coli infection
Filip Forsberg [IR] — Upper-body injury

Shut em out last time. Lets do it again

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Dominic Moore is back inthe lineup for Miller. Pyatt and Pouliot are the scratches. Asham and Dorsett are in.

 

[David_son]

I think Talbot should get the start over hank in tonights game it has been almost a week and hank has started 3 in a row

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

I assume Hank will carry the workload now, but Talbot will probably start a game soon.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Cally headed to the locker room, limping off the bench...

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Rangers PP! Hutton gets a delay of game

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Spallingg scores from the slot after McDonagh went crashing into boards after making a very good defensive play.

1-0 Preds

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Preds get away with a cross-check on Moore and leads to a Clune goal, 2-0 Preds lol

 

[inthecrease]

Nothing is going right for this hockey club.....a good play turns into a goal.
This team has nothing going for it.

This homestand is turning into a bummer.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Something or somebody needs to wake this team up and ASAP

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Rangers get on the board!! Beautiful passing play by Brassard and Richards to set up Nash for the goal!! 2-1 game

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Richards-Brassard-Nash line looks really good. Need to keep them together

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

And just as I say they look good, Brassard rips one off the post

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

2-1 Predators after 2.

 

[David_son]

AV is looking like a terrible hire. This team has no heart. Its time to blow it up and start over.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Stealth should have a lot to say about this game. As I recall, Cam shutout the Preds when he played them earlier this season.

Y! SPORTS

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

This team is a fucking mess.

 

[inthecrease]

no urgency, no passion = no wins. MSG corporation is treating their fans
to minor league hockey, New York style..............they stink ,,,,,,yuck.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

We just don't have the right players to succeed....

But troll on