The Rangers are in action tonight in Winnipeg after blowing the biggest weekend of the season. By my calculations, the Rangers need to go about 14-4 or 14-3-1 in their final 18 games to hit 95 points and make the playoffs. Their remaining schedule includes just 5 non-playoff teams. Assuming they win all 5, that means 9-4 or 9-3-1 against the playoff teams. This includes Winnipeg tonight.
Suffice it to say, the Rangers need to win games. It doesn’t matter how at this point. If they can stack three goalies in the net and go from there, so be it. Points are all that matter.
Winnipeg Lines
Kyle Connor-Mark Scheifele-Gabe Villardi
Nikolaj Ehlers-Vlad Namestnikov-Cole Perfetti
Nino Niederreiter-Adam Lowry-Mason Appleton
Brandon Tanev-Morgan Barron-Alex Iafallo
Josh Morrissey-Dylan Demelo
Dylan Samberg-Neal Pionk
Haydn Fleury-Luke Schenn
Connor Hellebuyck gets the start.
Rangers Lines
Artemi Panarin-Vincent Trocheck-Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle-JT Miller-Mika Zibanejad
Chris Kreider-Sam Carrick-Arthur Kaliyev
Brennan Othmann-Jonny Brodzinski-Matt Rempe
K’Andre Miller-Will Borgen
Urho Vaakanainen-Braden Schneider
Carson Soucy-Zac Jones
Igor Shesterkin gets the start.
Crazy Prediction: They don’t get curb stomped.
Game time is 8pm.
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