The Canes look to take the rubber game of the 3 game season series.
With the Devils spitting the bit last night, tonight’s game won’t be for first in the Metro. Instead, the Canws can send a statement to the Rangers, much like they did the last time these teams played each other, a 6-1 Canes win at MSG in January. The Canes went 2/4 on the PP and 3/3 on the PK. Drury will be out for a while and Guentzel is still a few days away so I’d expect no lineup changes tonight.
The Rangers have been hot since the All Star break at 11-2-1, they’re 7-2-1 in their last 10, the same as the Canes. Artemi Panarin leads with 35 goals and 52 assists. Chris Kreider has 32 goals, Vincent Trocheck and Mika Zibanejad have at least 20, although Zibanejad’s goal last night was his first 5 on 5 goal since December. There will be at least 1 fewer Ranger assing his way around the ice, Jacob Trouba is out for 2-3 weeks with a leg injury suffered last week. We’ll see what Player Safety has to say about Matt Rempe’s hit last night. As noted elsewhere, he’s played 56 minutes and has 54 penalty minutes. Jonathan Quick played last night, so we’ll see Igor Shesterkin in goal tonight. He's at 2.60/.912 on the season but has been lights out since the All Star break at 1.80/.948. He’s who the Canes abused in January. The Rangers are just behind the Canes at 9th in goals per game and just ahead of the Canes at 4th in goals against. They’re inside the top 10 on special teams, 6th on the PP, 5th on the PK. They’re also 5th in faceoff %, 1 spot better the Canes. But that’s primarily due to Trocheck, he’s at 59.9% on nearly 1,200 draws. Zibanejad has taken fewer than 900 and he’s below 50%. The only other regular over 50% is Barclay Goodrow.
Black jerseys tonight, Bally Sports South for TV.
With the Devils spitting the bit last night, tonight’s game won’t be for first in the Metro. Instead, the Canws can send a statement to the Rangers, much like they did the last time these teams played each other, a 6-1 Canes win at MSG in January. The Canes went 2/4 on the PP and 3/3 on the PK. Drury will be out for a while and Guentzel is still a few days away so I’d expect no lineup changes tonight.
The Rangers have been hot since the All Star break at 11-2-1, they’re 7-2-1 in their last 10, the same as the Canes. Artemi Panarin leads with 35 goals and 52 assists. Chris Kreider has 32 goals, Vincent Trocheck and Mika Zibanejad have at least 20, although Zibanejad’s goal last night was his first 5 on 5 goal since December. There will be at least 1 fewer Ranger assing his way around the ice, Jacob Trouba is out for 2-3 weeks with a leg injury suffered last week. We’ll see what Player Safety has to say about Matt Rempe’s hit last night. As noted elsewhere, he’s played 56 minutes and has 54 penalty minutes. Jonathan Quick played last night, so we’ll see Igor Shesterkin in goal tonight. He's at 2.60/.912 on the season but has been lights out since the All Star break at 1.80/.948. He’s who the Canes abused in January. The Rangers are just behind the Canes at 9th in goals per game and just ahead of the Canes at 4th in goals against. They’re inside the top 10 on special teams, 6th on the PP, 5th on the PK. They’re also 5th in faceoff %, 1 spot better the Canes. But that’s primarily due to Trocheck, he’s at 59.9% on nearly 1,200 draws. Zibanejad has taken fewer than 900 and he’s below 50%. The only other regular over 50% is Barclay Goodrow.
Black jerseys tonight, Bally Sports South for TV.
