The Rangers rebounded nicely against Montreal with a nice come from behind win against the Canadiens at MSG, hopefully shaking that curse off the Centennial jerseys. But that’s not the story. The story is Chris Kreider’s return to MSG for the first time since his offseason trade. Kreider was easily the best clutch playoff performer in Rangers history, and was perhaps underappreciated during his 12 seasons on Broadway. There should be a nice video tribute and hopefully a standing ovation.
Also returning tonight is Jacob Trouba, who will take a back seat to Kreider’s return. Trouba was a fine captain for the Rangers, but unfortunately people will only remember his sharp decline in play and offseason trade drama. This is one of those times that having the boo’s and the Trou’s sound alike will be better off for everyone.
Rangers lines
Artemi Panarin-Jonny Brodzinski-Alexis Lafreniere
JT Miller-Vincent Trocheck-Conor Sheary
Will Cuylle-Noah Laba-Brett Berard
Taylor Raddysh-Sam Carrick-Matt Rempe
Vlad Gavrikov-Braden Schneider
Carson Soucy-Will Borgen
Matthew Robertson-Urho Vaakanainen
Igor Shesterkin gets the start.
Ducks lines
Chris Kreider-Leo Carlsson-Troy Terry
Mikael Granlund-Mason McTavish-Beckett Sennecke
Cutter Gauthier-Ryan Strome-Frank Vatrano
Ross Johnston-Ryan Poehling-Alex Kllorn
Jackson Lacombe-Jacob Trouba
Drew Helleson-Radko Gudas
Olen Zellweger-Ian Moore
Lukas Dostal gets the start.
Game time is 7pm.