GDT: #10 - 11/01/16 | blues @ RANGERS | 7:00 - MSG PLUS

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[FIELDSET="THE MATCHUP"]

2016/2017 REGULAR SEASON
GAME #10 - 11/01/2016​

vs
STL: 5-2-2_______________NYR: 6-3-0

TIME | 7:00 PM ET VENUE | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN - NYC, NY TV | MSG+, FS-MW

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[FIELDSET="NEWS & NOTES"]

GAME LINKS:

Game Preview - Last Matchup; NYR@STL 10/15/16 - NHL.com - RANGERS.com - BLUES.com
Larry Brooks - NYDN - Rangers Report - MSG.com - Yahoo Sports - ESPN - CBC - SNET - TSN



AROUND THE LEAGUE:

NOVEMBER SCHEDULE:

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[FIELDSET="QUOTES TO NOTE"]

I love the Rangers, my wife and I love New York, and there’s no place else that I want to play, but I understand the business side of it.
I know that if you’re an expensive player, you have to perform. If you don’t, you could be moved. I knew that.
And I appreciate the fact that they didn’t trade me and had the confidence to bring me back.
- Rick Nash

It's good to see a couple chances go in. Me and Hayes have been playing together for pretty much all the games.
We've had some looks but haven't quite gotten any, so it's good to see some success.
We spent some good time in their end and obviously Grabs was making some plays. That's going to help.
- J.T. Miller

There’s no doubt that we displayed our speed.
Mind you, they have a lot of speed, too. Maybe the back-to-back for them was a factor.
- Alain Vigneault

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[FIELDSET="ST. LOUIS BLUES"]

TEAM STATS / STANDINGS:

GP | 9 | GF | 22
W | 5 | GA | 21
L | 2 | GF/G | 2.44
OTL | 2 | GA/G | 2.22
Pts | 12 | PIM/G | 8:26
HOME | 3-1-1 | PP% | 20.0
AWAY | 2-1-1 | PK% | 93.9
L10 | 5-2-2 | FO% | 51.0
STREAK | W1 | S/O | 0-1

Division | 2nd
Conference | 4th
League | 7th

TEAM LEADERS:

Goals | Vladimir Tarasenko | 4 Assists | Steen, Tarasenko | 5 Points | Vladimir Tarasenko | 9 + / - | Berglund, Yakupov | +2 Shots | Vladimir Tarasenko | 41 Hits | Joel Edmundson | 19 Blocks | Colton Parayko | 19 PIM | Paul Stastny | 12 FO% | Patrik Berglund | 60.6 TOI/G F: | Alex Steen | 21:29 TOI/G D: | Alex Pietrangelo | 26:11

PROJECTED LINES:

LW | C | RW
david PERRON | paul STASTNY | alex STEEN (A)
jori LEHTERA | jaden SCHWARTZ | vlad TARASENKO (A)
robby FABBRI | patrik BERGLUND | nail YAKUPOV
dmitrij JASKIN | kyle BRODZIAK | ryan REAVES

LD | RD
jay BOUWMEESTER | alex PIETRANGELO (C)
carl GUNNARSSON | kevin SHATTENKIRK
joel EDMUNDSON | colton PARAYKO

Scratched
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STARTING GOALIE:

Jake Allen

GPI: 7 | W: 4 | L: 1 | OT: 2 | PIM: 0
SV% .923 | GAA: 1.83 | SA: 169 | GA: 13 | SO: 1

INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC:

Robert Bortuzzo | Lower body (DTD)

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[FIELDSET="NEW YORK RANGERS"]

TEAM STATS / STANDINGS:

GP | 9 | GF | 35
W | 6 | GA | 22
L | 3 | GF/G | 3.89
OTL | 0 | GA/G | 2.44
Pts | 12 | PIM/G | 6:00
HOME | 5-1-0 | PP% | 21.9
AWAY | 1-2-0 | PK% | 80.0
L10 | 6-3-0 | FO% | 50.5
STREAK | W1 | S/O | 0-0

Division | 2nd
Conference | 3rd
League | 5th

TEAM LEADERS:

Goals | Grabner, Vesey | 5 Assists | Ryan McDonagh | 8 Points | J.T. Miller | 9 + / - | Nick Holden | +8 Shots | Mika Zibanejad | 30 Hits | Kreider, Skjei | 17 Blocks | Ryan McDonagh | 17 PIM | Miller, Zibs, Zucc | 6 FO% | Oscar Lindberg | 59.4 TOI/G F: | Mats Zuccarello | 19:00 TOI/G D: | Ryan McDonagh | 24:36

PROJECTED LINES:

LW | C | RW
chris KREIDER | mika ZIBANEJAD | mats ZUCCARELLO
jimmy VESEY | derek STEPAN (A) | rick NASH (A)
mike GRABNER | kevin HAYES | j.t. MILLER
pavel BUCHNEVICH | brandon PIRRI | jesper FAST

LD | RD
ryan MCDONAGH (C) | dan GIRARDI (A)
marc STAAL (A) | nick HOLDEN
brady SKJEI | kevin KLEIN

Scratched
adam CLENDENING |
oscar LINDBERG |

STARTING GOALIE:

Henrik Lundqvist

GPI: 7 | W: 4 | L: 3 | OT: 0 | PIM: 0
SV% .901 | GAA: 2.45 | SA: 171 | GA: 17 | SO: 0

INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC:

Josh Jooris | Shoulder (IR)

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[Irishguy42]

Start the month out right, boys.

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

Are those the lines? All those lines can put the puck in the net.

 

[Irishguy42]

Are those the lines? All those lines can put the puck in the net.

Those were the lines at practice, so I would think so.

 

[Crease]

Holden leading the team in +/- haha

 

[The Lunatic Fridge]

I pray each day that the next GDT i read it will have holden off this roster. Today is not that day

Holden leading the team in +/- haha

more like Nick Malik

 

[iamthewalrus]

McDonagh doubles his assists on the year.

Grabner scores twice on breakaways.

Girardi gets 6 goals.

8-2 NYR

 

[Larrybiv]

If i had just one hockey wish.......it would be that we could somehow have kept Yandle. Just imagine how dynamic he would've been with this group of forwards. In the word of the immortal John Lennnon......imagine.

Now, lets go hand a loss to the Blues that they shouldve received 2 weeks ago. 5-2 sounds nice.

IMO, there should NEVER be a day where there is not at least ONE game on the schedule. What if you have no life , and all you care about is watching hockey? The ratings should be good, right?

So, 9 games in and not ONE fighting major. Not ONE !!! ����

Has anybody seen Derek Stepan?

 

[Mac n Gs]

Again, don't take penalties against the Blues and you'll be fine. We're not facing them on the tail end of 3 out of 4 games. They won't sit back and die like they did last time.

Has anybody seen Derek Stepan?

Yeah, he's been the guy driving play at both ends of the ice, centering out top line, all while taking the toughest competition.

 

[silverfish]

Yeah, he's been the guy driving play at both ends of the ice, centering out top line, all while taking the toughest competition.

Yeah, but have you seen HIS HAIR!?!?

(neither has he)

 

[The Lunatic Fridge]

Again, don't take penalties against the Blues and you'll be fine. We're not facing them on the tail end of 3 out of 4 games. They won't sit back and die like they did last time.



Yeah, he's been the guy driving play at both ends of the ice, centering out top line, all while taking the toughest competition.

We don't pay him 8 billion dollars to "take on the toughest competition"

we pay him to produce while playing a two way game.

 

[RGY]

We don't pay him 8 billion dollars to "take on the toughest competition"

we pay him to produce while playing a two way game.

I didnt realize Stepan was making so much...

This is a ludicrous comment. He has been incredibly important to the success of our PK and matching up against the best Centers in the league. You do realize he is centering Vesey and Nash who have been horses? Or do you just read the stat line after each game to come to your conclusions?

 

[kovazub94]

Has anybody seen Derek Stepan?

Is this the latest fad?

Stepan has been excellent all over the ice from the get go, and as big a contributor to his line and team's success early on as anyone on the roster. I doubt Vesey's transition would be so smooth or we'd witness "rejuvenation" of Nash without Stepan.

 

[Fitzy]

We've had players who have scored more PPG then they will end up with and players who have scored less.

Stepan just happens to be one of the only forwards to be having a slower start offensively. It will all even out over time. We're not going to have 11 20 goal scorers.

This is a good hockey team we're playing tonight. Will be a tough test as they know our system now.

Our 4th line is in danger of turning into a Wolski-Christensen-Zuccarello island of misfit shootout specialists, though.

 

[Infinitum Vitae*]

We don't pay him 8 billion dollars to "take on the toughest competition"

we pay him to produce while playing a two way game.

You are aware he scores a **** ton of clutch goals right? Not only that but.... He's better at D Than every player in the league at forward position minus Toews Bergeron and Kopitar.

 

[Crease]

It's not even 9:30 in the morning guys

 

[Infinitum Vitae*]

It's not even 9:30 in the morning guys

Hey its the end of my shift leave me alone

 

[Crease]

Hey its the end of my shift leave me alone

Damn, graveyard? What do you do?

 

[Greg02]

It's not even 9:30 in the morning guys

That's a good point, but AVLUNDQVISTCORSITROUBAGIRARDICAPSPACEPMDYOUTHNASHOVERPAIDAARRRGHHHH

 

[Infinitum Vitae*]

Damn, graveyard? What do you do?

Ima cop i normally don't work graveyard but they asked all officers who haven't been here for 10+ years to work last night because of it being Halloween.

 

[Crease]

Ima cop i normally don't work graveyard but they asked all officers who haven't been here for 10+ years to work last night because of it being Halloween.

Thanks for your service.

 

[silverfish]

Ima cop i normally don't work graveyard but they asked all officers who haven't been here for 10+ years to work last night because of it being Halloween.

 

[Infinitum Vitae*]

Thanks for your service.

No problem.
Although last night we got about 15 calls about Damn Clowns scaring kids and trying to bring them into the woods. They act all scary until we arrive and then immediately take off their mask and try to explain themselves. I ****ing hate clowns.

 

[Zynbanejad]

Buch is starting on the 4th?

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

We don't pay him 8 billion dollars to "take on the toughest competition"

we pay him to produce while playing a two way game.

I mean, his line is producing. Vesey and Nash are both scoring and that line has looked fantastic. Are people really upset with Stepan's play?

I think he looks perfectly fine, has taken the tough matchups and looked great on the PK and in the D zone at 5v5. He has 5 assists in 9 games. Soon the puck will start going in for him and he'll have 20 pts in 15 games or something like that. We see it every year from Stepan. Always looks quiet and then all of the sudden you realize he's been PPG for 25 games.