GDT: #21 - 11/23/16 | penguins @ RANGERS | 7:00 - MSG

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[FIELDSET="THE MATCHUP"]

2016/2017 REGULAR SEASON
GAME #21 - 11/23/2016​

vs
PIT: 11-5-3_______________NYR: 14-5-1

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

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[FIELDSET="NEWS & NOTES"]

GAME LINKS:

Game Preview - Last Matchup; NYR@PIT 11/21/16 - NHL.com - RANGERS.com - PENGUINS.com
Larry Brooks - NYDN - Steve Zipay - MSG.com - Yahoo Sports - ESPN - CBC - SNET - TSN



AROUND THE LEAGUE:

NOVEMBER SCHEDULE:

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[FIELDSET="QUOTES TO NOTE"]

We talked after the first about how we couldn’t play pond hockey and get into a track meet against this team.
We needed to play smarter, work harder and get back to basics. And I think we responded well. We played much better.
We made much better decisions and were able to carry it through.
- J.T. Miller

We just came out flat. We sat back on our heels and they took it to us.
But the good thing about our group is we understand that it’s three periods of hockey. We had two more to play, and our game just slowly came.
- Derek Stepan

We’re trying to play a fast-paced game and we’re also trying to check quickly. Tonight I believe we saw that in the second and the third.
It would’ve been easy for us on back-to-back nights to maybe not put out the way we were expected to, but not this group.
- Alain Vigneault

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[FIELDSET="PITTSBURGH PENGUINS"]

TEAM STATS / STANDINGS:

GP | 19 | GF | 54
W | 11 | GA | 55
L | 5 | GF/G | 2.79
OTL | 3 | GA/G | 2.84
Pts | 25 | PIM/G | 9:56
HOME | 7-2-1 | PP% | 23.4
AWAY | 4-3-2 | PK% | 81.4
L10 | 5-3-2 | FO% | 47.5
STREAK | L1 | S/O | 1-1

Division | 2nd
Conference | 3rd
League | 4th

TEAM LEADERS:

Goals | Sidney Crosby | 12 Assists | Phil Kessel | 14 Points | Phil Kessel | 18 + / - | Kunitz, Sheary | +5 Shots | Patric Hornqvist | 62 Hits | Chris Kunitz | 59 Blocks | Ian Cole | 43 PIM | Evgeni Malkin | 34 FO% | Matt Cullen | 53.1 TOI/G F: | Sidney Crosby | 18:54 TOI/G D: | Kris Letang | 25:56

PROJECTED LINES:

LW | C | RW
carl HAGELIN | sidney CROSBY (C) | conor SHEARY
jake GUENTZEL | evgeni MALKIN (A) | phil KESSEL
scott WILSON | nick BONINO | bryan RUST
eric FEHR | matt CULLEN | tom KUHNHACKL

LD | RD
brian DUMOULIN | kris LETANG
olli MAATTA | trevor DALEY
ian COLE | justin SCHULTZ

Scratched
steve OLEKSY |
tom SESTITO |

STARTING GOALIE:

Matt Murray

GPI: 6 | W: 5 | L: 1 | OT: 0 | PIM: 0
SV% .945 | GAA: 1.68 | SA: 165 | GA: 9 | SO: 1

INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC:

Patric Hornqvist | Concussion (DTD)
Chris Kunitz | Undisclosed (IR)
Derrick Pouliot | Undisclosed (IR)

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[FIELDSET="NEW YORK RANGERS"]

TEAM STATS / STANDINGS:

GP | 19 | GF | 81
W | 14 | GA | 47
L | 5 | GF/G | 4.05
OTL | 1 | GA/G | 2.30
Pts | 29 | PIM/G | 6:00
HOME | 8-2-1 | PP% | 21.7
AWAY | 6-3-0 | PK% | 85.5
L10 | 7-2-1 | FO% | 49.4
STREAK | W1 | S/O | 0-1

Division | 1st
Conference | 2nd
League | 2nd

TEAM LEADERS:

Goals | Michael Grabner | 12 Assists | Ryan McDonagh | 13 Points | Hayes, Miller | 18 + / - | Michael Grabner | +19 Shots | Rick Nash | 58 Hits | Nick Holden | 37 Blocks | Kevin Klein | 41 PIM | Jesper Fast | 12 FO% | Brandon Pirri | 60.0 TOI/G F: | Mats Zuccarello | 18:43 TOI/G D: | Ryan McDonagh | 24:05

PROJECTED LINES:

LW | C | RW
chris KREIDER | derek STEPAN (A) | rick NASH (A)
jimmy VESEY | kevin HAYES | mats ZUCCARELLO
mike GRABNER | brandon PIRRI | j.t. MILLER
oscar LINDBERG | josh JOORIS | jesper FAST

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

Scratched
adam CLENDENING |
matt PUEMPEL |

STARTING GOALIE:

Henrik Lundqvist

GPI: 15 | W: 9 | L: 5 | OT: 1 | PIM: 0
SV% .918 | GAA: 2.27 | SA: 389 | GA: 32 | SO: 1

INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC:

Pavel Buchnevich | Back spasms (DTD)
Mika Zibanejad | Ankle (IR)

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[Crease]

Stupid flightless birds.

 

[DudMan28]

Sweep plz

 

[Placid]

Another win would be very nice.. pretty please

 

[silverfish]

I wonder if teams that are more analytically inclined are ringing GMJG's phone off the hook about Clendening.

LGR

 

[Loff]

SHUT. DOWN. GUENTZEL

profit

 

[Placid]

SHUT. DOWN. GUENTZEL

profit

Wasn't the last game his debut ? Since he scored 2 then, i guess that means that he is due 4 goals tonight...lol

 

[LeetchisGod]

Interesting that AV is going with Raanta again tonight. Might be trying to light a fire under Hank.

 

[Crease]

Interesting that AV is going with Raanta again tonight. Might be trying to light a fire under Hank.

Zipay tweeted Lundqvist was in the starter's net for the morning skate.

 

[Kovalev27]

Yeah not seeing raanta anywhere as starter. Looks like hank tonight

 

[LeetchisGod]

Zipay tweeted Lundqvist was in the starter's net for the morning skate.

Thanks for the correction. Hank needs to respond after the poor performance in Columbus.

 

[Fitzy]

I'd play Raanta again if it wasn't for the media ********* that occurred the last time a NYR backup started 2 games straight when Henrik was healthy. (Either Talbot or Biron, don't remember)

Go with the hot hand until he cools.

 

[silverfish]

Geez, no way

 

[Fitzy]

It hasn't been Pirri's defensive play that has been his weak point, it's his board play, puck control and skating speed.

Still a very polar player and I don't think center is the position to get him enough shooting chances.

 

[Trxjw]

It hasn't been Pirri's defensive play that has been his weak point, it's his board play, puck control and skating speed.

Still a very polar player and I don't think center is the position to get him enough shooting chances.

Yeah, where's this "he's irresponsible in his own zone" criticism coming from?

 

[Ghost of jas]

Yeah, where's this "he's irresponsible in his own zone" criticism coming from?

Jonathan mostly.

 

[Ghost of jas]

BTW, I'd really like to see Puempel in over Lindberg right now, just to see the kid 'a game and what he brings.

 

[Trxjw]

Jonathan mostly.

I knew Jon was in AV's ear. I knew it.

 

[BrianLeetch2]

 

[9darter]

LGR.

 

[silverfish]

Yeah, where's this "he's irresponsible in his own zone" criticism coming from?

Felt like the entire off-season after signing Pirri, and before when we signed him when he was mentioned, that everyone seemed very wary of his defensive play.

It's possible that I'm projecting the vocal minority to the majority here, and that's my bad.

 

[Irishguy42]

No Puempel tonight, though he is skating. Maybe we see him vs Flyers or Sens.

 

[Doctor King Schultz]

Felt like the entire off-season after signing Pirri, and before when we signed him when he was mentioned, that everyone seemed very wary of his defensive play.

It's possible that I'm projecting the vocal minority to the majority here, and that's my bad.

I remember people thinking he sucked when we signed him because he had been on so many teams.

 

[Crease]

Jonathan mostly.

As an aside, I think it would be awesome (i.e. hilarious) if we could have a sticky thread listing HFNYR posters and their corresponding vendettas I'm a retired mod, by the way, so I know first-hand what a goddamn nightmare it would be. Still. Awesome. Who do I petition to?

 

[GAGLine]

I wonder if teams that are more analytically inclined are ringing GMJG's phone off the hook about Clendening.

I'd imagine that those GMs understand the phrase "small sample size".