GDT: #70 - 03/18/14 | New York Rangers @ Ottawa Senators | 7:30 - MSG

[Loff]

[FIELDSET="THE MATCHUP"]

2013/2014 REGULAR SEASON
GAME #70 - 03/18/2014​

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(36-29-4) ____________ (28-26-13)

TIME | 7:30 PM ET ARENA | CANADIAN TIRE CENTRE - OTTAWA, ON TV | MSG, SNET-E, TVA

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[FIELDSET="NEWS & NOTES"]

GAME LINKS:

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[FIELDSET="QUOTES TO NOTE"]

I think the difference is we didn’t get to the second and third opportunities.
There were some rebounds at times we tried whacking in but we couldn’t get a hold of it. He saw a lot of the first shots.
- Ryan McDonagh

It’s frustrating because this loss is so painful in so many ways. We had so many open nets, so many chances to get back into this game.
It’s extremely painful and when you look at their goal, on our power play, and it’s the only goal it adds to the frustration.
- Henrik Lundqvist

Offensively, we did everything but finish. We had some Grade A looks, open nets and couldn’t pull the trigger, threw enough pucks at the net to get a bounce I thought, but we didn’t.
We played a good game, played some good hockey, put it behind us and move on to the next one. We’ve got to believe if we keep playing this way we’ll be all right.
- Alain Vigneault​

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[FIELDSET="OTTAWA SENATORS"]

TEAM STATS / STANDINGS:

GP | 67 | GF | 190
W | 28 | GA | 221
L | 26 | GF/G | 2.79
OTL | 13 | GA/G | 3.21
Pts | 69 | PIM/G | 13.0
HOME | 13-13-6 | PP% | 18.4
AWAY | 15-13-7 | PK% | 79.9
STREAK | L1 | FO% | 50.8

Division | 6th
Conference | 12th
League | 23rd

TEAM LEADERS:

Goals | Bobby Ryan | 22 Assists | Erik Karlsson | 44 Points | Erik Karlsson | 61 + / - | Kyle Turris | +18 Shots | Erik Karlsson | 214 Hits | Colin Greening | 205 Blocks | Marc Methot | 88 PIM | Chris Neil | 153 FO% | Jason Spezza | 54.0 TOI/G F: | Kyle Turris | 18:40 TOI/G D: | Erik Karlsson | 27:19

PROJECTED LINES:

LW | C | RW
Milan Michalek | Jason Spezza (C) | Ales Hemsky
Clarke MacArthur | Kyle Turris | Bobby Ryan
Mike Hoffman | Mika Zibanejad | Erik Condra
Colin Greening | Zack Smith | Chris Neil (A)

LD | RD
Marc Methot | Erik Karlsson
Chris Phillips (A) | Cody Ceci
Jared Cowen | Eric Gryba

Scratched
Matt Kassian|
Patrick Wiercioch|

STARTING GOALIE:

Robin Lehner

GPI: 27 | W: 7 | L: 12 | OT: 5
SV% .910 | GAA: 3.13 | SO: 1 | Pts: 0

INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC:

Craig Anderson | Shoulder (DTD)
Mark Stone | Arm (IR)

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[FIELDSET="NEW YORK RANGERS"]

TEAM STATS / STANDINGS:

GP | 69 | GF | 177
W | 36 | GA | 170
L | 29 | GF/G | 2.51
OTL | 4 | GA/G | 2.44
Pts | 76 | PIM/G | 10.2
HOME | 16-16-4 | PP% | 19.3
AWAY | 20-13-0 | PK% | 84.6
STREAK | L1 | FO% | 49.3

Division | 4th
Conference | 8th
League | 16th

TEAM LEADERS:

Goals | Rick Nash | 20 Assists | Derek Stepan | 34 Points | Richards, Stepan | 46 + / - | Chris Kreider | +12 Shots | Brad Richards | 216 Hits | Dan Girardi | 167 Blocks | Dan Girardi | 153 PIM | Derek Dorsett | 105 FO% | Dominic Moore | 54.8 TOI/G F: | Martin St. Louis | 19:30 TOI/G D: | Ryan McDonagh | 24:41

PROJECTED LINES:

LW | C | RW
Chris Kreider | Derek Stepan | Rick Nash
Mats Zuccarello | Derick Brassard | Martin St. Louis
Carl Hagelin | Brad Richards (A) | Benoit Pouliot
Brian Boyle | Dominic Moore | Dan Carcillo

LD | RD
Ryan McDonagh | Dan Girardi (A)
Marc Staal (A) | Anton Stralman
John Moore | Kevin Klein

Scratched
Derek Dorsett|
Raphael Diaz|
Justin Falk|
Ryan Haggerty|

STARTING GOALIE:

Henrik Lundqvist

GPI: 52 | W: 25 | L: 22 | OT: 4
SV% .917 | GAA: 2.47 | SO: 4 | Pts: 3

INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC:

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[Idlerlee]

Loffen sighting ! Victory is assured

 

[Killem Dafoe]

Feelin' good about this one.

 

[MTrangers]

It seems obvious to switch Kreider and Zucc. I want to see Kreider with MSL, plus you have his size and speed to chase down pucks for MSL. Lack of possession is really all that holds MSL back. Then Zucc gets back with Step which worked great earlier in the year and hopefully he can get Nash going.

Zucc-Stepan-Nash
Kreider-Brass-MSL

Or...get the Streiderello line back

Kreider-Step-Zucc
Nash-Brass-MSL

The current midget line just doesn't seem to work, plus that top line has been stale.

 

[The Lunatic Fridge]

I feel like winning tonight will be bittersweet. Obviously we want to win but it would have been infinitely better to see Lundqvist break the franchise record on MSG Ice.

 

[Machinehead]

This team gives up like a hundred goals a game. If we can't score on them I give up.

 

[Thirty One]

This team gives up like a hundred goals a game. If we can't score on them I give up.

Actually 3.21.

Actually.

 

[BarbaraAlphanse]

We're really starting to unclick at the exact wrong time. I hope they can figure it out but this is one of those intangibles that needs to go right for any team to be successful in the playoffs: streak heading into the playoffs.

If they get a good 10 game streak before the start of the playoffs, we can go deep. But besides Hank, no one really has looked solid.

 

[BarbaraAlphanse]

Actually 3.21.

Actually.

Oh bother.

 

[silverfish]

Tonight will either be a continuing frustration of a 1-0 or 2-1 game, or this team will explode for 5 or 6 - hopefully igniting a run of sorts.

LGR

 

[Jersey Girl]

Just the right time for us to play a team that is falling in the wrong direction. Should get two points here, and we hopefully right the ship for some big games to come.

 

[Thirty One]

Oh bother.

It's still pretty high; 2nd worst in the league next to the Islanders. I don't believe many teams have averaged 100 GA/Gm.

 

[BarbaraAlphanse]

It's still pretty high; 2nd worst in the league next to the Islanders. I don't believe many teams have averaged 100 GA/Gm.

The British Olympic hockey team gave that figure a run for its money. Probably several other nations.

 

[Loff]

Lehner has been playing like a sieve. We all know what happens next.

 

[BarbaraAlphanse]

Lehner has been playing like a sieve. We all know what happens next.

4-1 Sens!!!!$$!$!$!$

Rofl.

 

[Fitzy]

It's still pretty high; 2nd worst in the league next to the Islanders. I don't believe many teams have averaged 100 GA/Gm.

Alabama-Huntsville is getting there. http://www.uscho.com/stats/overall/division-i-men/2013-2014/

 

[aufheben]

Lehner has been playing like a sieve. We all know what happens next.

LOL. Gotta have Kreids get all up in Lehner's grill.

 

[Carlos Ranger]

My initial predictions were Hemsky hattrick and Lehner shutout, but since it's on the road, knowing this team, they'll have a 6-1 victory here.

 

[Machinehead]

Actually 3.21.

Actually.

Might as well be a hundred in the No Scoring League.

 

[Riverdale]

3-1 Loss.

 

[Todd Harvey]

Just waitin' for game time. It occurs to me Ive probably spent a good deal of my life like this; discounting the hours before the puck drops. Big one tonight.

Predicting MSL finds net and all is again well in RangerLand

 

[5 4 Fighting]

Down 2-0 after the first, will win 4-3

 

[Blueshirt Special]

Rangers will never let us off the hook ad drop a game like this. They have to keep the playoff race close because " anything could happen"!

MSL with the hatty.

Then we lose one of the next 2 on the road. Most likely the devils.

Welcome to Rangerstown!

 

[BarbaraAlphanse]

Down 2-0 after the first, will win 4-3

I'm thinking 5-1 us.

 

[ShootThePuckBarry]

Repeat of January game. If I remember correctly the NYR went on a big streak after that win. Lets go NYR and get going MSL.