The Rangers found a way to win a tough game Friday night in Detroit, the second of a back to back with travel. Now they come back to MSG, which hopefully is no longer a house of horrors, to take on the Utah Mammoth. This will be a homecoming for Vincent Trocheck, who was traded to Utah this offseason for a package including Sean Durzi and Cole Beaudoin. Trocheck is, without a doubt, the best UFA signing in the Chris Drury era. He was everything the Rangers hoped he could be, and more. He should get a warm welcome and a video tonight.
The Rangers are riding their two wins in a row. Utah has won both of their games to start the season as they look to build upon last year’s success. The Rangers have another test tonight. Was the Tampa game a fluke? Or are the Rangers for real?
Rangers Lines
Gabe Perreault-Mika Zibanejad-Alexis Lafrenière
Tye Kartye-JT Miller-Pavel Dorofeyev
Will Cuylle-Noah Laba-Eeli Tolvanen
Oliver Bjorkstrand-Joe Veleno-Jaro Chmelar
Vlad Gavrikov-Adam Fox
Marcus Pettersson-Sean Durzi
Alberts Smits-Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin gets the start.
Scratches: Matt Rempe, Scott Morrow, Matthew Robertson
Utah Lines (unconfirmed)
Clayton Keller-Nick Schmaltz-Vincent Trocheck
Anders Lee-Logan Cooley-Dylan Guenther
Jack McBain-Barrett Hayton-Lawson Crouse
Michael Carcone-Kevin Stenlund-Daniil But
Mikhail Sergachev-Mackenzie Weegar
Nate Schmidt-John Marino
Dmitri Simashev-Andrew Peeke
Karel Vejmelka gets the start.
Game time is 6pm.
