Are the Rangers back? They’ve looked much better to start 2025 with a 3-1-1 record, including a strong win over the Devils at MSG the other night. Now the Rangers travel west for a trip through the Rocky Mountains, starting in Vegas tonight. The Rangers will be without Chris Kreider and Filip Chytil again, but are now also without Brett Berard who was returned to Hartford to make room for Bo Groulx, who is a healthy scratch. Odd roster decision, for sure.
Jimmy Vesey draws back in, presumably in Berard’s place on the third line with Arthur Kaliyev and Jonny Brodzinski. Igor Shesterkin is back in net after a strong game against the Devils. The hill is steep, but the Rangers are beginning to climb.
Vegas Lines
Ivan Barbashev-Jack Eichel-Mark Stone
Victor Olofsson-William Karlsson-Pavel Dorofeyev
Brett Howden-Tomas Hertl-Keegan Kolesar
Tanner Pearson-Cole Schwindt-Alexander Holtz
Noah Hanifin-Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb-Shea Theodore
Nicolas Hague-Zach Whitecloud
Ilya Samsonov gets the start.
Rangers Lines
Artemi Panarin-Vincent Trocheck-Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle-Mika Zibanejad-Reilly Smith
Arthur Kaliyev-Jonny Brodzinski-Jimmy Vesey
Adam Edstrom-Sam Carrick-Matt Rempe
Ryan Lindgren-Adam Fox
K’Andre Miller-Will Borgen
Urho Vaakanainen-Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin gets the start.
Crazy Prediction: Two in a row? In this economy?
Game time is 10pm.
