NY Rangers Game 59: Rangers vs Toronto

The Rangers are four points out with a game in hand on the Columbus Blue Jackets, looking to make it two tonight with Toronto coming to town. But now they will do it without Chris Kreider and Adam Fox, with the latter being the bigger loss. The Rangers simply don’t generate offense without Fox on the ice, and their blue line can’t move the puck well. Zac Jones is a puck mover, but he’s not Fox.

This is one of those games where you expect the Rangers to lose, but knowing them, they will probably find a way to win while riding Igor Shesterkin. They seem to win when they shouldn’t and lose when they should win. Such is the story of this very frustrating season.

Leafs Lines

Matthew Knies-Auston Matthews-Mitch Marner
Pontus Holmberg-John Tavares-William Nylander
Bobby McCann-Max Domi-Nick Robertson
Steven Lorentz-David Kampf-Ryan Reaves

Morgan Reilly-Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Jake McCabe-Philippe Myers
Simon Benoit-Conor Timmins

Anthony Stolarz gets the start.

Rangers Lines

Will Cuylle-JT Miller-Mika Zibanejad
Artemi Panarin-Vincent Trocheck-Alexis Lafreniere
Brennan Othmann-Jonny Brodzinski-Matt Rempe
Jimmy Vesey-Sam Carrick-Reilly Smith

K’Andre Miller-Will Borgen
Ryan Lindgren-Urho Vaakanainen
Zac Jones-Braden Schneider

Igor Shesterkin gets the start.

Crazy Prediction: The Rangers pull Lindgren mid-game for a trade.

Game time is 7pm.