The New York Rangers are now 4-0-1 and off to a solid start. They have a chance in make it 5-0-1 against a pretty bad Montreal team. But it’s Montreal and for some reason the Rangers turn into pumpkins there, so anything can happen. They still have a solid top line that can steal a game, even if they are a bit short handed tonight without Juraj Slafkovsky.
The Rangers are getting Ryan Lindgren back tonight after missing the first five games of the season. It looks like the Blueshirts will have a bit of an extended camp for the rest of the month as they continue to figure out the optimal defense pairings. It is pretty nice to see that Lindgren wasn’t re-inserted next to Adam Fox right away.
Habs Lines
Cole Caufield-Nick Suzuki-Kirby Dach
Alex Newhook-Oliver Kapanen-Joel Armia
Josh Anderson-Jake Evans-Brendan Gallagher
Emil Heineman-Christian Dvorak-Michael Pezzetta
Mike Matheson-Justin Barron
Lane Hutson-Logan Mailloux
Jayden Struble-David Savard
Sam Montembeault gets the start.
Rangers Lines
Artemi Panarin-Vincent Trocheck-Alexis Lafreniere
Chris Kreider-Mika Zibanejad-Reilly Smith
Will Cuylle-Filip Chytil-Kaapo Kakko
Adam Edstrom-Sam Carrick-Jonny Brodzinski
K’Andre Miller-Adam Fox
Braden Schneider-Jacob Trouba
Ryan Lindgren-Victor Mancini
Jonathan Quick gets the start.
Crazy Prediction: Lindgren doesn’t get hurt in his return. Can’t believe it’s come to this where not getting hurt is a crazy prediction.
Game time is 715pm.
