NY Rangers Game 75: Rangers vs Minnesota

The Rangers need to start winning games if they wish to extend their season by at least 4 games in April. The playoff bound Minnesota Wild are their first of many playoff teams standing in their way, and it feels like too big a mountain to climb for this team. But the story tonight isn’t the Rangers, it’s top prospect Gabe Perreault, who makes his NHL debut tonight on a line with JT Miller and Alexis Lafreniere. The Rangers need an infusion of youth, and they’ve been getting it the last few weeks.

It may be too late to salvage the season, but Perreault gives us new stories to watch as the season comes to a close in the next few weeks. Maybe the Blueshirts surprise us. Maybe they don’t. But all eyes are on Perreault tonight.

Wild Lines

Marcus Foligno-Marco Rossi-Matt Boldy
Marcus Johansson-Frederick Gaudreau-Mats Zuccarello
Gustav Nyquist-Ryan Hartman-Vinnie Hinostroza
Yakov Trenin-Devin Shore-Justin Brazeau

Jacob Middleton-Brock Faber
Jonas Brodin-Jared Spurgeon
Declan Chisholm-Zach Bogosian

Filip Gustavsson gets the start.

Rangers Lines

Artemi Panarin-Vincent Trocheck-Brennan Othmann
Gabe Perreault-JT Miller-Alexis Lafreniere
Chris Kreider-Mika Zibanejad-Will Cuylle
Brett Berard-Sam Carrick-Jonny Brodzinski

Carson Soucy-Adam Fox
K’Andre Miller-Will Borgen
Urho Vaakanainen-Braden Schneider

Igor Shesterkin gets the start.

Crazy Prediction: Gabo scores in his debut.

Game time is 7pm.