NHL Game Day Preview – Devils Look To Clinch Playoff Birth
New York Rangers Vs New Jersey Devils Overview
The Devils (42-28-9) are set to host their Hudson River rival Rangers (34-36-9) at the Prudential Center. With a chance to clinch a spot in the playoffs expect both teams to come out hard; New York is going to want to play spoiler while New Jersey is ready to end the six year drought. The Rangers are dealing with injuries in addition to being in rebuild mode. They do have Henrik Lundqvist between the pipes tonight and he is still a world class goalie.
Lines – New York Rangers
Chris Kreider – Mika Zibanjead – Vladislav Namestnikov
Kevin Hayes – Lias Andersson – Pavel Buchnevich
Jimmy Vesey – Filip Chytil – Ryan Spooner
Cody McLeod – Peter Holland – Paul Carey
Marc Staal – Neal Pionk
Rob O’Gara – Brady Skjei
John Gilmour – Ryan Sproul
Henrik Lundqvist
Line – New Jersey Devils
Taylor Hall – Nico Hischier – Kyle Palmieri
Michael Grabner – Pavel Zacha – Patrick Maroon
Blake Coleman- Travis Zajac – Stefan Noesen
Miles Wood – Brian Boyle – Brian Gibbons
Andy Greene – Sami Vatanen
John Moore – Mirco Mueller
Will Butcher – Ben Lovejoy
Keith Kinkaid
NHL New York Rangers Vs New Jersey Devils Game Day Preview – Players to Watch & Fantasy Hockey Predictions
Michael Grabner… Facing his former team for the first time, this could be the game for Grabner to break out and grab a couple of points. He has the speed to find himself on a couple of breakaways tonight, the issue will be getting it passed his former goalie. It will be interesting to see what he will get to do tonight on the second line.
Pavel Buchnevich… With all of the injuries to the Rangers, Buchnevich is tonight’s player to contain. He has 43 points on the season and his next assist will bring him to 30. This is a player that could potentially cause some trouble for the Devils if they let him heat up and get on the scoresheet. Expect him to be a factor if the Rangers are to put anything on the board.
Tonight’s game is going to be an incredible one to watch. Lundqvist is going to have another great game against the Devils as usual but he is just going to face one too many shots and will be letting a couple go by. Keith Kinkaid on the other hand will not be too heavily tested and if he is he will be warmed to the task. I predict a 4-0 win for the Devils.
Playing this game on statementgames.com? Two LOCK picks for tonight:
New Jersey Devils WILL WIN by OVER 1.5 Goals
Keith Kinkaid OVER .900 SV%
NHL Game Day Preview – When/Where to Watch
7:00 PM MSG+, MSG 2 (Rangers feed)
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