Tonight, the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens will face off in game six of their series at Madison Square Garden! Here is everything you need to know before puck drop.
It was a tale of two games on Thursday night. After playing a poor first two periods, the New York Rangers came back and dominated the third period and overtime to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2. With a chance to end the series tonight, the Rangers must play as they did in game four to beat a desperate Habs bunch.
Puck Drop: 8:00 p.m.
Location: Madison Square Garden (New York)
TV Station: NBC, CBC
Radio Station: 98.7 ESPN NY
Live Stream: NBC Sports App
Goalie Matchup: Henrik Lundqvist (3-2, 1.82 GAA, .944 SV%) vs. Carey Price (2-3, 1.82 GAA, .936 SV%)
Pregame Thoughts
- It is almost showtime, everybody!
- The Rangers need to find a way to win this series tonight, but to be honest, I don’t feel too good about it.
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- They have had so many let down gams at home over the last two years at the Garden that with a Montreal team who will most definitely be coming out fast and playing a desperate game, the Rangers will have a difficult time.
- Even though the Rangers wouldn’t be eliminated if they lost tonight, they need to come out and play with the same level of desperation that Montreal will play with. They need to push the pace and be aggresive and control the puck the way they did in the overtime period of game five.
Must read: Rangers lead series despite lack of top-six scoring.
- The last thing the Rangers need is to have to go back up to Montreal and play another game on the road when they could just end the game here tonight.
- Look for the Kreider, Zibanejad and Zuccarello line to get going tonight. I think the overtime goal could have sparked them a bit and Zibanejad is a guy who scores in bunches. If the three of them get their game going heading into the second round–assuming the Rangers win one of the next two game–they will be in great shape.
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- I am interested in seeing what Alain Vigneault does with his bottom defensive pairing. I have a horrible feeling that he is not going to change anything, which means the Rangers will need to score at least two goals tonight simply because the Holden-Staal pair will probably give up at least one.