Blue Line Station » pre-game http://bluelinestation.com A New York Rangers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Fri, 17 May 2013 20:29:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Rangers Vs Capitals: Pre-Game And 5 Questions http://bluelinestation.com/2013/02/17/rangers-vs-capitals-pre-game-and-5-questions/ http://bluelinestation.com/2013/02/17/rangers-vs-capitals-pre-game-and-5-questions/#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:11:00 +0000 Matt Josephs http://bluelinestation.com/?p=7038

Feb 12, 2013; Sunrise, FL, USA; Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) in the third period of a game against the Florida Panthers at the BB

The Rangers take on the Capitals tonight at 6 PM. The game can be seen on NBC Sports.

Here are some quick hits:

  • Henrik Lundqvist is in net tonight for the Rangers.
  • Mike Green will not play tonight for the Capitals. He’s suffering from a lower body injury.
  • Braden Holtby is in net tonight for the Capitals.
  • The Rangers did not have a morning skate today. Don’t know if Rick Nash will play or not.

Five Questions:

1) Is Ovechkin held scoreless tonight?

2) Does King Henrik get his first shutout of the season tonight?

3) Does maybe being mentioned in a trade for Ryan O’Reilly light a fire under Del Zotto?

4) Who’s job is it to stop Ovechkin tonight? Staal or McDonagh?

5) Does Brad Richards find his groove tonight?

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Feb 7 2013; New York, NY, USA; New York Rangers center Jeff Halpern (15) shoots on goal as New York Islanders goalie Evgeni Nabokov (20) defends the net during the third period at Madison Square Garden. Rangers won 4-1. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports

The Rangers take on the Islanders tonight and look to extend their winning streak to 4 games. The game will be on at 7pm and can be seen on MSG and MSG+.

Notes and hits:

  • Brian Boyle is making his return to the lineup after being sat for three games.
  • Chris Kreider is a healthy scratch tonight. He’s making room for Boyle.
  • Martin Biron is going to make his second appearance of the season tonight in goal for the Rangers.
  • Evgeni Nabokov gets the start for the Islanders.
  • The Islanders have lost 5 straight games.

Five questions:

  1. Does Boyle play his best game of the season tonight?
  2. Agree or disagree with the scratching of Kreider.
  3. Who scores first tonight for the Rangers? (If anyone)
  4. I’m putting the over under of minutes Matt Gilroy plays tonight at 8. Do you take the over or the under?
  5. Marian Gaborik has 34 points in 28 games against the Isles. Does he get on the scoresheet tonight?

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