Rangers-Bruins: Join the live conversation

It’s first place versus last place as the Boston Bruins come to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers.  Eight points separate the two teams, but if the Ranger sweep their two games with the Bruins, they would cut the margin to four.  Of course, lose both and the Bruins will be ahead by 12 points.  These really are four point games.

The Rangers haven’t beaten the Bruins since the February 2019, going 0-3-1 since then.

Alexandar Georgiev will be in goal, looking for a birthday present as he turns 25 today.  Georgiev is older than ten players dressed for the game tonight

This is the first nationally televised game for the Rangers.  Last year the Rangers played on national TV 12 times with a 6-5-1 record.  They usually do well in a national spotlight with only one sub-.500 record over the last six years.

Projected starting lineups

New York Rangers

20 Kreider– 93 Zibanejad – 89 Buchnevich
10 Panarin – 16 Strome – 24 Kakko
13 Lafrenière – 14 Howden– 33 Di Giuseppe
48 Lemieux – 17 Rooney– 12 Gauthier

55 Lindgren – 23 Fox
79 Miller – 8  Trouba
25 Hajek – 22 Bittto

40 Georgiev
31 Shesterkin

Boston Bruins

63 Brad Marchand – 37 Patrice Bergeron – 88 David Pastrnak
21 Nick Ritchie – 46 David Krejci – 12 Craig Smith
74 Jake DeBrusk -13  Charlie Coyle – 10 Anders Bjork
11 Trent Frederic – 52 Sean Kuraly – 14 Chris Wagner

55 Jeremy Lauzon – 73 Charlie McAvoy
48 Matt Grzelcyk – 25 Brandon Carlo
67 Jakub Zboril – 86 Kevan Miller

GOALIES

40 Tuukka Rask
41 Jaroslav Halak

Game info and the join the live conversation

Game time is 7pm and it will be televised nationally on NBCSN.  The radiocast will be on ESPN 98.7FM.   Please join the live conversation here at Blue Line Station. Talk about the game, the team or whatever else you have to say about your favorite team.  It promises to be a lively conversation.  The live thread is open now!