The New York Rangers wrap their season series with the Philadelphia Flyers and based on the earlier results, there is no way of knowing how the game will end up. The series has seen two blow out wins by the Blueshirts and five tight one goal games with two that ended in overtime or a shootout.
Despite the two games when the Rangers outscored the Flyers 17-3, Philadelphia has won four of the seven games played, going 4-2-1. The Rangers were stymied by Flyers goalie Brian Elliott and hope that they can get to backup Alex Lyon who is making only his second start in over a year.
About the Rangers
Alexandar Georgiev will be in net for the Rangers tonight. Other than in goal, the word is that the lineup will remain the same with Zac Jones getting his second start.
Projected lineup
13 Lafrenière – 93 Zibanejad – 89 Buchnevich
10 Panarin – 16 Strome – 43 Blackwell
20 Kreider–72 Chytil- 24 Kakko
21 Howden – 17 Rooney – 72 Kravtsov
55 Lindgren – 23 Fox
79 Miller – 42 Smith
25 Hajek – 6 Jones
40 Georgiev
31 Shesterkin
About the Flyers
The Flyers have embraced the youth movement and with the playoffs out of reach, they are experimenting with young players. 23 year old center Jackson Cates will make his debut with the Flyers. He was an undrafted free agent signed by the Flyers ten days ago after four years at Minnesota-Duluth.
Alex Lyon will be in goal for the Flyers with Carter Hart out with an injury. Lyon has appeared in two games this season, starting once. He has been a Flyer property for five years after leaving Yale. His numbers are not impressive, with a 4.40 Goals Against Average and a .880 Save Percentage.
Projected lineup
28 Claude Giroux – 14 Sean Couturier -93 Jakub Voracek
86 Joel Farabee- 13 Kevin Hayes – 57 Wade Allison
25 James Van Riemsdyk – 21 Scott Laughton -11 Travis Konecny
23 Oskar Lindblom – Jackson Cates -62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel
9 Ivan Provorov – 61 Justin Braun
6 Travis Sanheim – 8 Robert Hagg
5 Philippe Myers – 53 Shayne Gostisbehere
34 Alex Lyon
37 Brian Elliott