The last game in a strange season

The 2020-21 season comes to an end this afternoon for the New York Rangers as they take on the Boston Bruins in their 56th and final game.  A season that was full of hope and promise just two weeks ago is ending on a down note with two weeks full of injuries, losses and controversy.

The Blueshirts will try to end their five game losing streak against a Boston team that still has a lot to play for as they are fighting to move into one of the top two slots in the East Division.  Although the Rangers season will be over, the Bruins still two more games after this one and they are two points behind the Capitals and four points behind first place Pittsburgh.

If the Rangers are to have any hope of winning, they need to put on a better show than they did on Thursday night when they hardly mustered any offense in a listless 4-0 loss.  They are still a depleted squad and will need to work really hard to salvage at least a point from this game.

Projected Lineups

New York Rangers

13 Lafrenière  – 93 Zibanejad – 89 Buchnevich
74 Kravtsov- 16 Strome  -43 Blackwell
47 Barron – 72 Chytil   –Richard
26 Gettinger –17 Rooney–  33 Di Giuseppe

79 Miller – 23 Fox
22 Bitetto – 51 Reunanen
25 Hajek – 6 Jones

71 Kinkaid
40 Georgiev

Boston Bruins

63 Brad Marchand – 37 Patrice Bergeron – 88 David Pastrnak
71 Taylor Hall  – 46 David Krejci – 12 Craig Smith
21 Nick Ritchie  – 52 Sean Kuraly- 74 Jake DeBrusk
11 Trent Frederic -20 Curtis Lazar – 83 Karson Kuhlman

48 Matt Grzelcyk – 73 Charlie McAvoy
6 Mike Reilly – 25 Brandon Carlo
55 Jeremy Lauzon – 75 Connor Clifton

1 Jeremy Swayman
40 Tukka Rask

About the game and join the live conversation

The game starts at 3pm EST and it will be It will be televised on the MSG Network with the radio call on ESPN 98.7 FM.  Outside of New York it will be on NCBSN.

Be sure and join the live conversation here on Blue Line Station.  The live thread can be found in the conversations section (below).    It is our last chance to get the dialogue going this season.