2PM: The Rangers host the Devils tonight at MSG and will have a lineup that includes:
Forwards: Julien Gauthier, Alexis Lafreniere, Chris Kreider, Kaapo Kakko, Tim Gettinger, Karl Henriksson, Filip Chytil, Brennan Othmann, Patrick Khodorenko, Adam Edstrom, Sammy Blais, Mika Zibanejad
Defense: Matt Bartkowski, Adam Fox, Libor Hajek, Andy Welinski, Ryan Lindgren, Brandon Scanlin
Goalies: Igor Shesterkin, Olof Lindbom
Gerard Gallant said this morning (NYR):
- On Alexis Lafreniere getting banged up on Tuesday, “He could have played the rest of the game, but obviously in an exhibition game we’re not going to bring him back with six minutes left. He was limping a little bit, but he’s fine. He skated today, no issues.”
- Sammy Blais will skate with Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad
- The team isn’t sure how they are going to deploy the “A’s” for this season.
The Kid Line will likely be together tonight.
The defense pairs used this morning at practice were (Stephenson):
- Ryan Lindgren, Adam Fox
- Libor Hajek, Matt Bartkowski
- Brandon Scanlin, Andy Welinski
The PP Units used this morning at practice were (Stephenson):
- Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider, Kaapo Kakko, Filip Chytil, Adam Fox
- Sammy Blais, Julien Gauthier, Alexis Lafreniere, Brennan Othmann, Ryan Lindgren