NYR News

Updates before tonight’s game against Ottawa

6:33 PM: Igor Shesterkin is in net and Libor Hajek will play for Zac Jones. (MSG)

Vitali Kravtsov is skating with Filip Chytil and Artemi Panarin and Kaapo Kakko is skating with Vincent Trocheck and Alexis Lafreniere. (MSG)

12:17 PM: Gerard Gallant spoke after the morning skate today and said (NYR):

Will this be a reset for Shesterkin if he is in net tonight, “no, nothing to do with that. We make a schedule up and get it going and he was pretty disappointed in himself in the last game and he wants to get back in, whenever he gets back in, and play real hard and play well. I’m not worried about Igor one bit.”

Gerard Gallant met with the media following the win over Ottawa and said (MSG/NYR):

What did you see tonight, “We played as a team, won as a team, played hard as a team and a lot of good things happened tonight. We had great goaltending obviously, he played outstanding.”

First Period:

Second Period:

Third Period:

6:35PM: Jaro Halak will start for the Rangers. (MSG)

4:55 PM: Gerard Gallant met with the media prior to tonight’s game against Ottawa and said (NYR):

On Trocheck not taking part in line rushes, “I haven’t been out there, but the trainer said he’s fine and went back out.”
Is Trocheck going to play, “nobody told me any different. He’s out there skating, so he should be fine. I’m hoping.”

At practice on Tuesday, Vincent Trocheck and Adam Fox had maintenance days and the Rangers had new lines that included (Staple):

Gerard Gallant met with the media following the loss to the Devils and said (MSG/NYR):

On the game“It’s like we talked about before the game started. They are a quick team, fast team, put pressure on you. They made us make a few turnovers and they capitalized on those. 2-0, I thought we played real well the first six, obviously, let down a little bit and they came at us, that is how they play, the put a lot of offense at you, play fast and they showed their game tonight.”