GDT: #45 - 01/08/14 | New York Rangers @ Chicago Blackhawks | 8:00 PM - NBC SPORTS

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[FIELDSET="THE MATCHUP"]

2013/2014 REGULAR SEASON
GAME #45 - 01/08/2014​

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(21-20-3) ____________ (29-7-9)



[table="width=550px"]TIME | 8:00 PM ET
ARENA | UNITED CENTER - CHICAGO, IL
TV | NBC SPORTS, TSN2[/table]


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[FIELDSET="NEWS & NOTES"]

GAME LINKS:

Game Preview - Last Matchup; NYR@CHI 3/9/12 - NHL.com - Rangers.com - Blackhawks.com
NY Post - NYDN - Andrew Gross - MSG.com - Yahoo Sports - ESPN.com - TSN.ca


AROUND THE LEAGUE:

JANUARY SCHEDULE:

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[FIELDSET="QUOTES TO NOTE"]

It would have been nice to get the other point, to lose it in the shootout is disappointing.
We’ve got to come out a lot better and we can’t keep making mistakes that end up in the back of our net.
- Rick Nash

I’m happy we got a point, we played really well for 60 minutes, they came hard for parts of the game. To come back like that in the 3rd shows a lot of good things about this group.
I think the difference tonight was I did not stop the breakaways and Bobrovsky did, the one in the 2nd and then the shootout. I have some work to do there.
- Henrik Lundqvist

It was an entertaining game, anyway. I really liked the way we came out. In the first 40 minutes we had a lot of quality chances.
In my estimation we deserved to be in a better situation than down by two. The most even period was the third but we were able to score two goals.
We made a pretty strong comeback, I thought we deserved to be in a better position than we were after two.
- Alain Vigneault​

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[FIELDSET="CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS"]

TEAM STATS / STANDINGS:

[table="width=200px"]GP | 45 | GF | 167
W | 29 | GA | 124
L | 7 | GF/G | 3.62
OTL | 9 | GA/G | 2.62
Pts | 67 | PIM/G | 8.5
HOME | 15-2-6 | PP% | 24.3
AWAY | 14-5-3 | PK% | 76.9
STREAK | OT1 | FO% | 51.5[/table]

[table="width=200px"]Division | 1st
Conference | 2nd
League | 2nd[/table]


TEAM LEADERS:

[table="width=270px"]Goals | Patrick Sharp | 25
Assists | Duncan Keith | 39
Points | Patrick Kane | 54
+ / - | Seabrook, Sharp | +22
Shots | Patrick Sharp | 176
Hits | Andrew Shaw | 109
Blocks | Niklas Hjalmarsson | 89
PIM | Brandon Bollig | 63
FO% | Marcus Kruger | 57.0
TOI/G F: | Jonathan Toews | 20:27
TOI/G D: | Duncan Keith | 24:26[/table]


PROJECTED LINES:

[table="width=465px"]LW | C | RW
Patrick Sharp (A) | Jonathan Toews (C) | Marian Hossa
Brandon Saad | Michal Handzus | Patrick Kane
Kris Versteeg | Andrew Shaw | Bryan Bickell
Brandon Bollig | Marcus Kruger | Ben Smith[/table]

[table="width=300px"]LD | RD
Duncan Keith (A) | Brent Seabrook
Niklas Hjalmarsson | Johnny Oduya
Nick Leddy | Michal Rozsival[/table]

[table="width=140px"]Scratched
Michael Kostka|
Sheldon Brookbank|[/table]


STARTING GOALIE:

Corey Crawford

[table="width=250px"]GPI: 29 | W: 17 | L: 6 | OT: 5
SV% .910 | GAA: 2.47 | SO: 0 | Pts: 1[/table]


INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC:

[table="width=320px"]Brad Mills | Lower body (IR)
Nikolai Khabibulin | Lower body (IR)[/table]


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[FIELDSET="NEW YORK RANGERS"]

TEAM STATS / STANDINGS:

[table="width=200px"]GP | 44 | GF | 108
W | 21 | GA | 119
L | 20 | GF/G | 2.39
OTL | 3 | GA/G | 2.66
Pts | 45 | PIM/G | 11.0
HOME | 8-10-3 | PP% | 20.7
AWAY | 13-10-0 | PK% | 85.0
STREAK | OT1 | FO% | 49.3[/table]

[table="width=200px"]Division | 5th
Conference | 10th
League | 20th[/table]


TEAM LEADERS:

[table="width=270px"]Goals | Chris Kreider | 11
Assists | Mats Zuccarello | 20
Points | Mats Zuccarello | 30
+ / - | Chris Kreider | +9
Shots | Brad Richards | 134
Hits | Dan Girardi | 107
Blocks | Dan Girardi | 71
PIM | Derek Dorsett | 103
FO% | Brian Boyle | 56.2
TOI/G F: | Brad Richards | 19:09
TOI/G D: | Ryan McDonagh | 24:40[/table]


PROJECTED LINES:

[table="width=465px"]LW | C | RW
Chris Kreider | Derek Stepan | Rick Nash
Carl Hagelin | Brad Richards (A) | Ryan Callahan (C)
Benoit Pouliot | Derick Brassard | Mats Zuccarello
Brian Boyle | Dominic Moore | Dan Carcillo[/table]

[table="width=300px"]LD | RD
Ryan McDonagh | Dan Girardi
Marc Staal (A) | Anton Stralman
John Moore | Michael Del Zotto[/table]

[table="width=140px"]Scratched
Justin Falk|
J.T. Miller|[/table]


STARTING GOALIE:

Henrik Lundqvist

[table="width=250px"]GPI: 32 | W: 12 | L: 16 | OT: 3
SV% .906 | GAA: 2.78 | SO: 2 | Pts: 1[/table]


INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC:

[table="width=320px"]Derek Dorsett | Broken fibula (IR)[/table]


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[Idlerlee]

LGR!!1111

Winnable, I guess. Lets hope Zucc turns it around from last match

 

[JHS]

Hoping for a win. Should be a fun game to watch. Hopefully Hank out plays Crawford. That's the only way I see the Rangers winning this game.

Man Chicago's roster is just exploding with talent and is so well constructed for today's NHL.

 

[Ail]

This should be good. Lol

 

[silverfish]

Big test.

LGR

 

[tunkki81]

Any word on Carcillo playing tonight?

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Man Chicago's roster is just exploding with talent and is so well constructed for today's NHL.

Agreed. It's so ridiculous though that Michal Handzus is their 2nd line center. It's amazing what you can get away with though when you are building a line around a Pat Kane.

 

[bubba5]

UGG..Let's just get this over with.

 

[LORENZO]

Carcillo in to do something crazy.

 

[FultonReed]

i'm legitimately frightened. LGR

 

[The Gloaming]

Oh boy. This'll be fun.

 

[Vitto79]

Assuming Carcillo comes in to the lineup? Poor Miller would be scratched

 

[Punxrocknyc19*]

Assuming Carcillo comes in to the lineup? Poor Miller would be scratched

stupid decisions. Miller should be in hartford if he is gonna be in and out of the lineup.. i dont see why the Rangers need both Boyle and D.Moore in the lineup at the same time

 

[surGeon]

Can someone explain to me why our point leader is on the third line?

 

[Megustaelhockey]

6-1 OTL. Three goals by the late, great Hall of Famer Bill Mosienko in 21 seconds.

EDIT: The opposition GDT is very funny.

 

[Wolfy*]

Can someone explain to me why our point leader is on the third line?

Maybe AV hopes Zucc can get other players going, like Brassard.

But I agree, it doesn't make sense, best players should be on the top lines. As soon as Zucc was moved down there, he stopped adding points.

 

[Idlerlee]

Can someone explain to me why our point leader is on the third line?

Because AV thinks Callahan is the heart and soul of this team and must play in the top6 no matter what the cost

 

[NYRKindms]

Agreed. It's so ridiculous though that Michal Handzus is their 2nd line center. It's amazing what you can get away with though when you are building a line around a Pat Kane.

Or when your GM actually studies the CBA and uses the loop holes to your teams advantage instead of clinging to some kind of personal crusade not to work the edges of it.

Chicago essentially won a cup because their management was willing to push the envelope on contract design to benefit their teams cap situation but not here in NY.

 

[Wolfy*]

Because AV thinks Callahan is the heart and soul of this team and must play in the top6 no matter what the cost

Well he is the Captain.

But 3rd line or not, Zucc does get a lot of TOI, almost 20 mins a game.

 

[Leetch66]

6-1 for Hawks and Hank gets yanked . It's the Ranger way .

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Or when your GM actually studies the CBA and uses the loop holes to your teams advantage instead of clinging to some kind of personal crusade not to work the edges of it.

Chicago essentially won a cup because their management was willing to push the envelope on contract design to benefit their teams cap situation but not here in NY.

Well that certainly helps too. My point is, put Handzus with Kreider and Callahan and he is on waivers by December.

 

[New York RKY]

Big opportunity here for us tonight. His is our opportunity to get embarrassed on a nationally televised game. Go make me proud!

 

[NYRKindms]

Well that certainly helps too. My point is, put Handzus with Kreider and Callahan and he is on waivers by December.

Sorry I totally get what you are saying. I need to temper my Sather hate.

 

[OnlyTruth]

If I was Hank I would seat this one out.

 

[KingP]

8pm start uhhh looong day ahead