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CBJ G7 — @ New York Rangers — Evening Game Sunday! Thanks NFL |
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The Columbus Blue Jackets conclude their back-to-back with an evening game at Madison Square Garden against the New York Rangers.
The Rangers are a young competitive team that was in the Eastern Conference Finals, falling short to the Tampa Bay Lightning in 6 games.
New York lost all of their deadline acquisitions - Tyler Motte, Andrew Copp, Frank Vatrano, and Justin Braun. Ryan Strome also walked to free agency alongside Kevin Rooney; Keith Kinkaid; and Greg McKegg. Goalie Alex Georgiev was traded to Colorado for picks; meanwhile, defenseman Patrick Nemeth was traded with picks to Arizona. Surprisingly, Niks Lundkvist was moved to Dallas for a first round pick. Defender Jared Tinordi was claimed off waivers by Chicago.
The Blueshirts added forwards Vincent Trocheck, Turner Elson, and Ryan Carpenter; defenseman Andy Welinski; and goaltenders Jaroslav Halak and Louis Domingue.
Vitaly Kratsov and Sammy Blias are both dealing with upper body injuries.
Projected Lineups
New York Rangers
Chris Kreider—Mika Zibanejad—Kappo Kakko
Artemi Panarin—Vincent Trocheck—Alexis Lafereniere
Jimmy Vessey—Filip Chytil—Barclay Goodrow
Dryden Hunt—Ryan Carpenter—Ryan Reaves
Ryan Lindgren—Adam Fox
K’Andre Miller—Jacob Trouba
Libor Hajek—Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched — Zac Jones
Injured — Vitaly Kravtsov, Barclay Goodrow
Players to Watch
NYR — Artemin Panarin
CBJ — Gustav Nyquist
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