Theme game
It is now the best of the three. The Rangers return to The Rock to take on the Devils, and he has a feeling that any team that wins Game 5 will also take Game 6, so let’s hope the Rangers come out with a little more fire than they did in Game 4. If the Rangers play like they did in Game 4, it won’t be that soon. If they get out like they did in Games 1-3, they have a chance.
The important thing is to generate attacking time and opportunities. The Rangers haven’t done that at all in their last two games, and worse, they’ve fallen into very bad habits. They forgot the basics that worked so well in games 1 and 2 – get shots at the net and get ahead. Akira Schmid leaves the rebounds, so it’s time to smash the net and score the dirty goals.
Maybe it’s time for Mika Zibanejad and Artemy Panarin, too.
Devils lines
Ondrej Palat-Nico Hischier-Jesper Bratt
Eric Haula, Jack Hughes, Thomas Tatar
Timo Meyer, Michael McLeod, Dawson-Mercer
Nathan Bastian-Curtis Lazar-Jesper Bukvist
Jonas Seigenthaler Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Graves – John Marino
Kevin Bahl Damon Severson
Akira Schmid begins.
Rangers Lines
Chris Kreider – Mika Zibanejad – Patrick Kane
Artemy Panarin-Vincent Troshek-Vladimir Tarasenko
Alexis Lafrenière Philippe Shetel Second Capo
Tyler Mott, Barclay Goodrow, Jimmy Vesey
Ryan Lindgren, Adam Fox
Candy Miller Jacob Trueba
Nico Mikkola Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin starts at the start.
Crazy expectation: Mika with a hat-trick.
The playing time is 730 pm.
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