The New York Rangers, after coming off of a depressing loss to the Nashville Predators on Wednesday night, will clash with the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Igloo tonight. Right now, the Penguins are probably one of the last teams in the league the Rangers want to be facing in the midst of their slump, but then again, a win over the defending Cup Champions would certainly be a confidence booster.
The Penguins have been winners in six of their last seven and are currently in fourth place in the Eastern Conference. The Rangers, on the other hand, have fallen to eleventh place in the East and have only won two of their last 10.
No, that is not a misprint, the Rangers have only won two games in their last 10. Certainly not what head coach John Tortorella wants out of his tam heading into the Olympic break.
Rangers Projected Lineup (unconfirmed)
Prospal - Christensen - Drury
Dubinsky - Jokinen - Callahan
Avery - Anisimov - Lisin
Prust - Boyle - Voros
Staal - Girardi
Del Zotto - Rozsival
Redden - Gilroy
Lundqvist
Scratches: Marian Gaborik (thigh), Jody Shelley
Henrik Lundqvist has be ...
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New York Rangers Face Pittsburgh Penguins at the Igloo (Update)
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