It'll be 20 years this year since the New York Rangers last won the Stanley Cup. Why am I reminded of that? Because tonight they take on the Canucks, the team they topped in that '94 final. With that at the front of our minds, here's tonight's lineup, starting goalies, where to watch the games and, most importantly, THN's expert picks.
It'll be 20 years this year since the New York Rangers last won the Stanley Cup. Why am I reminded of that? Because tonight they take on the Canucks, the team they topped in that '94 final.
With that at the front of our minds, here's tonight's lineup, starting goalies, where to watch the games and, most importantly, THN's expert picks.
Vancouver @ NY Rangers 2:00 PM ET
TV: NHLN-US, SNET-P, MSG
Projected Starting Goalies: Roberto Luongo vs. Cam Talbot
Columbus @ Boston 7:00 PM ET
TV: FS-O, NESN
Projected Starting Goalies: Curtis McElhinney vs. Chad Johnson
Toronto @ Montreal 7:00 PM ET
TV: CBC, RDS, NHLN-US
Projected Starting Goalies: Jonathan Bernier vs. Carey Price
Pittsburgh @ Florida 7:00 PM ET
TV: ROOT, FS-F
Projected Starting Goalies: Jeff Zatkoff vs. Tim Thomas
Buffalo @ New Jersey 7:00 PM ET
TV: MSG-B, MSG
Projected Starting Goalies: Jhonas Enroth vs. Cory Schneider
Washington @ NY Islanders 7:00 PM ET
TV: CSN-DC+, MSG PLUS
Projected Starting Goalies: Braden Holtby vs. Anders Nilsson
Philadelphia @ Nashville 8:00 PM ET
TV: CSN-PH, FS-TN
Projected Starting Goalies: Steve Mason vs. Marek Mazanec
Chicago @ Phoenix 8:00 PM ET
TV: CSN-CH, FS-A PLUS
Projected Starting Goalies: Corey Crawford vs. Mike Smith
Minnesota @ Colorado 9:00 PM ET
TV: FS-N+, ALT
Projected Starting Goalies: Niklas Backstrom vs. Semyon Varlamov
Calgary @ Los Angeles 10:00 PM ET
TV: CBC, FS-W
Projected Starting Goalies: Karri Ramo vs. Ben Scrivens
Anaheim @ San Jose 10:30 PM ET
TV: PRIME, CSN-CA
Projected Starting Goalies: Jonas Hiller vs. Antti Niemi
The Hockey News Best Bets (with season record):
Ken Campbell, Senior Writer (7-5): New Jersey over Buffalo
Ryan Kennedy, Associate Senior Writer (5-7): Boston over Columbus
Adam Proteau, Writer/Columnist (7-5): Pittsburgh over Florida
Rory Boylen, THN.com Post-To-Post Blog Editor (7-5): Los Angeles over Calgary
Edward Fraser, The Hockey News’ Managing Editor, joined THN in 2005 after covering the Jr. B Stratford Cullitons. The London, Ont., native graduated from the University of Western Ontario – where he did campus radio color commentary for both men’s and women’s hockey – with a Master’s in Journalism. He really, really hates the loser point.