The New York Rangers bounced back against the Seattle Kraken to open their five-game road trip and look to ignite a winning streak against the Calgary Flames.
The New York Rangers (3-2-0) take on the Calgary Flames (2-3-1) in the Scotiabank Saddledome, at 9:45 PM (ET). Here is the need-to-know on tonight's matchup.
NYR Notes:
-Starter: Igor Shesterkin (2-2-0, 3.14 GAA, .879 SV%)
-Saturday's victory was the 24th time Alexis Lafreniere, Kaapo Kakko, and Filip Chytil all recorded a point in the same game. The team is 22-0-2 when the three record at least one point in a contest.
-Jacob Trouba leads the NHL in blocks (21).
-Points: Panarin (7)
-Goals: Kreider (4)
-Assists: Zibanejad (5)
Calgary Notes:
-Starter: Jacob Markstrom (1-2-1 , 2.75 GAA, .905 SV%)
-Rasmus Andersson will not play (suspension)
-Points: Lindholm (6)
-Goals: Mangiapane (3)
-Assists: Lindholm/Hanafin (5)
Keys to the Game:
Onward: The Rangers second line has performed unequivocally to the rest in the first five matches in comparison to the rest. This year began the same pattern, seen for most of 2022-2023, with a win and a loss every other game. The team has an opportunity to begin a winning streak on the longest road trip of the season, which could help them in the tightly packed Metropolitan standings later.
Hubby-Who?: The Flames' first line of Johnathan Huberdeau, Dillon Dube, and Nazem Kadri has struggled to start the season. Last year, it was Darryl Sutter's fault, this year it appears to be their own...
Fires Not Catching Fast: The Flames' speed is a weakness this season according to Randy Sportak of The Hockey News (Calgary). The Rangers could smell blood with their new, high-tempo system.
Betting:
-Favorite: Flames (-110)
-Underdog: Rangers (-110)
-The Flames have only won 2/6 games as the money line favorite.
-This is the Ranger's first game as the underdog this season.
-The Ranger's win probability is 52.4%