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WGD: Game 73: Red Wings vs. Rangers

Mar 19, 2019, 17:48 EDT

The Red Wings are in the Big Apple tonight! This original six match-up comes at the tail end of the season, with the draft lottery being the primary focus of both the Red Wings and Rangers fan bases. But there is still hockey to be played and much to prove in the final ten games of the season.

The Rangers as of late have really committed to the tank. They have just one win in their past eleven games. A good opportunity for the Wings to build some confidence and pick up two points tonight.

The Red Wings

LW	C	RW
DARREN HELM	DYLAN LARKIN	ANTHONY MANTHA
TYLER BERTUZZI	ANDREAS ATHANASIOU	LUKE GLENDENING
THOMAS VANEK	FRANS NIELSEN	TARO HIROSE
CHRISTOFFER EHN	JACOB DE LA ROSE	MICHAEL RASMUSSEN

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS
DAN DEKEYSER	FILIP HRONEK
NIKLAS KRONWALL	MADISON BOWEY
BRIAN LASHOFF	LUKE WITKOWSKI

Drawing into the lineup for his first career NHL game is recently signed undrafted free-agent Taro Hirose. The Michigan State product earlier today was named Big 10 Player of the Year. Not a bad day for the kid, I’d say.

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DET prospect Taro Hirose named Big 10 Player of the Year, beating out Quinn Hughes and Mason Jobst.

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With Hirose entering the lineup, Ryan Kuffner will sit out after making his NHL debut on Saturday.

Else where in the lineup that stands out is the bottom pairing, and not in a good way. The combination of Brian Lashoff and Luke Witkowski can’t bode well for Detroit’s chances of winning. We might see some extended minutes for the top-4 of the defensive corps.

The Rangers

LW	C	RW
CHRIS KREIDER	MIKA ZIBANEJAD	RYAN STROME
VLADISLAV NAMESTNIKOV	BRETT HOWDEN	PAVEL BUCHNEVICH
JIMMY VESEY	LIAS ANDERSSON	BRENDAN LEMIEUX
JESPER FAST	BOO NIEVES	CONNOR BRICKLEY

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS
MARC STAAL	ANTHONY DEANGELO
BRADY SKJEI	NEAL PIONK
FREDRIK CLAESSON	KEVIN SHATTENKIRK

The Rangers boast a fairly young lineup. After shipping off Mats Zuccarello to the Dallas Stars, New York has very much committed to going young. Evident by Anthony DeAngelo, Brett Howden, and others playing prominent roles.

Out of the lineup is Filip Chytil with an illness. However, there is still a possibility he plays tonight, being listed as a game time decision.

Between the Pipes

Jimmy Howard vs. Henrik Lundqvist

A classic match-up between Jimmy Howard and Henrik Lundqvist is set to go down once again. These two always put on a show when playing against each other.