The New York Rangers (40-28-9) visit the Carolina Hurricanes (42-28-7) tonight at the RBC Center starting at 7:00 p.m. For a preview go to Yahoo! Sports.
For last minute news go to The Rangers Report or Blue Notes.
Probable Lines:
Avery-Gomez-Callahan
Zherdev-Drury-Antropov
Sjostrom-Dubinsky-Naslund
Korpikoski-Betts-Orr
Mara-Potter
Morris-Redden
Staal-Girardi
Goaltenders:
Henrik Lundqvist - 35-23-7, 2.50 gaa, .914 sv%, 2 so.
Cam Ward - 36-22-5, 2.45 gaa, .916 sv%, 5 so.
Opponent Notes:
- The Hurricanes will attempt to push their home winning streak to 10 games tonight which would be a franchise record. They have also won six in a row overall while going 10-1-2 in the month of March.
- Cam Ward is 16-6-2 with a 2.31 GAA and two shutouts in his previous 24 starts. Including a 1.83 GAA during the six-game overall win streak.
- Rod Brind’Amour has 10 assists in the last 12 games.
- Carolina has had four days off since their last game a victory Saturday night against the Devils.
Opponent Blog:
Let's Go Canes
1 comment:
From Blueshirt Banter:
"Gary Bettman was on WFAN this morning, and when asked by hosts Boomer Esiason and Chris Carlin if Sean Avery is a marked man, here is what he had to say:
"I don’t think he’s a marked man at all, he’s come back as smoothly as could have been the case under the circumstances," Bettman said. "He’s doing his thing. When you’re an agitator and you play aggressive you probably find your self in more things than others. But I think based on what happened this season, his comeback couldn’t have been any smoother."
But Carlin wasn't done....
"I do want you to do me a favor though," Carton said. "I’d like you to check the tape of the Devils game. Avery gets thrown around like a rag doll and doesn’t hit or engage the other guy and somehow gets a two-minute penalty. That was wrong, you know it, we all know it, bad job."
Bettman had an answer for this too....
"On balance the Devils got the shorthanded situation and had to kill a penalty," Bettman said. "You gotta to look at the whole contest of what went on.""
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