The battle for home ice continues.
This game is ESPN+ exclusive, folks. Can’t DVR that one, dammit!
Rangers (45-20-6) vs Penguins (41-20-10), 7 pm start, TV-ESPN+
Projected lineup:
Kreider-Zibanejad-Vatrano
Panarin-Strome-Copp
Lafreniere-Chytil-Goodrow
Motte-Brodzinski-Hunt
Lindgren-Fox
Miller-Trouba
Nemeth-Schneider
Hajek, Gauthier, Braun, McKegg, Reaves-prucha’d
Kakko, Rooney-injured
Shesterkin in net
LGR!!!!!
194 responses to “It’s Go Time!”
First. As a good omen…
no Crosby
Vince Z. Mercogliano
@vzmercogliano
#NYR warmup rushes from MSG:
Kreider – Zib – Vatrano
Panarin – Strome – Copp
Laf – Chytil – Goodrow
Motte – Brodzinski – Hunt
Lindgren – Fox
Miller – Trouba
Nemeth – Schneider
Igor
No Skidney in warmups. Hmmmm.
Dave Molinari
@MolinariPGH
Forward combinations in line rushes:
Guentzel-Malkin-Rust,
Rodrigues-Carter-Rakell,
Heinen-Blueger-Kapanen
and Boyle-Hallander-Angello.
Rats I will miss the game live. I will have to catch On Demand later or tomorrow. Go Rangers! I hate the pens!
Thanks, Alex. Fixed
…..anyone have a link? Please and thank you 😉
Are they still paying this clown?
michigan – denver tied in frozen 4
10 min left in 3rd
LGR! Time to shine.
😡😡😡😡 I want to watch the game!
Marino is MIA? He must be with snowflake
Right call
Nice save. He didn’t see it
Craig, email me at bows.0.toes at icloud and I’ll share a link
that’s a zero I believe
Is that Brian Boucher?
Oof.. Chytil just blew by a couple of them.
Think Shesterkin got this one
What’s with all the Panarin-type passes to the slot with no Ranger within 4 zip codes?
college hockey to ot in a few
Here it comes. PP.
ESPN+ on Hulu is a sh*show. Comes back from commercial break and downgrades the stream/buffers so garbage picture for at least 30 seconds. Definitely bush league.
They look horrible offensively so far
Chytil can’t even keep the puck on his stick skating
Stinko Power Play.
No control in the zone. Holy wtf
Wow. Announcers seem to think the Rangers are really frustrated. Lol.
That stunk and
Beezle, so far ESPN+ picture has been miles better than MSG
At least they’ve got more shots already than they had against the devils in the last two periods combined. 🤷🏻♂️
Dont really care about the commentary or play by play…refreshing to not have to listen to salmon
Tom they keep the blog open during the game, just reflecting us 😉
Beezle, they’re not negative enough for that to be true
Also, Barry melrose is great. What a g. Dude has such a great career
Rangers have won the last 2 meetings. One of the best comeback teams in the league. Tied 0-0. Oh, yeah. The Rangers are cursing the skies! Lol.
Good 15 seconds of control there at the end of the period
If this continues the same, it’s just a matter of time. The Rangers are outplaying them even though the Pens are playing well.
Ilb – its a transmission issue, either on the hulu side or the espn side. The bad thing is when coming out of commercial they start the stream at very low resolution and attempt to figure out connection speed before increasing resolution . That is totally unnecessary after the initial connection (they know your bandwidth) and even with that, start at something reasonable, not like 360×240. I think they are inserting the commercials from a different streaming source which compounds this.
Beezle, I suspect it’s a Hulu issue. They are using different commercials. No issues here at ESPN at all
I gotta say, pitt w/o crosby, marino and another player you would think the rangers would steam roll pitt, instead the rangers are the ones in the 1st period who looked like the team short handed. That 1st period frustrated the crap out of me. The rangers couldn’t do anything right, pitt’s all over them with extreme tight checking.
Rick DiPietro is praising the Rangers. I have to make sure my wife didn’t use any “additives” for my dinner 😃
until Ilb mentioned it, he is right, picture does look way better than MSG.
On another rink: Beat wide being beat on the inside. Eichels leftovers 2-zip
ESPN may swap out the msg cameras for their own which could be more recent vintage?
Back and forth fixing supper but saw quite a few clueless passes which of course come right back to our end with a shot on goal.
Did they pick this camera angle on the Fox interview to minimize the chin?
I’m shocked that DiPietro’s doorman lets him out of the building dressed like that!
And there it is!!!!
Frankie V!!
Beer me! Vatrano…
FRANK THE TANK!
That’s a great shot by Vatrano. He didn’t try to elevate it, he was too close
That’s a save if Jarry doesn’t move his leg back into the net. He had it covered😅
Ahem…Hurricanes are losing to Buffalo
That’s a great finish to the OT
denver wins
beats michigan and all those number 1’s
Horrible icing call
Great defense by Mika.
Ilb…..shhhhhhhhhh!
Tyoma!!!!!!!
Breadman!
Bread!
Breadman! Beer please!
KABOOM SHAKALAKA!!
Backhand in the R upper corner? Madone!
Lol @ make the Rangers defend! I think they’ve done a pretty good job doing just that. Better on defense, offense, and in goal. Time to give this team a little credit
They raised the intensity and lowered the stupidity levels
That was some nice backhand snipe. Chytil is having another good game tonight.
Brian Boucher is openly rooting for Pittsburgh.
Dwayne was getting a little schooled by Lurch before the goal, superstar vs newbie.
Wishusin-Boucher-Malesko
Woof!
Ugh. Embarrassing 2 on 1 lol
…..Still can’t watch the game. Unfortunately, the link didn’t work. 😞
Good to see they’re playing well though.
I’m pretty sure Joe Buck is in the booth too.
Brodude has a good motor. If they ever have to move Rooney up I don’t have a problem with leaving him on the 4th line.
Bambi makes the big bucks.
(Obviously)Far from perfect Craig, but the Rangers have been the better team so far.
Love what Motte is doing tonight
Shesty’s on the ball so far.
Rackell 3G 2A in 9GP
Frankie V 6G 3A in 12GP
Didn’t have to do too much till now, Olga
Did Kreider really think that puck was getting through? Really?
I expect something dirty from Letang (like a stick to the teeth) before this game is over.
Woot
Woot woot
Something like this.
Well Crosby is not playing so everyone’s sack is safe 😉
No reason for Trouba to go deep for a hit when they’re up 2-0. Let them take chances
Very quick whistle when its not our goaltender
Penguins got away with multiple trips.
They didn’t even correct themselves that that was a save by Shesty, not a miss by the pens. Smh
ILB remember when I told you that you’d like the Motte addition? I don’t think I was wrong..
Pens once again way under their average for shots on goal tonight. I think they avg around 34 a game. Have been held much lower by the Rangers in every game this season so far.
Schneider got hooked from the defensive zone to the neutral zone. Play-on.
D getting hooked all night coming out of zone and forwards getting knocked around away from Puck on forecheck
#secondseason
I remember, JG.
At least it’s not Pierre
Interference my foot…
HOOOOOOOORRIBLE CALL
Tuba took a run at Malkinstein for payback
Puck was there; why a penalty?!
Bogus call
Pens free call per game average.
Now they’ve gone from not calling the pens for anything to making up calls against us.
That was a fantastic kill
EV the gambling sites must be in trouble, were counting on Pens getting a win eventually. Called down to their guys on ice to fix it.
pens just committed an ACTUAL interference and they let it go. Eff these refs
Penalty after penalty after penalty by the pens here……crickets
4th is the pest line
The refs are making up for Crosby’s absence
Motte due for a short handed goal..
Too bad Motte isn’t going to show up on the score sheet because he should be one of the three stars.
Crap
Two uncalled penalties
Wow. We got a free one on a good hit.
Calling Mr. Reaves. Answer the bell please.
Woohoo! We got a B’s interference LMAO
*bs
Poweroff play so far
Atta-Boy Strome!
I didn’t mean to jinx Motte. Way to take liberties on a new addition who clearly has played well for them. Little pissant.
No shots on 2 power plays. If we face them in the playoffs they won’t be afraid to take penalties.
Chytil is the black hole on the PP
What is Fox doing out there? Had guy in front, does nothing about it then he goes wandering
If the Penguins can’t score on the PP, I expect more cheap shots. Let’s see how the Rangers respond.
He’s giving the ref the business! Bahahahaha
2nd guy in should be called
Mathewson with face wash on lineman
How THE ACTUAL F does Matheson not get a penalty????!!!
How are they not calling this? Complete BS
Refs are absolutely playing for the pens tonight. No doubt in my mind
Shesty tried.
The whole team looks like Strome with an empty net
Give Shesterkin an EN
Well we needed some Chinese Fireplace practice
Has does Copp miss that
These refs are fugging terrible. Where they get these clowns off the unemoyment line.
Woot woot woot
Boom! Checkmate
Mike Hunt finally scores again
Hunt!
I guess they just need to shoot on the empty net from 100 feet away lol
EN Goal! Beer me! Finest kind.
Keep your head up.
ILB do you have a thick enough script pad to write out some CT imaging of the brain for these guys? 🙂 Rangers about to collect their 98th point and go 3-1 against the Pens who are a likely playoff opponent yet I see feet on the ledge…
BOOM SHAKALAKA!! SUCK IT CROSBY!!
dreaded three goal lead? Do you guys think that’s enough to win it? Because the Isles can pull within a point if they win 10 of their last 11.
Why is the whole pen team on the ice? Hope they get fined
Friggin Pis*burg is so bush league
Stick Salute Mama!
Me thinks we got their number
MRI, JG. With and w/o contrast.
Canes are tied🤷🏻♂️
Suck it Pens!
It’s deeply satisfying watching the whiners leaving the ice in this fashion. Deeply.
Motte might be out for a bit.
4 BIG points!
Buf 3 CAR 3 IN THE THIRD.
Separated or dislocated best case?
Gonna be busy in am, so here is my morning write up:
Rangers in 6 with Crosby in the lineup.
Rangers in 5 without.
Pens finish season series with 4 goals in 4 games against Shesterkin. They should be worrying about that insread of antics.
Next game against the pitts Reaves needs to play and destroy these wanna be tough guys. Total cheapness by Friedman on kteider.
Meh. Still hoping everyone picks Pens in 6 or 7. I have no issue with our boys being the underdogs after a long hiatus from the post season
I’m sure Reaves will give a blank stare from the bench to let everyone know they’re on notice lol
Yeah, keep saying “you never know where the backhand is going”. Panarin knew exactly where it was going.
Great game by the Rangers! All around solid!
LOL @ MRI ILB. We’ll have to take a poll in the am to see how many boneheads are claustrophobic ; )
These ESPN guys are special eh? Do they get to interview Gallant? “Coach what’s it do for your team to get a win against a powerhouse of a franchise like the Penguins? Have you seen Mike Sullivans Stanley Cup rings?”
AWESOME WIN!! espn+ bouch & the other mutts are horrid.
ESPN wants to make sure you know that Cindy forgot her skirt at home tonight so couldn’t skate.
James I highly recommend the Hitachi Oasis 1.2T open MRI. For knoggin scans they have some extra software mumbo-jumbo that improves the image a bit more. It is actually a little bit closer to your head/face than the tube types but you can put your arms and legs anywhere.
He should’ve also mentioned that we were without two defensive players and still shut them out.
Carolina wins
Carolina just hit the empty net. Game over🤷🏻♂️
At least now it has the makings of a fun playoff series. Probably the best we’ll have seen since ’14. Remember when the Pens had b2b Cups and had all of this speed and three lines that could get you and they transitioned to offense so quickly? Well, it’s 5 years later and they’re still pretty fast but the Rangers are faster. And seem to have the edge in goal. Should be memorable.
Eh, let Carolina deal with TB.
Carolina just clinched. Our magic number is 2 probably because I think the isles would have the tie breaker at the moment.
Are there any bigger whiners and sore losers than Pittsburgh? Malkin is the biggest crybaby of all, and Guentzel seems to be easing himself into the #2 spot on that list. The Rangers should have just stood on their side of the red line and laughed at them.
Even if NYI won out, NYR would still have more regulation/OT wins.
I agree 100% on that Gravy. We also manhandled them but they’re the two time defending champs so I’d rather avoid that first round matchup.
You’re right. Magic number is 1
Beezle, once you’ve worked on 3T it’s tough to advocate for a 1.2 in any capacity. But that’s a nice machine you mention. I’d be lying if I said I am going to miss working in diagnostic.
I actually enjoyed my last MRI. They got a new machine & mood lighting room, changing the whole atmosphere. Beach & mountain videos with that soothing foo foo, new age music.
Gravy, I think it’s Tampa that will deal with Carolina but I agree
Yeah, meaning deal with playing them. I don’t care because it means one gets eliminated.
Gravy
wins in regulation is 1st tiebreak (changed from couple of years ago)
Rangers to do list:
1. Avoid let -down game Saturday
2. Prepare for two huge games against Carolina
3. Kill the *^*^*g pos Islanders for a change
4. Don’t get injured against Boston
5. Don’t piss me off on the 27th when I go to MSG for the first time since Oct of 2019
Roman Josi, a defenseman, has the most assists and the most points in a season by a Predator player in Preds history. Crazy
Hmm, and I also had the wrong ROW anyway, so the magic number is 2. Panic!
Good game?
Really nice win. Love to see the frustration on the pens
Love seeing Shesty get the shutout
Why can’t we play the Fishsticks like this?
Australian GP this weekend, Wicky. Usual rules apply. I will provide no spoilers until I know you’ve seen the race.
speaking of the fishsticks, I read a islander poster post on a islander blog where he said the islanders have 7 wins against the 8 playoff teams and I quote “and 2 or 3 of them are against a not so good ranger team”. I had to read it several times because I could not believe he said not so good ranger team.
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