NY Rangers (28-33-8) vs Winnipeg Jets (28-29-12)
• 22 March 2026 High Noon EDT
• MSG, NYC
• TV: MSG, TSN3 •
The Rangers lost in the shootout to the Jets yesterday afternoon, 3-2. The two Ranger goals were scored by Kartye (6), assisted by JT Miller (26) at 00:41 of the second period and later, at 14:03, Zibanejad (30) on the PP, Fox (32) and Miller (27) with assists. Garand looked pretty good in his first NHL start through regulation and the OT, stopping 35 of 37 SOG. Needs a little work on the shootout but definitely would like to get him a few more games before the season is done.
The Rangers play Ottawa tonight at 19:00 EDT at MSG, telecast by MSG, NHLN, Prime and RDS.
Today the NYR hope to entertain their fans with a Sunday matinee against the visiting Winnipeg Jets. The teams have near idential last ten’s of 5-3-2 WPG and 5-4-1 NYR. Overall, Winnipeg has managed to avoid four more losses than the Rangers by grabbing Bettman points. And yet, Winnipeg is still in the hunt for WC2 in the Western conference, trailing Nashville by five points with 13 to go.
Quick is a little banged up so the Rangers called up..finally… Garand (0-0-0, NaN, NaN) from Hartford and he will get his first NHL start today against Comrie (11-9-1, 2.96 GAA, 0.895 SV%). Beyond that, some line shuffling by Sullivan (see below) with Brodzinski and Mackey staying in.
The refs today are Carter Sandlak (241 GP) and Kelly Sutherland (1667 GP).
On this date in history: In 2014, Henrik Lundqvist recorded his 50th career shutout to pass Giacomin for most in NYR history.
Speculative NYR lineup:
Forwards
1st line ⊳ Perreault ⋄ Zibanejad ⋄ Lafreniere
2nd line ⊳ Kartye ⋄ Miller ⋄ Sheary
3rd line ⊳ Cuylle ⋄ Trocheck ⋄ Raddysh
4th line ⊳ Brodzinski ⋄ Edstrom ⋄ Chmelar
Defensemen
1st pair ⊳ Gavrikov ⋄ Fox
2nd pair ⊳ Robertson ⋄ Schneider
3rd pair ⊳ Mackey ⋄ Borgen
Goalies
Starter ⊳ Shesterkin
Backup ⊳ Quick
Healthy scratch: D Iorio F Pärssinen
Injured: F Laba D Vaakanainen
In the Cooler: none
Long-term IR: F Rempe (thumb)
115 responses to “It’s Go Time!”
Never fear. Sheary is here!!!
I’d rather that second line have the radish on it and put Kartye and Cuylle on the third together, even if one has to play off side.
The boring duo calling the game. I will try not to fall asleep.
Crack of Noon. I got up early for this?
Anthem singer reminds me of Mike Tyson.
Hard on the ears.
Olga, you gots jokes, eh?
Five minute, 0 shots on goal
Sheary is on fire look at him skate.
Good for Kartye!
Fine, fine NHL officials
If they are going to keep playing Sheary they might want to put in a phone call to Rico Fata to see if he wants to play as well.
That dumb coach has to play the kids. We. Already , what Miller can do. Apuzzlement
Rico Sheary!
“Is this the end of Rico?” – Edward G Robinson
Good to see them looking at their goalies. I think Quick is done.
Trivia – Don Murdoch?
Not Murdoch…
Did someone say… Rico Suave? 🤣
Three guys same side, two guys awol?
Is Michelle Gingras wearing leatha or rubba?
Every time I see the RANGE ROVER advert, I read it as RANGER OVER. I wonder if I’m the only Rangers fan with that peculiar disorder.
Did Drury threaten anyone who takes a shot on goal?
Kanye is having a decent audition for a waiver guy
Kartye scores. He hasn’t learned the Rangers System yet.
Kartye has equaled his 40 game output at Seattle last season in 12 games with the NYR
They could feel the wind on Miller’s whiff from across the river
Miller inherited Panerin’s Stupid Pass on the power play.
How both Dmen stopped chasing the breakaway like there might not be a rebound to control
2 on 0 on your own PP?!
That’s a draft pick feature 4ever!
Mika!
Power play merchant on the power play!
Mika Scora Goala.
Mika sure picked the right time to rediscover his one timer 🤣
I wan Garand to get his first win
Garand looks OK for his first outing in NY.
I’m on the road. How does Garand look?
Looks really solid
Good positioning. Quick up and down. Great glove.
On pace for 40+ saves
The two goals against he had no chance. 2 on 1 tick tack toe on first. Poor slot coverage on second
Regardless of outcome, I happened to like GARAND and can’t help to like Kartye the more I see him playing…Keepers.
Two thirds of a game and he’s the new HL!
How did we get here Joe?
But you understand, of course, that the Jets are a significantly better team: they have organized zone exits, meaningful offence, and, overall, the team is better structured….
flagrant holding but anyway
God Miller sucks
Whiffmaster Miller
Trocheck was absolutely mailed twice in that pp. Smh
Kind of lucky…
LaCoast with LaStick
Looked to me like Laughy only got the stick and schiefle dropped his glove because of it.
Sullivan dumb azz!
Does Kar-tee-eh? replace Bread in shootout?
Why was Miller and Trocheck on the PP?
What an abysmal clearing attempt by Trocheck there
At least we only got one point
Shootout miller is testament to a team without real goal scorers
Tough luck for Garand
Thought the win was in Hand getting OT PP
Garand deserves a few more starts. Quick doesn’t need them anymore.
I am already sick of Sullivan. What do you have to lose putting out Perreault and Busto in the shootout?
Miller has pretty good career shootout numbers and has 3 OT winners this year
That’s why he’s on PP and in the SO
Mika Zibanejad has tied Adam Graves for the fourth-most goals in franchise history (280)
At least, Guarand got the maximum possible goaltending experience in his first game—covering regulation time, overtime, and the shootout.
Corporal – even so, this is the time you get to see the kids when it doesn’t really mean anything. I would have added Kartye to the list as well.
Gee wiz Batman don’t hurt the captains feelings. This organization gets dumber every year. My apologies for the negativity, but come on what’s the point?
Good loss too bad not in regulation…Garrond was solid
I think if you don’t put your best players in the shootout it sends the wrong message.
Especially with garand deserving the win with the way he played
Coaches and players don’t tank. Management does
Who says Miller and Trocheck are their best players.
Zibanejad can keep piling up more meaningless goals, but Adam Graves will still be ahead in the Stanley Cup column.
Recheck was 3 for 3 in their 3 shootouts this year.
I get it. We are all pissed. But come on. Take your blinders off
Trocheck
And his career numbers are really good /great in shootouts
I give up.
Well GGMM was busy:
Sullivan on how Tye Kartye has fit in:
“I think Tye’s played great for us. He’s a great kid, first and foremost. He brings great energy to the rink. He loves hockey. He loves to be on the ice. He loves to practice. He’s enthusiastic, and I think that energy is contagious. He can really skate. The one thing that jumps out to me is his puck pursuit game, the offensive zone, just hunting pucks and hunting down defensemen and taking their time and space away. I think he creates opportunity for him and his linemates when he does it. And he’s a pretty conscientious guy defensively. He has a good stick. He’s willing to block shots…I think he’s been a welcomed addition to our lineup.”
Sullivan on Drew Fortescue: “I would envision him playing some games here moving forward and we’re excited to work with him.”
They didn’t need the Bettman point, but Garand was good.
Maybe Fortescue plays Wednesday.
Garand looked good in the game, but look out classed in the shoot out. Benoit come home!
Miller’s presence on the team will do to Perraults progress what Panarins did to Lafreniere. Perrault needs top PP minutes. As long as our fabulous captain is around that will not happen. Although if Vermont is traded over the summer it may be a moot point. Observation, Perrault looks out of gas he needs to get stronger for 26/27.
Does it really make sense for Fortesque to play this season? Why burn a year of his eligibility? Why destroy his confidence and ruin his development right away, can’t they wait until next season to do that?
Agree with you guys our goalie looked pretty good. Too bad on shoot outs though. He must have felt like crap after those two goals. As much as I would like to see Miller sit his playing might help us lose games and get a better draft choice. Perrault is going to have to be patient. His chance on PP will come when Miller gets hurt year after year. Cannot see what our GM see’s in him that all of us don’t. Oh well. Play on.
I don’t recall inviting Yogi to dinner tonight… 🤷♂️
Beezle
🐻 🤣
Trocheck is over 40% career in the shootout, pretty good.
They burned a year of Pero ELC too rather than risk him going UFA? though not sure whether Fortescue would have been able to force the issue
They have been talking him about signing for two years. Burning the year of the ELC may have been part of the discussion. You need to keep your word when you deal with people.
Greentree and Aspinall had good weekends and Spence had 1G &1A in Michigan’s win. Lamb had another goal for the Pack. Signs of life?
3 teams at 65 pts (cgy chi NYR)
Vancouver basically has clinched the cellar at 50 pts
STL at 67 pts with game in hand – they stink too
12 games left of uncomfortably rooting for regulation losses but at the same time playing competitive for the sake of development
Can this season end already!!!
The goalie situation in the organization is a bit of a mess. Martin played both games over the weekend and a save % of 77%. They didn’t use Tung in either game.
Minnesota fired its hockey coach. Maybe Potulny will get that job and they can try someone else in Hartford. Morrow had a good offensive weekend. 1G-3A and was only -1 in two 6-3 losses. So far cap space is all they have gotten out of the KAM trade.
Dreary traded 6 starters and received 2 bottom 4 Dmen – brilliant
SN he’s playing 12-D checkers 🤣
Top of this post updated with a very brief game summary, quick turnaround with Ottawa tonight
Sounds like they might have a little Mika pre-game cele?Tonight’s matchup vs. Ottawa will kick off at 7:30pm with a pre-game ceremony celebrating M1KA.
Mika’s career line:
999 GP 334 goals (134 PPG, 15 SHG), 463 assists, 13.3% SPCT, +1, 50.0% FO (15,350 taken)
NYR line:
718 GP 280 goals (122 PP, 13 SHG), 376 assists, 14.0% SPCT, +12, 50.2% FO% (12,001 taken)
Beezle
Not bad! He just may hit 1,000 pts in a Ranger uniform. He only needs 203 pts.
Ducks tied this game with 1:44 to go. They have 8 game-tying goals in last 2 minutes. No other NHL team in history has more than 6 (through 70 games)
Good to know there’s at least one or two other teams that give up those last two minute goals 🤣
Brodude, Vaakanainen, Raydish, and Sheary should not see the ice in the last 14 games. What’s the point Sully?
Minx – that would be overall. In purely NYR history, he is currently #7 at 656. Ratelle is #3 at 817 seems possible (162 to break). #2 Leetch at 981 not so much. Fox recently moved into #19 with 406. Also, for comparison, Messier had 691 pts in 698 games over his 10 years (250 G, 441 A)
Add: JT Miller 8 seasons, 429 games: 99 G, 149 A 248 total at #63 is not much at all ahead of LaCoast 450 GP 112 G 128 A 240 total for #67. Note that Trocheck in 301G over 4 seasons is tied with JT, 88 G 160 A.
Beezle,
The Ducks have a guy on their team who has either scored, or been a part of all those tying goals. Can’t think of his name, but boy does he show up in big spots.
Carey – could he be someone who used to live in the NYC metro area? 😉
@SN Mon 23 Mar 2026 10:23
“Trust the process,” friend.
Carlsson, Gauthier,…Senneke?
Vince is useful for posting praccy and lines a little quicker than GGMM usually does. Caught this one just now:
Sullivan acknowledged that “a big part” of his reasoning for continuing to scratch Iorio is that Borgen and Schneider haven’t been comfortable shifting to the left side. That’s created a blockade on the right that’s made it difficult to fit Iorio in.
“For guys that are not accustomed to it, sometimes it can be a struggle to adjust to that offside. Our observation has been that it hasn’t put those guys in the best position (to succeed). So that does lend to (Iorio being out), with respect to lineup decisions and things of that nature.”
#NYR Quote Vince Z. Mercogliano @vzmercogliano 39m
Looks like Brodzinski and Iorio will be the scratches tonight, so Pärssinen is likely slotting back in after being scratched the last five games. #NYR
Sounds like iorio will need to work on getting comfortable on the left side himself.
sounds like either Schneder or Borg wont be here in September
Beezle
Yeah I understood that. I just meant he could be still a Ranger uniform when he hits 1,000 pts.
Lets move Meeka before he gets to 1000 points.
Mika w 666 points in Ranger sweater.
Good thing RD is now 5 deep and LD is 2 deep
Sheary has really picked it up after the break. Doubled his goal output, usually very challenging for a full season starter unless you only had 1 goal in the first 40 games…
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*tripled his goal output!
Ducks-Sabres Cup preview…
I’m confused
12 meaningless games left and they can’t give both Borgen and or Schneider time at left D to see if they can acclimate?
they should have said whoever doesnt like left side is getting traded
Moving Borgen or Schneider to the left for a tryout would make sense and be good coaching. Anyone want to answer why our bonehead team want do it?
@Jeff – I think that Sullivan addressed that today. He Sid that neither was comfortable there.
The answer from Schneider in The past used to be “sure, I’ll try it, I’ll play anywhere the team needs me”
What has happened ?
Sullivan happened.
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