NY Rangers (28-31-8) vs NJ Devils (34-31-2)
• 18 March 2026 19:00 EDT
• MSG, NYC
• TV: TNT, HBO MAX •
The Rangers are going to try to start a new win streak tonight at MSG when they take on the NJ Derbils (as Ilb was fond of calling them). This is the first game between them at MSG this season, the second of three total (great job Bettman!) with one more at MSG on 31 March.
Quick (5-15-2, 3.05 GAA, 0.892 SV%) will be in goal tonight for the Rangers against Markstrom (20-16-1, 3.10 GAA, 0.885 SV%). Beyond that, no lineup changes are expected for the Rangers.
The refs today are Francois St. Laurent (1135 GP) and TJ Luxmore (789 GP). Both tend to give one or two more calls against the visitors, though Luxmore tends to let them play for the most part.
On this date in history: In 2014, Henrik Lundqvist passed Mike Richter for most wins by a NY Ranger goalie, 302, in a 35 save road victory over the Ottawa Senators, 8-4.
Speculative NYR lineup:
Forwards
1st line ⊳ Perreault ⋄ Zibanejad ⋄ Lafreniere
2nd line ⊳ Cuylle ⋄ Trocheck ⋄ Miller
3rd line ⊳ Kartye ⋄ Laba ⋄ Sheary
4th line ⊳ Raddysh ⋄ Edstrom ⋄ Chmelar
Defensemen
1st pair ⊳ Gavrikov ⋄ Fox
2nd pair ⊳ Robertson ⋄ Schneider
3rd pair ⊳ Vaakanainen ⋄ Borgen
Goalies
Starter ⊳ Quick
Backup ⊳ Shesterkin
Healthy scratch: D Iorio F Pärssinen F Brodzinski
Injured:
In the Cooler: none
Long-term IR: F Rempe (thumb)
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