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Rangers take on Isles as final roster decisions are made

Bobby Bevilacqua

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Photo courtesy of MSG Photos.

The Rangers lost in Philadelphia last night in overtime after coming back from three goals down in the third period. It was a chippy affair with physical play, good defense and also some great periods of offense and scoring.

They play again tonight against the Islanders in Brooklyn. Here are the lineups;

JT Miller-Kevin Hayes-Nicklas Jensen

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Rangers fall in overtime to the Flyers

Alexandra Russo

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Despite their most recent hard fought comeback that left them one goal out of a tie game against the Devils Saturday night, the young Rangers have been doing well for themselves. With Lundqvist back in net and McDonagh back on defense, and Stepan and Nash up front, their preseason record fell to 2-1-1.

Lundqvist flashed the pads at the Flyers early into the game, as he showed his excitement to get back to the game and with team he loves. A few minutes later, Buchnevich received a pass from Hayes but was stopped by Mason on the two on one attempt.

Shortly after, the Flyers took a penalty. The Rangers power play, which they desperately want to improve upon, didn’t come up with a goal but had some good looks. Their best chance was a slap shot from the circle that got blocked in front. Read the rest of this entry

Rangers lines for tonight in Philly; Lundqvist makes preseason debut

Bobby Bevilacqua

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Photo courtesy of MSG Photos.

Following the team’s first preseason loss, Alain Vigneault and the Rangers will take on the Philadelphia Flyers for game four of the preseason schedule. Here’s how they’ll line up;

Jimmy Vesey-Derek Stepan-Rick Nash

Brandon Pirri-Kevin Hayes-Pavel Buchnevich

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Rangers Lineup for tonight’s game against the Devils

Bobby Bevilacqua

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Photo courtesy of MSG Photos.

The Rangers have announced their official lineups for tonight’s preseason game against the New Jersey Devils;

Chris Kreider-Mika Zibanejad-JT Miller

Jimmy Vesey-Philip McRae-Nicklas Jensen

Michael Grabner-Nathan Gerbe-Jesper Fast

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Rangers Recap: Observations following the preseason opener

Bobby Bevilacqua

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Photo courtesy of MSG Photos.

The Rangers opened their preseason games with a bang, securing a 5-2 win in a pretty dominant outing over the New York Islanders. There were a lot of positives to take from this game despite it being against a split Islanders squad.

The offseason moves seem to already paying off, and the Rangers played differently than they did last year based on their personnel. For the preseason I won’t be doing goal breakdowns or a period-by-period summary, but instead a bullet list with observations.

  • It’s too early to tell for sure because it’s only been one game, but the team played differently. Last year, speed was noticeably lacking and the team didn’t have an identity. The offseason moves made show that the team is looking for speed and youth. There was a lot of excellent transition, puck movement and breakaways, and I’m excited to see this team come together on the final roster.

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