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THE MATCHUP @ (19-10-5) __________ (20-14-1) 7:00 PM ET MADISON SQUARE GARDEN - NYC, NY MSG (HD) | SUN SPORTS (HD)

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NEWS & NOTES GAME LINKS: Game Preview - Last Matchup; NYR@TBL 11/24/10 - NHL.com - Rangers.com - Lightning.com NY Post - Jesse Spector - Andrew Gross - MSG.com - Yahoo Sports - ESPN.com - TSN.ca DECEMBER SCHEDULE: QUOTES TO NOTE: Tampa's a skilled team, so you have to play physical on them, get in their face. Otherwise, if you give them time, they will make good plays. - Michal Rozsival We have to be disciplined, and it’s going to be interesting to see how we can match their special teams. When the game starts, it’s just going to be what I have to do, not remembering what they did last time. That’s in the past. - Henrik Lundqvist I want to get Zuccarello in some offensive situations. I have to figure out some lines and where to put him, so as the game goes on we’ll see how it all works out. - John Tortorella

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING TEAM STATS / STANDINGS: GP: 34 | W: 19 | L: 10 | OTL: 5 | Pts: 43 | GF: 105 | GA: 111 | PP%: 24.3 | PK%: 84.6 | FO%: 51.2 HOME: 10-2-2 | AWAY: 9-8-3 | LAST 10: 6-2-2 | STREAK: L1 Division: 2nd | Conference: 5th | League: 7th TEAM LEADERS: Goals: Steven Stamkos | 26 Assists: Martin St.Louis | 30 Points: Steven Stamkos | 47 +/-: Steven Stamkos | +9 Hits: Ryan Malone | 68 PIM: Steve Downie | 68 FO%: Nate Thompson | 55.6 TOI/G F: Martin St.Louis | 21:35 TOI/G D: Victor Hedman | 20:53 PROJECTED LINES: Ryan Malone - Steven Stamkos - Martin St.Louis (A) Simon Gagne - Vinny Lecavalier (C) - Sean Bergenheim Mattias Ritola - Dominic Moore - Teddy Purcell Adam Hall - Nate Thompson - Dana Tyrell Victor Hedman - Brett Clark Mattias Ohlund (A) - Mike Lundin Randy Jones - Pavel Kubina *Healthy Scratches: Smaby, Harju STARTING GOALIE: Dan Ellis GPI: 22 | W: 9 | L: 5 | OT: 5 | SV% .882 | GAA: 3.04 | SO: 2 INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC: Steve Downie - IR: Sprained ankle Mike Smith - IR: Knee injury

NEW YORK RANGERS TEAM STATS / STANDINGS: GP: 35 | W: 20 | L: 14 | OTL: 1 | Pts: 41 | GF: 105 | GA: 91 | PP%: 16.9 | PK%: 81.4 | FO%: 45.0 HOME: 8-8-1 | AWAY: 12-6-0 | LAST 10: 6-4-0 | STREAK: L1 Division: 3rd | Conference: 7th | League: 11th TEAM LEADERS: Goals: Brandon Dubinsky | 14 Assists: Dan Girardi | 16 Points: Brandon Dubinsky | 27 +/-: Marc Staal | +10 Hits: Ryan Callahan | 128 PIM: Sean Avery | 123 FO%: Brandon Dubinsky | 48.6 TOI/G F: Brandon Dubinsky | 20:03 TOI/G D: Marc Staal | 24:56 PROJECTED LINES: Brandon Dubinsky - Derek Stepan - Mats Zuccarello Alexander Frolov - Artem Anisimov - Chris Drury (C) Ruslan Fedotenko - Brian Boyle - Brandon Prust Sean Avery - Erik Christensen - Todd White Marc Staal (A) - Dan Girardi Steve Eminger - Michal Rozsival Michael Sauer - Matt Gilroy *Healthy Scratches: STARTING GOALIE: Henrik Lundqvist GPI: 27 | W: 14 | L: 12 | OT: 1 | SV% .920 | GAA: 2.46 | SO: 5 INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC: Marian Gaborik - DTD: Sore groin Michael Del Zotto - DTD: Flu Vinny Prospal - OUT: Knee injury Derek Boogaard - OUT: Concussion Ryan Callahan - IR: Broken hand

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