GDT: #76 - 03.30.2010 | New York Rangers @ New York Islanders | 7:00 PM - MSG (HD)

[Loffen]

THE MATCHUP:

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[33-32-10] ________ [31-34-10]


7:00 PM ET
NASSAU COLISEUM - UNIONDALE, NY
MSG (HD) | MSG PLUS (HD)

ONLINE STREAM(S)











GAME LINKS:

NHL Preview - Last Matchup; NYI@NYR 3/24/10 - NHL.com - Rangers Official Web Site - Islanders Official Web Site
NY Post - Steve Zipay - Andrew Gross - Yahoo Sports - MSG.com - ESPN.com - TSN.ca



MARCH SCHEDULE:





QUOTE TO NOTE:

There are breakdowns as you go through...
But it's not nearly as many as everybody tends to talk about with this club, like we’re just a bunch of idiots out there playing.
- John Tortorella



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TEAM STATS / STANDINGS:

GP: 75 | W: 31 | L: 34 | OTL: 10 | Pts: 72 | GF: 196 | GA: 232 | PP%: 16.0 | PK%: 76.6 | FO%: 48.2 | L10: 5-3-2 | STREAK: W2

Division: 5th | Conference: 11th | League: 25th




TEAM LEADERS:

Goals: Matt Moulson | 27
Assists: Mark Streit | 32
Points: Kyle Okposo | 46
+/-: Josh Bailey | +9
PIM: Tim Jackman | 80
FO%: Richard Park | 51.3




PROJECTED LINES:

Jeff Tambellini - John Tavares - Blake Comeau
Matt Moulson - Josh Bailey - Kyle Okposo (A)
Sean Bergenheim - Frans Nielsen - Trent Hunter
Jon Sim - Richard Park (A) - Tim Jackman

Mark Streit (A) - Jack Hillen
Freddy Meyer - Dylan Reese
Mark Flood - Anton Klementyev

Dwayne Roloson
Marty Biron


*Healthy Scratches: MacDonald, Gillies




INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC:

Bruno Gervais - OUT: Groin
Rick DiPietro - IR: Knee Injury
Dustin Kohn - IR: Concussion
Radek Martinek - IR: Torn ACL
Rob Schremp - IR: Torn MCL
Doug Weight - IR: Shoulder Injury





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TEAM STATS / STANDINGS:

GP: 75 | W: 33 | L: 32 | OTL: 10 | Pts: 76 | GF: 197 | GA: 203 | PP%: 18.4 | PK%: 83.9 | FO%: 49.5 | L10: 4-2-2 | STREAK: L1

Division: 4th | Conference: 10th | League: 23rd




TEAM LEADERS:

Goals: Marian Gaborik | 39
Assists: Marian Gaborik | 40
Points: Marian Gaborik | 79
+/-: Erik Christensen | +12
PIM: Sean Avery | 160
FO%: Chris Drury | 52.8




PROJECTED LINES:

Brandon Dubinsky - Erik Christensen - Marian Gaborik
Vinny Prospal (A) - Corey Locke - Chris Drury (C)
Aaron Voros - Olli Jokinen - P.A. Parenteau
Jody Shelley - Artem Anisimov - Brandon Prust

Marc Staal - Michal Rozsival (A)
Michael Del Zotto - Dan Girardi
Wade Redden - Anders Eriksson

Henrik Lundqvist
Alex Auld


*Healthy Scratches: Gilroy, Lisin




INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC:

Brian Boyle - OUT: Ankle Injury
Ryan Callahan - OUT: Leg Injury
Sean Avery - OUT: Leg Injury




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[RoseTintedVisor]

Botta is saying Gilroy is out for you guys. For us, MacDonald is back.

Gervais is out with a groin injury.

[rangers4ever2007]

Originally Posted by Ghost of Volek

Botta is saying Gilroy is out for you guys. For us, MacDonald is back.

Gervais is out with a groin injury.

oh joy, which means redden will remain in the lineup

[silverfish]

We really need to take care of the games where it should be easy to pick up 2 points.

[Rustingo12]

Boston lost my friends, which means tomorrow is a must win. Boston also plays the devils tomorrow. If they lose and we win tomorrow then we are two points back. Let's hope for the best.

[Sweet Gerald]

Yeah but see, other teams have this real selfish habit of winning the games we need them to lose against teams they have no business beating. Boston has done it like three times now, the Flyers did it last night, the Thrashers keep doing it...

It's like they don't even care the Rangers might not make it.

[Fitzy]

Keep winning games and getting points.

Our loss of a big point against Toronto leaves no more room for error.

[darko]

Boston plays Devils and Toronto plays Thrashers at home. Go Devils (I just threw up in my mouth).

If Boston loses and we win we are only 2 points back. I feel confident that Leafs can get the job done against Tharshers.

LGR

[FromTheSide]

So were tied in games with BOS. If they lose and we win were 2 pts behind with the same amount of games remaining.After that BOS needs to get at least 1 more loss than the rangers at the end of the season (we'd get in on tie breaker)

[RangerBoy]

Originally Posted by AOWRanger

So were tied in games with BOS. If they lose and we win were 2 pts behind with the same amount of games remaining.After that BOS needs to get at least 1 more loss than the rangers at the end of the season (we'd get in on tie breaker)

Boston still has a game in hand.

[nyr2k2]

Originally Posted by RangerBoy

Boston still has a game in hand.

Haven't both teams played 75 games as of this moment?

[FromTheSide]

Originally Posted by RangerBoy

Boston still has a game in hand.

They did up until they lost last night. 75 for both teams.76 is for ATL

http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm...d=nav-stn-main

[NYRangers09]

Tonight couldnt be any more huge!

LETS GO RANGERS, DEVILS, AND LEAFS!!!!!!!!

[NYRC68]

I paid WAY too much earlier in the season for seats on the glass, sec 102, for my girlfriend (Isles fan) and I (Rangers..if it wasn't clear) and damn it, one of us won't be happy, and as much as it sucks, I hope it's not me, haha. LGR!

[YMMV]

I think I am more excited to see Locke and PAP play then the rest of the team. lol.

LGRS!!!

[NYRangers88]

Lets Go Rangers!!!! I still believe!!!

[Wraparounds]

Originally Posted by TortsNeedsMoreJam

I think I am more excited to see Locke and PAP play then the rest of the team. lol.

LGRS!!!

QFT.

Let's go Rangers (and Devils [ew] and Leafs [please?])!

[Loffen]

A win tonight would be sweet. But NYI's effort might be better this time around though... They were coming off a West Coast trip the last time we faced them, and they looked pretty flat then. I'm pretty sure that'll be a different story tonight.

Buckle up, fellas.

[The Thomas J.*]

Were playing with House Money now

[FromTheSide]

All i can hope for is gaborik hitting 40.Anything else is a bonus.

[Kind of Blue]

Have a bad feeling about this one. The Islanders putting the nail in our coffin seems to appropriate an end for this season.

[94now]

I think Anisismov line is 3rd, while Jokinen centers 4th with Voros and PP.

LGR!!!

[Fitzy]

Jokinen Sucks


LGR

[Khris Creider]

I love how we have posts of mostly us saying we should keep all our good players outand loose, now everyone is saying we gotta win **** like that, dam u guys are bipolar ....

[In The Flesh]

felt like posting these, I'm not doing any work today