GDT: #22 - 03/07/2013 | New York Rangers @ New York Islanders | 7:00 PM - MSG

[Loffen]

THE MATCHUP 2013 REGULAR SEASON GAME #22 - 3/7/2013 @ (11-8-2) ____________ (10-11-2) TIME 7:00 PM ET ARENA NASSAU COLISEUM - UNIONDALE, NY TV MSG, MSG PLUS 2

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NEWS & NOTES GAME LINKS: Game Preview - Last Matchup; NYI@NYR 2/14/13 - NHL.com - Rangers.com - Islanders.com NY Post - NYDN - Andrew Gross - MSG.com - Yahoo Sports - ESPN.com - TSN.ca AROUND THE LEAGUE: MARCH SCHEDULE:

QUOTES TO NOTE It was scary to see Staal down on the ice like that. To see him get up quickly is a good sign and we hope for a speedy recovery. - Ryan McDonagh It just feels so good to have a player like Nash on the team. We have a lot of guys that can step up, but he just brings it to another level. When Jagr was at his best here, he was that type of player. He is doing things right now that are very impressive to see. - Henrik Lundqvist Nash has ignited us. He's scoring big goals, they're going in for him. He's been pretty important to us. - John Tortorella

NEW YORK ISLANDERS TEAM STATS / STANDINGS: GP 23 GF 70 W 10 GA 78 L 11 GF/G 2.96 OTL 2 GA/G 3.39 Pts 22 PIM/G 11.2 HOME 4-8-1 PP% 23.1 AWAY 6-3-1 PK% 82.7 STREAK W2 FO% 49.8 Division 5th Conference 10th League 21st TEAM LEADERS: Goals John Tavares 14 Assists Matt Moulson 14 Points John Tavares 27 + / - Brian Strait +3 Shots John Tavares 91 Hits Matt Martin 110 Blocks Andrew MacDonald 58 PIM Matt Martin 40 FO% Keith Aucoin 54.5 TOI/G F: John Tavares 21:29 TOI/G D: Mark Streit 25:19 PROJECTED LINES: LW C RW Matt Moulson John Tavares (A) Brad Boyes Josh Bailey Frans Nielsen Kyle Okposo (A) Michael Grabner Marty Reasoner David Ullstrom Matt Martin Casey Cizikas Colin McDonald LD RD Mark Streit (C) Joe Finley Andrew MacDonald Travis Hamonic Thomas Hickey Radek Martinek Scratched Eric Boulton Keith Aucoin STARTING GOALIE: Evgeni Nabokov GPI: 19 W: 10 L: 7 OT: 2 SV% .902 GAA: 2.97 SO: 1 Pts: 3 INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC: Lubomir Visnovsky Personal leave (Out) Jesse Joensuu Sports hernia (IR) Matt Carkner Lower body (IR)

NEW YORK RANGERS TEAM STATS / STANDINGS: GP 21 GF 55 W 11 GA 53 L 8 GF/G 2.52 OTL 2 GA/G 2.43 Pts 24 PIM/G 11.3 HOME 9-4-1 PP% 14.7 AWAY 2-4-1 PK% 83.3 STREAK W3 FO% 51.8 Division 3rd Conference 8th League 15th TEAM LEADERS: Goals Cally,Gabs,Hags,Nash 7 Assists Nash, Richards 11 Points Rick Nash 18 + / - Rick Nash +10 Shots Rick Nash 74 Hits Ryan Callahan 75 Blocks Dan Girardi 56 PIM Stu Bickel 47 FO% Brian Boyle 57.3 TOI/G F: Ryan Callahan 21:20 TOI/G D: Dan Girardi 24:54 PROJECTED LINES: LW C RW Carl Hagelin Derek Stepan Rick Nash Marian Gaborik J.T. Miller Ryan Callahan (C) Taylor Pyatt Brian Boyle Darroll Powe Micheal Haley Jeff Halpern Stu Bickel LD RD Ryan McDonagh Dan Girardi Michael Del Zotto Anton Stralman Roman Hamrlik Steve Eminger Scratched Matt Gilroy STARTING GOALIE: Henrik Lundqvist GPI: 18 W: 10 L: 7 OT: 1 SV% .919 GAA: 2.27 SO: 0 Pts: 0 INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC: Brad Richards Neck (DTD) Arron Asham Back (IR) Marc Staal Eye/Face (IR) Mike Sauer Concussion (IR)

Heads Up: The GDT is work in progress.

[Clowes Line]

In before PP failure. Win.

[silverfish]

Gotta keep collecting points.

Hope MSG East is loud tomorrow night

Wonder if Hamrlik will play... I'd say probably not.

[Guess What]

I'll be a happy man if we win.

[Grind Jam Grind]

Love when the GDT is up early. Thanks, Loffen.

Shut down the Tavares line, and the guys will be fine. Easier said than done.

Games on the Island are always crazy. A little nervous about this one. But we have Rick freakin' Nash. LGR!

[Brian Boyle]

Originally Posted by Grind Jam Grind

Love when the GDT is up early. Thanks, Loffen.

Shut down the Tavares line, and the guys will be fine. Easier said than done.

Games on the Island are always crazy. A little nervous about this one. But we have Rick freakin' Nash. LGR!

Will be even harder if Staal is out.

If that's the case, glue McDonagh to Tavares, glue Girardi to Moulson, and just grind 'em down.

Or just have Nash handle the puck all by himself for their entire shift.

LGR!

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Let's go Rangers!!! Keep the streak going!

[Kershaw]

Contain JT and we should be good. That's the tough part though.

[NashtyAttack]

Will be there rocking my Gabby jersey. Hopefully it breaks him out of his slump.

[SouthJerseyRanger]

Ah yes, the triannual Fishsticks Stanley Cup. I expect them to give us a game on the island, as always. However, things are going fairly swimmingly at the moment.

New York "******" Rangers - 5
The Official NHL sponsor of microwavable seafoods - 3

Goals from Nash-ty, Hags, Stralsy... and 2 from my man Gabs

[CaliDubiZib]

Would be going if there was any public transportation near that **** hole

[SouthJerseyRanger]

Originally Posted by Michael Del Ziti

Would be going if there was any public transportation near that **** hole

Fortunately in a couple years we can just take the subway over and laugh as the Fishsticks metamorphose into the Hipsters.

[Parker McDonald]

Another game the Rangers have to win. We need to continue beating these teams that are clearly worse than us.

[SouthJerseyRanger]

Originally Posted by Parker McDonald

Another game the Rangers have to win. We need to continue beating these teams that are clearly worse than us.

The Fishies always seem to grab a couple of cheap goals when we play in the Mausoleum... not much you can do about it

[NYR Viper]

Hope Haley plays. Hope he drops the gloves too.

[Draft Guru]

I have tickets for tomorrow, hopefully the snow isn't a problem. Fully expecting to see Biron tomorrow night. We play Thurs, Fri and an early game Sunday (12:30). I highly doubt Henrik plays all 3. I'd like him to, but can't see Torts doing it.

[Punxrocknyc19]

Stay out of the box... Staal plays a lot on the PK. That will be missed. Does Hamrlik PK at all? I dont remember if he did.

[Lundsanity30]

We are 8-1-1 in our last 10 with Nash in the lineup.

Lets make it 9-1-1 boys. LGR

[JCresty]

The islanders will be tricky to approach. Very cautious we must be.

[Machinehead]

I like this whole "not losing" thing we've been trying out. We should keep doing that.

[Killem Dafoe]

Excited to see what kind of game Hamrlik's going to have.

I'm excited all around, let's continue the streak.

LGR

[Torey Krug Fan]

Originally Posted by JCresty

The islanders will be tricky to approach. Very cautious we must be.

No. Safe is death.

I want balls to the wall viciousness. Time to take a 4th win and reclaim some pride.

[RGY]

I have a good feeling about Gaborik. That is all I will say.

[Torey Krug Fan]

Originally Posted by RGY

I have a good feeling about Gaborik. That is all I will say.

And your feelings would hold credibility. Gabby vs. NYI:

29 GP
21 Goals
15 Assists
36 Points

[RGY]

Originally Posted by Bob Richards

And your feelings would hold credibility. Gabby vs. NYI:

29 GP
21 Goals
15 Assists
36 Points

I was more basing it off of how he played against the flyers. Significantly better than the few games prior. He needs to shoot more, plain and simple. His shot is too good. He is getting more space this year with Nash being on the team. Top pairings are going up against Nash. Gaborik will get the 3-4 and some occasions 5-6. He needs to be more selfish...like Nash.

But I figured his stats were/are good against the Islanders.