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The New York Rangers host the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET. New York (8-2-1) is coming off a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders on Sunday. Ahead of the game, here is what the Rangers predicted lineup is expected to look like.
Rangers predicted lineup
Forwards
- Artemi Panarin - Mika Zibanejad - Alexis Lafreniere
- Will Cuylle - Vincent Trochek - Reilly Smith
- Chris Kreider - Filip Chytil - Kaapo Kakko
- Adam Edstrom - Sam Carrick - Jimmy Vesey
The Rangers have been solid this season and are averaging 4 goals per game.
Defensemen
- Ryan Lindgren - Adam Fox
- K'Andre Miller - Jacob Trouba
- Zac Jones - Braden Schneider
The Rangers blue line has been solid, as it's backed by its top two pairings which could be the best in the NHL.
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Goalies
- Igor Shesterkin
- Jonathan Quick
Shesterkin, who is one of the best goalies in the NHL, is expected to get the start tonight.
"I thought it was way better," Rangers coach Peter Laviolette said, via NHL.com. "Goaltenders are going to have to make big saves, both teams. That happens every single night. But the quality of the chances, I thought it was less. Did [Shesterkin] have to make some saves? Yeah. Was he good?
"Yes. But not like three of the last four games where I felt it was just one sided. I felt like we were punching and punching. Yeah, we're going to get punched once in a while too, but overall I thought it was a much better performance."
Shesterkin is 6-2-1 with a 2.22 GAA and a .933 SV%.
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The New York Rangers are a -198 favorite with the over/under set at 6 goals.
The Rangers should be able to cruise to a lopsided win here as Buffalo has struggled this season. New York's offense is one of the best in the NHL, while Shesterkin will limit this Sabres offense, which has struggled at times this season.
Look for New York to get out to an early lead and Shesterkin to be solid once again as the Rangers will get an empty netter to cruise to a win.
Prediction: Rangers 4, Sabres 1.
