Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers - Game Thread
The newly renovated Madison Square Garden opens tonight as the Rangers host the Habs. Can Montreal maintain the dominance they've had over New York with a new coach?
Game time is 7:30PM EST, and here are your projected lineups:
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Michael Bournival | Tomas Plekanec | Brian Gionta |
| Alex Galchenyuk | Lars Eller | Brendan Gallagher |
| Rene Bourque | David Desharnais | Louis Leblanc |
| Michael Blunden | Ryan White | Patrick Holland |
| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Andrei Markov | P.K. Subban |
| Josh Gorges | Raphael Diaz |
| Francis Bouillon | Douglas Murray |
| Goaltenders |
| Carey Price |
| Peter Budaj |
Scratches: Greg Pateryn
Injuries: Alexei Emelin (indefinitely, knee surgery), Davis Drewiske (5-6 months, shoulder surgery), George Parros (indefinitely, concussion), Max Pacioretty (lower body, 3 weeks), Danny Briere (concussion, indefinitely), Brandon Prust (shoulder, 4+ weeks).
As for New York:
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Chris Kreider | Derek Stepan | Brad Richards |
| Benoit Pouliot | Derick Brassard | J.T. Miller |
| Taylor Pyatt | Brian Boyle | Derek Dorsett |
| Jesper Fast | Dominic Moore | Mats Zuccarello |
| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Ryan McDonagh | Dan Girardi |
| Marc Staal | Anton Stralman |
| John Moore | Michael Del Zotto |
| Goaltenders |
| Henrik Lundqvist |
| Cameron Talbot |
Check out the opposing side at Blueshirt Banter.
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