The shorthanded Rangers kick off their back to back tonight against Montreal, a team that is interestingly enough on the tail end of their back to back. The Canadiens are very bad, but have a good enough top six to make teams pay for taking them lightly. This is a game the Rangers should win rather easily, but we’ve said that before to frustrating results.
The Blueshirts are without both Chris Kreider and Julien Gauthier, so newcomer Jake Leschyshyn will get his first game as a New York Ranger tonight. The injuries leave the Rangers light on scoring, which is expected when you lose a top line forward.