Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Rangers vs. Hurricanes (Game 49)

The New York Rangers (28-16-4) host the Carolina Hurricanes (23-20-5) tonight at MSG starting at 7:00 p.m. For a preview go to Yahoo! Sports.

For last minute news go to The Rangers Report or Blue Notes.

Probable Lines:
Naslund-Gomez-Callahan
Dawes-Drury-Korpikoski
Voros-Dubinsky-Zherdev
Sjostrom-Betts-Orr

Redden-Girardi
Staal-Rozsival
Kalinin-Mara

Goaltenders:
Steve Valiquette - 4-3-1, 2.19 gaa, .928 sv%, 1 so.

Cam Ward - 18-14-3, 2.57 gaa, .911 sv%, 2 so.

Opponent Notes:
- Carolina won its last two games before the All Star break, but that followed a five-game losing streak - which was preceded by four straight victories.

- Cam Ward has given up one goal in the last two games.

- The Rangers won the first meeting of the season 3-2 in a shootout at MSG.

- Marc Staal leads the Hurricanes in goals with 20. While Ray Witney leads in assists (24) and points (39).

Opponent Blog:
Canes Country

2 comments:

Unknown said...

FYI, its Vally, not Hank.

Kevin DeLury said...

Thanks Dave. It's nice to see that I really pay attention sometimes.