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G2: Blue Jackets Host Rangers In Home Opener

October 11, 2014, 10:48 AM ET [5 Comments]
Todd Cordell
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Match-up - New York Rangers (1-0-0) @ Columbus Blue Jackets (1-0-0)
Road/Home records - 1-0-0 -------------- 0-0-0
TV - Fox Sports-Ohio, MSG
Puck drop - 7:00 p.m. ET
Season series - 0-0
Projected starting goalies - Cam Talbot vs Sergei Bobrovsky

Projected lines for the Rangers (via Andrew Gross):

Chris Kreider - Martin St. Louis - Rick Nash
Carl Hagelin - Derick Brassard- Matts Zuccarello
Anthony Duclair - Kevin Hayes - Lee Stempniak
J.T. Miller - Dominic Moore - Jesper Fast

Ryan McDonagh - Dan Girardi
Marc Staal - Kevin Klein
John Moore - Matt Hunwick

Projected lines for the Blue Jackets:

Nick Foligno - Ryan Johansen - Cam Atkinson
Scott Hartnell - Artem Anisimov - Marko Dano
Matt Calvert - Mark Letestu - Alex Wennberg
Jack Skille - Michael Chaput - Jared Boll

Jack Johnson - David Savard
Tim Erixon - James Wisniewski
Fedor Tyutin - Dalton Prout

Game notes:

- The Rick Nash line combined for all three goals and seven points in New York's win over St. Louis, so Jack Johnson and David Savard will have their hands full tonight. They'll need to be good.

- Ryan Johansen looked pretty good against the Sabres, but there were signs of rust at times, and you could tell he's not up to full speed. It'll be interesting to see if a couple days and some extra practice time will make a difference.

- Cam Talbot is making his first start of the season for the Rangers. He's a good backup, but he's not Henrik Lundqvist so the Blue Jackets should throw everything on net and test him early and often.

- Both Alex Wennberg and Marko Dano played very well in their NHL debuts against the Sabres. If they continue to impress they'll be around for the long haul so every game is important.

- Columbus' 4th line was quite good against Buffalo as they fared very well in possession and were responsible for the team's 1st goal. With all the injuries the team has up front, getting contributions from depth players is huge.

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