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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