Scouting the Rangers

This is the only meeting of the season between the Kings and the New York Rangers. The Rangers broke an 0-5-1 skid on Sunday when they beat Pittsburgh, and the Rangers are coming off three consecutive days off at home. The Rangers enter the game ranked 23rd in the NHL in power-play efficiency and ranked eighth in penalty-kill efficiency. Henrik Lundqvist is expected to get the start in goal for the Rangers. Here’s a sampling of the New York print media in advance of tonight’s game, followed by the possible lineups for the Rangers and Kings, although there’s a bit of a guessing game because Kris Newbury replaces Wojtek Wolski and Michael Del Zotto replaces Steve Eminger…

`Power’ surge sparks Rangers (New York Post)

Kris Newbury to return from AHL, fill in for ailing Wojtek Wolski (New York Daily News)

Marian Gaborik on cusp of tying season-high, eight-game goal drought (New York Daily News)

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RANGERS LINEUP
Brandon Dubinsky-Vaclav Prospal-Marian Gaborik
Sean Avery-Artem Anisimov-Derek Stepan
Mats Zuccarello-Brian Boyle-Ryan Callahan
Kris Newbury-Erik Christensen-Brandon Prust

Marc Staal-Dan Girardi
Michael Del Zotto-Mike Sauer
Ryan McDonagh-Matt Gilroy

Henrik Lundqvist

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KINGS LINEUP
Handzus-Kopitar-Simmonds
Smyth-Stoll-Williams
Clifford-Loktionov-Brown
Ponikarovsky-Lewis-Richardson

Mitchell-Doughty
Johnson-Scuderi
Martinez-Greene

Bernier

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