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New York Rangers lineup tonight: Blueshirts’ projected lineup for game against Florida Panthers | Dec. 30, 2024 Trending Global News

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  • December 30, 2024
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The New York Rangers are back in action tonight against the Florida Panthers. The Rangers have struggled to a 16–18–1 record this year, which is a disappointment after their deep Eastern Conference playoff performance last season. The defending champion Panthers have a record of 22-13-2. This game presents an opportunity to turn things around for the Rangers, but the Panthers will be a tough matchup.

Currently, the Rangers have no injuries to report. The team is fully healthy, with no players on day-to-day or injured reserve status, including K’Andre Miller. If everyone is available, this is what the lineup might look like tonight at 7:00 PM EST.

Ahead:

  1. LW Artemi Panarin – C Vincent Trocheck – RW Alexis Lafreniere
  2. LW Brett Berard – C Mika Zibanejad – RW Reilly Smith
  3. LW Will Quill – C Filip Chytil – RW Johnny Brodzinski
  4. LW Adam Edstrom – C Sam Carrick – RW Jimmy Vesey

Defense Pair:

  1. Ryan Lindgren – Adam Fox
  2. Zack Jones – Braden Schneider
  3. Urho Vakkanen – Will Borgen

Goalkeeper:

  • jonathan quick
  • Igor Shesterkin

PowerPlay Units:

  1. Alexis Lafreniere, Vincent Trocheck, Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad, Adam Fox
  2. Will Quill, Filip Chytil, Reilly Smith, Braden Schneider, Zach Jones

Penalty Kill Lines:

  1. Vincent Trocheck, Reilly Smith, Ryan Lindgren, Adam Fox
  2. Sam Carrick, Will Cyle, Braden Schneider, Will Borgen

The Rangers are coming off a four-goal loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, while the Panthers are coming off a four-goal loss to the Montreal Canadiens. This game will be played in Florida.

A look at the odds and upcoming schedule for tonight’s New York Rangers game

Given their performance this season, it’s no surprise that the New York Rangers are the underdog on the field tonight against the defending Stanley Cup champions. Here are FanDuel’s full possibilities:

  • The Panthers are -200 to win outright.
  • The Rangers are +164 on the moneyline.
  • The puck line is Florida -1.5, which is +128.
  • The Rangers have -158 to cover the spread.
  • The over/under is a combined 5.5 goals.
  • The over is set at -140, and the under is set at +114.

After their matchup with the Florida Panthers, the Rangers would not play again until 2025. Their first game of the new year will be on Thursday, January 2nd against the Boston Bruins at 7:00 PM EST.

The New York Rangers are the underdogs (fantasy)The New York Rangers are the underdogs (fantasy)
The New York Rangers are the underdogs (fantasy)

They will finish the week with back-to-back games. The Rangers will face the Washington Capitals on Saturday, January 5 at noon EST. Then, on Sunday, they will take on the Chicago Blackhawks at 3:00 PM EST.