Game day: Rangers at Jets

By: Posted: 7:47 AM CST Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016

About the RANGERS Expect New York to be a snarly squad when it begins back-to-back road games in Winnipeg at the MTS Centre before heading to Chicago to play the Blackhawks Friday. The Rangers were dumped 4-2 Tuesday by the New York Islanders.

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About the RANGERS

Expect New York to be a snarly squad when it begins back-to-back road games in Winnipeg at the MTS Centre before heading to Chicago to play the Blackhawks Friday. The Rangers were dumped 4-2 Tuesday by the New York Islanders.

LW J.T. Miller has emerged as the Rangers’ offensive leader. The first-round pick (15th overall) in the 2011 NHL Draft leads the club with eight goals and 12 assists, a solid follow to his 43-point output in 82 games last season.

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Henrik Lundqvist, who took the loss against the Islanders, has done the bulk of the work, going 12-8 with a 2.55 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage. — KATHY WILLENS / ASSOCIATED PRESS FILES Henrik Lundqvist, who took the loss against the Islanders, has done the bulk of the work, going 12-8 with a 2.55 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage.

RW Michael Grabner is having a tremendous season for the Rangers. The native of Austria, who played parts of four seasons with the AHL’s Manitoba Moose (2006-10) when he was property of the Vancouver Canucks, has 13 goals. But calling him a late bloomer isn’t entirely accurate: he potted 34 for the Isles during the 2010-11 campaign. RW Rick Nash has 11 goals, while C Kevin Hayes has 10.

It’s still TBD as to who will start in goal for the Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist, who took the loss against the Islanders, has done the bulk of the work, going 12-8 with a 2.55 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage. Antti Raanta has been terrific in limited duty, going 5-1 (2.20 GAA, .931 save percentage).

New York could be without LW Jimmy Vesey, who suffered an upper-body injury Tuesday. Nash (groin) could also be sidelined. The team is already missing RW Pavel Buchnevich (back), C Mika Zibanejad (broken fibula) and LW Matt Puempel (concussion).

NEW YORK RANGERS

30 Henrik Lundqvist G
32 Antti Raanta G
4 Adam Clendening D
5 Dan Girardi (A) D
8 Kevin Klein D
10 J.T. Miller LW
13 Kevin Hayes C
18 Marc Staal (A) D
19 Jesper Fast RW
20 Chris Kreider LW
21 Derek Stepan (A) C
22 Nick Holden D
24 Oscar Lindberg C
26 Jimmy Vesey LW
27 Ryan McDonagh (C) D
36 Mats Zuccarello RW
39 Nicklas Jensen RW
40 Michael Grabner RW
46 Marek Hrivik LW
61 Rick Nash (A) RW
73 Brandon Pirri RW
76 Brady Skjei D
86 Josh Jooris C
Head coach: Alain Vigneault
Assistant coaches: Scott Arniel, Jeff Beukeboom, Darryl Williams
Goaltending coach: Benoit Allaire

WINNIPEG JETS

34 Michael Hutchinson G
37 Connor Hellebuyck G
4 Paul Postma D
5 Mark Stuart D
7 Ben Chiarot D
8 Jacob Trouba D
9 Andrew Copp C
12 Drew Stafford RW
13 Brandon Tanev LW
17 Adam Lowry C
18 Bryan Little C
22 Chris Thorburn RW
26 Blake Wheeler (C) RW
27 Nikolaj Ehlers RW
29 Patrik Laine RW
33 Dustin Byfuglien (A) D
39 Toby Enstrom D
44 Josh Morrissey D
55 Mark Scheifele (A) C
56 Marko Dano C
81 Kyle Connor LW
85 Mathieu Perreault C
91 Alexander Burmistrov C
Head coach: Paul Maurice
Assistant coaches: Charlie Huddy, Jamie Kompon, Todd Woodcroft
Goaltending coach: Wade Flaherty