The New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens face off on Thursday in an NHL showdown at the Centre Bell. When these two teams faced off on January 15th it was Montreal that secured the 2-1 victory.
The Rangers come into this game with a 35-19-9 record overall and they have gone 18-8-5 at home. The Rangers last game came last Saturday and they were defeated 4-2 by the Boston Bruins. Two games ago against the Ottawa Senators, the Rangers were knocked off 5-3. The Rangers are averaging 3.27 goals while their defense is giving up 2.81 goals per game. The offense is ranked 13th in the league while the defense is ranked 11th. Artemi Panarin has scored 19 goals and added 50 assists. Ryan Lindgren is dealing with an upper body injury and is questionable for this game.
On the other side of this matchup is the Canadiens who sit with a 26-33-5 record and they have gone 14-5-2 away from home. In the last game against the Carolina Hurricanes, they were competitive, but they ended up losing 4-3 in a shootout. Michael Pezzetta finished with a goal and an assist. Montreal is averaging 2.69 goals while their defense is giving up 3.56 goals per game. The offense is ranked 28th in the league while the defense is ranked 27th. Nick Suzuki has scored 21 goals and added 28 assists so far this season.
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