Significant changes: Rangers official roster has just been confirmed moments before game
Another Original Six battle is set to take place as the New York Rangers prepare to face off against the Montreal Canadiens tonight at 7:15PM at the Bell Centre Arena.
However, with that being said, Mollie Walker of The New York Post has just released the official Rangers lineups for tonight games against the Montreal Canadiens and there is some significant changes:
#NYR� warmup lines vs. Montréal:
Kreider-Zibanejad-Smith
Panarin-Trocheck-Lafrenière
Cuylle-Chytil-Kakko
Edström-Carrick-Brodzinski
Miller-Fox
Schneider-Trouba
Lindgren-Mancini
Shesterkin
Quick
It's important to notice that Mollie Walker stated this morning that Alexis Lafreniere didn't skate at practice as he was listed day-to-day with an upper-body injury, but it looks like Lafreniere will indeed be playing and Rempe will sitting out once again.
Alexis Lafrenière is not skating today, he is day-to-day with upper-body injury #NYR
Mollie Walker also just confirmed that Igor Shesterkin lead the Rangers onto the ice for warmups so he will be getting the start against the Montreal Canadiens.
Igor Shesterkin leads the #NYR� out for pregame warmups vs. Canadiens
Here's what the Rangers PP units will look like:
PP1- Kreider, Zibanejad, Trocheck, Panarin and Fox
PP2- Miller, Lafrenière, Chytil, Smith and Kakko
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