Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. New York Rangers 4/5/2024

NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. New York Rangers with Line Combinations 11/9/2024

The Detroit Red Wings return home to take on the New York Rangers. The Red Wings are coming off a 4-2 win over the Lightning on Monday, while the Rangers are coming off a 0-0 win/loss over the Devils on Wednesday.

 Detroit Red Wings (37-30-8, 82 Points) vs. New York Rangers (51-21-4, 106 Points)

When: Friday, April 5
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: Little Caesars Arena (Detroit, MI)
TV: Bally Sport Detroit

Scoring Leaders

Detroit Red Wings

Points: Lucas Raymond – 61
Goals: Dylan Larkin – 29
Assists: Shayne Gostisbehere – 39

New York Rangers

Points: Artemi Panarin – 110
Goals: Artemi Panarin – 45
Assists: Artemi Panarin – 65

Expected Line Combinations

Detroit Red Wings

Alex DeBrincat – Dylan Larkin – Patrick Kane
David Perron – J.T. Compher – Lucas Raymond
Joe Veleno – Andrew Copp – Christian Fischer
Robby Fabbri – Austin Czarnik – Daniel Sprong
Ben Chiarot – Moritz Seider
Jeff Petry – Simon Edvinsson
Jake Walman – Shayne Gostisbehere

New York Rangers

Chris Kreider – Mika Zibanejad – Jack Roslovic
Artemi Panarin – Vincent Trocheck – Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle – Alex Wennberg – Kaapo Kakko
Jimmy Vesey – Barclay Goodrow – Matt Rempe
Ryan Lindgren – Adam Fox
K’Andre Miller – Jacob Trouba
Erik Gustafsson – Braden Schneider

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By The Numbers:

League Ranking

Detroit Red Wings

PP%: 22.8 (10)
PK%: 80.0 (14)
GF P/G: 3.32 (9)
GA P/G: 3.31 (24)
Faceoff %: 50.4 (14)

New York Rangers

PP%: 25.8 (4)
PK%: 83.7 (3)
GF P/G: 3.42 (6)
GA P/G: 2.78 (7)
Faceoff %: 52.3 (7)

Red Wings Player to Watch: David Perron

Perron this season has played in 69 games, and he has recorded 38 points on 15 goals and 23 assists. He has 15 points on the power play on seven goals and eight assists.

Perron’s Line Assignments

Perron will be on the second line with J.T. Compher and Lucas Raymond. He will also be on the top power-play unit with Compher, Dylan Larkin, Robby Fabbri, and Shayne Gostisbehere.

Perron’s career vs. Rangers

Perron in his career against New York has played in 30 games and has recorded 18 points on eight goals and ten assists. He didn’t record a point in either game earlier this season.

Between The Pipes

Detroit: Alex Lyon (19-16-4, 3.00 GAA)

Lyon last played on Monday against the Lightning, and he got the win stopping 34 of the 36 shots he faced. In his career against the Rangers, he is 2-2-0

New York: Jonathan Quick (17-5-2, 2.54 GAA)

Quick last played on Saturday against the Coyotes, and he got the win stopping 27 of the 32 shots he saw. He is 14-14-1 against Detroit in his career, he beat them earlier this season stopping 25 of the 28 shots he faced.

Wrap Up

The Detroit Red Wings need to find a way to come out of this game with at least a point which won’t be easy against one of the best teams in the NHL this season but now they trail the Capitals and Islanders by one point for that final Wild Card spot. The Capitals also play tonight so a loss by them would benefit the Red Wings big time.

In their last ten games against the Rangers, Detroit is 3-6-1, and have been outscored by the Rangers 35-23 in those ten games. Detroit lost to the Rangers in both matchups back in November.

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