NHL Game Preview: New York Rangers at Vegas Golden Knights with Line Combinations 1/11/2025

NHL Game Preview: New York Rangers at Vegas Golden Knights with Line Combinations 1/11/2025

New York Rangers (19-20-2, 40 pts) at Vegas Golden Knights (28-10-3, 59 pts)

Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Date: Saturday, January 11
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+ /MSG/SCRIPPS
Radio:
New York – ESPN NY 98.7
Vegas – Fox Sports Radio 98.9 FM / 1340 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

New York +1.5 ML +136
Vegas: -1.5 ML -162
O/U 6.5

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New York Rangers News & Notes:

The Rangers got back in the win column with a big 3-2 overtime win over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. The Rangers saw the return of Igor Shesterkin who turned aside 21 of the 23 shots he faced. They are now 4-5-1 in their last ten and are four points out of the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes:

The Golden Knights saw their three-game win streak snapped on Thursday in a 4-0 loss to the New York Islanders. They are now 8-2-0 in their last ten and still hold a six-point lead for first place in the Pacific Division over the Edmonton Oilers. Following being shutout on Thursday it was the third time they’ve been shutout this season while averaging 3.46 goals per game this season.

New York Rangers Projected Lines

Panarin-Trocheck-Lafreniere
Cuylle-Zibanejad-Smith
Berard-Chytil-Kaliyev
Edstrom-Carrick-Rempe

Lindgren-Fox
Miller-Borgen
Vaakanainen-Schneider

Shesterkin
Quick

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Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:

Pearson-Eichel-Stone
Hertl-Karlsson-Dorofeyev
Olofsson-Howden-Kolesar
Rondbjerg-Schwindt-Holtz

Hanifin-Pietrangelo
McNabb-Theodore
Hague-Whitecloud

Hill
Samsonov

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Players To Watch:

New York Rangers

Mike Zibanejad this season has 26 points on eight goals and 18 assists. In 12 career matchups against the Golden Knights he’s recorded 15 points on nine goals and six assists; last season in two games he had a goal.

Vegas Golden Knights

Keegan Kolesar this season has 18 points on nine goals and nine assists. In six career games against the Rangers he’s recorded four points on two goals and two assists; last season he scored the two goals in the two games against the Rangers.

Injury Report:

New York Rangers

F Chris Kreider – IR

Vegas Golden Knights

D Ben Hutton – IR
F Ivan Barbashev – IR
F Nicholas Roy – IR

Next Game:

New York – January 14 at Colorado Avalanche
Vegas
– January 12 vs. Minnesota Wild

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