New York Rangers (NHL 15)

[Legend.]

Game: NHL 15 (PS4)
Roster: Recent Update
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2013-2014 Record: 45-31-6 (96 points)

Where they finished: 2nd in the Metropolitan; 5th in the East; 12th in the NHL

Head Coach: Alain Vigneault (2nd season)

Key additions: D Dan Boyle, RW Lee Stempniak, C Matthew Lombardi, LW Tanner Glass, D Michael Kostka, D Matt Hunwick

Key subtractions: C Brad Richards, RW Derek Dorsett, LW Benoit Pouliot, C Brian Boyle, D Anton Stralman, D Justin Falk

Projected Lineup

New York Rangers Depth Chart - 2014-15
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LW	Rick Nash	Carl Hagelin	Mats Zuccarello	Tanner Glass
C	Derek Stepan	Derick Brassard	J.T. Miller	Dominic Moore
RW	Chris Kreider	Martin St. Louis	Lee Stempniak	Kevin Hayes
D #1	Ryan McDonagh	Marc Staal	John Moore
D #2	Dan Girardi	Dan Boyle	Kevin Kline
G	Henrik Lundqvist	Cam Talbot

Under first-year head coach Alain Vigneault, the Rangers exceeded expectations last season when they eliminated the Flyers, Penguins and Canadiens en route to the Stanley Cup Final, where they were beaten by the L.A. Kings in five games, three of which went to overtime.

Keeping that team together proved to be a difficult task for general manager Glen Sather, who is entering his 15th season as president and GM. Pressed for cap space, the Rangers lost four key forwards and one key defenseman to free agency in Brad Richards (Chicago), Benoit Pouliot (Edmonton), Derek Dorsett (Vancouver), Brian Boyle (Tampa Bay) and Anton Stralman (Tampa).

The Rangers were able to replace Stralman with Dan Boyle, who at 38 is coming off a 12-goal season and should help a power play that finished 15th in the NHL last season (18.2 percent).

Replacing Richards' 20 goals and 51 points as a top-line center will fall on the shoulders of Stepan, who averaged 49 points in his first four NHL seasons, all as a second-line center.

Derick Brassard (18 goals, 45 assists) should be a solid No. 2 center, but the Rangers' production down the middle drops after that with J.T. Miller (3 goals, 6 points) and Dominic Moore (6 goals, 18 points).

The Rangers should be fine on the back end with a top four of Ryan McDonagh, Dan Girardi, Boyle and Marc Staal and will have a solid bottom pairing with the young John Moore and veteran Kevin Klein.

Between the pipes, Henrik Lundqvist is entering his 10th season in New York. He’s recorded 30 or more wins in eight of his nine NHL seasons and received solid backup support last season from Cam Talbot, who will be trying to build off an exceptional season last year [12-6-1, .1.64 GAA, 941 SP].

Prediction: They are not as deep down the middle as they were last season but the Rangers should finish in the top half of the conference and could give the Penguins a run in the Metropolitan.

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(0-0-0) New York Rangers vs. (0-0-0) St. Louis Blues

October 9th, 2014; 8:00 PM (ET)
Scottrade Center; St. Louis, Missouri

Lundqvist sharp in 5-2 Opening Night win

4-goal onslaught in 1st period key to win; Lundqvist stops 39 shots and offense stellar in win

Henrik Lundqvist was excellent all night, stopping 39 Blues shots and leading them to a 5-2 victory

New York Rangers at St. Louis Blues
Oct 9, 2014 1 2 3 F NYR (1-0-0) 4 0 1 5 STL (0-1-0) 1 1 0 2 Three Stars Henrik Lundqvist, G 2.00 GAA, .951 SV%, 41 SA Derek Stepan, C 1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS Rick Nash, LW 2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS	Team Stats Comparison NYR STL Shots on Goal 37 41 Hits 7 17 Faceoffs Won-Lost 12-17 17-12 Penalty Minutes 2:00 4:00 Power Plays Converted 1 0 Power Play Opportunities 2 1 Time on Attack 6:50 6:03
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD NYR 3:20 - R. Nash (1), (D. Boyle, D. Stepan) - PP NYR 9:27 - D. Stepan (1), (C. Kreider) STL 10:01 - P. Berglund (1), (R. Reaves) NYR 11:21 - D. Brassard (1), (D. Girardi, C Hagelin) NYR 19:56 - R. Nash (2), (D. Stepan, D. Brassard) SECOND PERIOD STL 7:17 - A. Steen (1), (K. Shattenkirk) THIRD PERIOD NYR 4:17 - M. St. Louis (1), (J. Miller)
New York Rangers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Henrik Lundqvist 41 39 95% 2.00
St. Louis Blues - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Brian Elliot 37 32 86% 5.00

Record: 1-0-0

Next: @ Columbus (0-1-0)

[Edmontonoilersfan70]

Wow, great set-up! I already know this is going to be a great dynasty. Congrats on the first win, I will be following for sure. Mind if I use your setup to some degree in my dynasty?

[Legend.]

Quote: Originally Posted by Edmontonoilersfan70

Wow, great set-up! I already know this is going to be a great dynasty. Congrats on the first win, I will be following for sure. Mind if I use your setup to some degree in my dynasty?

Thanks, man. And I don't mind, man , not a problem.

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(1-0-0) New York Rangers vs. (0-1-0) Columbus Blue Jackets
October 11th, 2014; 7:00 PM (ET)
Nationwide Arena; Columbus, Ohio

Lundqvist, defense stellar in 4-1 victory

Offense continues it's stellar play; Defense and Lundqvist frustrate Blue Jackets all night long to start year 2-0

Carl Hagelin was all over the ice throughout the night, tallying 2 goals including the empty-netter to clinch the 4-1 victory for the Rangers

New York Rangers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Oct 11, 2014 1 2 3 F NYR (2-0-0) 1 0 3 4 CBJ (0-2-0) 0 1 0 1 Three Stars Carl Hagelin, LW 2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS Henrik Lundqvist, G 1.00 GAA, .963 SV%, 27 SA Mats Zuccarello, LW 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS	Team Stats Comparison NYR CBJ Shots on Goal 30 27 Hits 9 14 Faceoffs Won-Lost 14-11 11-14 Penalty Minutes 0:00 17:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 2 0 Time on Attack 7:12 7:04
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD NYR 15:39 - C. Hagelin (1), (D. Girardi, C. Kreider) SECOND PERIOD CBJ 14:00 - J. Skille (1), (M. Calvert, F. Tyutin) THIRD PERIOD NYR 3:59 - M. Zuccarello (1), (L. Stempniak, J. Moore) NYR 10:07 - J. Miller (1), (L. Stempniak) NYR 19:24 - C. Hagelin (2), (D. Brassard, M. St. Louis) - EN
New York Rangers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Henrik Lundqvist 27 26 96% 1.00
Columbus Blue Jackets - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Sergei Bobrovsky 29 26 90% 3.01

Record: 2-0-0

Next: vs. Toronto (0-2-0)

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(0-2-0) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (2-0-0) New York Rangers
October 12th, 2014; 7:00 PM (ET)
Madison Square Garden; New York City, New York

Rangers blow 3-goal lead, rebound in shootout to win 4-3
Rookie Kevin Hayes hero in 6-round shootout; NYR improves to 3-0 to start year

Rookie Kevin Hayes finished off the six-round shootout to clinch the 4-3 victory for the Rangers

Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Rangers
Oct 12, 2014 1 2 3 F TOR (0-3-0) 0 2 1 3 NYR (3-0-0) 2 1 0 4 Three Stars Nazim Kadri, C 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS Carl Hagelin, LW 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS Phil Kessel, RW 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS	Team Stats Comparison TOR NYR Shots on Goal 31 38 Hits 17 23 Faceoffs Won-Lost 28-18 18-28 Penalty Minutes 10:00 6:00 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Power Play Opportunities 3 5 Time on Attack 7:25 8:03
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD NYR 6:01 - C. Hagelin (3), (D. Moore, K. Klein) NYR 15:17 - R. Nash (3), (M. St. Louis, D. Stepan) SECOND PERIOD NYR 1:15 - C. Kreider (1), (C. Hagelin, D. Stepan) TOR 3:39 - N. Kadri (1), (D. Phaneuf, P. Kessel) TOR 8:48 - P. Kessel (2), (N. Kadri, J. Van Riemsdyk) THIRD PERIOD TOR 6:36 - R. Polak (1), (J. Lupul, D. Clarkson) SHOOTOUT NYR K. Hayes
Toronto Maple Leafs - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA James Reimer 38 35 92% 2.77
New York Rangers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Henrik Lundqvist 31 28 90% 2.77

Record: 3-0-0
Next: vs. New York Islanders (1-1-0)

[HeroWorship]

Good start with the Blueshirts. Pretty even SOG's for both squads (which is a refreshing take); solid three game point streak by Martin St. Louis (who NEVER skips leg days) and Carl Hagelin is ripping it up.

Now go lose 79 straight games.

[HockyFanatic]

rangers are one of those teams i can never decide if i want to see them do well or if i want to see them fall lol