GameDay: Rangers vs Habs – Game 5 (May-27, 2014)
| On this day in hockey history… 1994 – Stephane Matteau scored the winning goal at 24:24 of overtime to lead the Rangers to a 2-1 win over the Devils, in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals in New York. Rangers advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals vs Vancouver. |
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| Game 5 Bell Centre – Montreal, QC May 27, 8:00 PM ET TV: CBC, RDS, NBCSN |
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| Matchup – Regular Season Stats | ||||
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Montreal CANADIENS |
Both teams played each other three times this season, combining for a total of four goals scored. All three games ended in a shutout, with the Canadiens grabbing wins in two of the three match-ups, one of which went to overtime settled with a penalty shot. | New York RANGERS |
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| 100 Points / 4th (East) | Points/Position | 96 Points / 5th (East) |
| 46-28-8 | Record | 45-31-6 |
| 23-13-5 | Home | 20-17-4 |
| 23-15-3 | Away | 25-14-2 |
| 7-2-1 | Last 10 (season) | 6-2-2 |
| 2.55 | G/G | 2.61 |
| 2.45 | GA/G | 2.32 |
| 17.2 | PP% | 18.2 |
| 85.1 | PK% | 85.3 |
| Projected Line Combinations and Goaltenders (subject to change) | |||
| Forwards | |||
| Max Pacioretty – David Desharnais – Brendan Gallagher Alex Galchenyuk – Tomas Plekanec – Brian Gionta Rene Bourque – Lars Eller – Thomas Vanek Michael Bournival – Daniel Briere – Dale Weise |
Rick Nash – Derek Stepan – Chris Kreider Carl Hagelin – Brad Richards – Martin St. Louis Benoit Pouliot – Derick Brassard – Mats Zuccarello Brian Boyle – Dominic Moore – Derek Dorsett |
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| Defensemen | |||
| Andrei Markov – Alexei Emelin Josh Gorges – P.K. Subban Francis Bouillon – Mike Weaver |
Ryan McDonagh – Dan Girardi Anton Stralman – Marc Staal John Moore – Kevin Klein |
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| Goalies | |||
| Dustin Tokarski (Confirmed) | Henrik Lundqvist (Likely) | ||
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Record: 1-1-0 GAA: 2.56 Sv%: .925 SO: 0 Alternate: Peter Budaj |
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Record: 10-7-1 GAA: 1.99 Sv%: .931 SO: 0 Alternate: Cam Talbot |
| Scratches | |||
| Ryan White (scratch), Jarred Tinordi (scratch), George Parros, (scratch), Nathan Beaulieu (scratch), Travis Moen (scratch), Douglas Murray (scratch), Brandon Prust (suspension 2/2), Carey Price (knee) | Dan Carcillo (suspension 2/10), J.T. Miller (upper-body) | ||
| Game Recap (full recap available here) | ||||||
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| FINAL (OT) May-25 |
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| Regular Season Series | |||
| Date | Visitor | Home | Final |
| 28-Oct | |
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MTL (2) – NYR (0) |
| 16-Nov | |
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NYR (1) – MTL (0) |
| 12-Apr | |
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NYR (0) – MTL (1) OT |
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