"The Rangers are 6-4-2 in December, which sounds nice on paper but is really just .500 hockey and no real improvement on what we saw from this team in October and November. Injuries are certainly taking their toll on the Rangers, but they aren't an excuse. This is when the Rangers need to start making noise, with three more games against Metro opponents ahead of them in the division."
"I don't think any of us expect them to run the table, including Tuesday's win over Washington, but crazier things have happened. Rangers lines Artemi Panarin-Mike Zibanejad-Alexis LafreniereGabe Perreault-Vincent Trocheck-Jonny BrodzinskiWill Cuylle-Noah Laba-Taylor RaddyshBrennan Othmann-Sam Carrick-Matt Rempe Vlad Gavrikov-Braden SchneiderCarson Soucy-Will BorgenMatthew Robertson-Scott Morrow Igor Shesterkin gets the start. Isles lines Jonathan Drouin-Bo Horvat-Emil HeinemanAnders Lee-Mat Barzal-Simon HolmstromMaxim Shabanov-Cal Ritchie-JG PageauKyle MacLean-Casey Cizikas-Marc Gatomb Matthew Schaefer-Ryan PulockAdam Pelech-Tony DeAngeloMarshall Warren-Scott Mayfield David Rittich gets the start. Game time is 6pm."
Rangers sit 6-4-2 in December, effectively playing .500 hockey with no clear improvement over October and November. Injuries are taking a toll on the roster but are not presented as an excuse for inconsistent results. The team faces a crucial stretch with three more Metropolitan Division games and needs to begin making noise in the standings. A recent win over Washington shows potential, though a sustained run is unlikely. Projected forward and defensive lines are listed, with Igor Shesterkin slated to start and David Rittich starting for the Islanders. Game time is 6pm.
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