Thursday, we’ll have an Original Six matchup as the Montreal Canadiens are hosting the New York Rangers. It will be their last meeting of the season. On January 5th, Rangers won the first matchup 4-1 in Montreal, but the Canadiens upset the Rangers 2-1 at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 15.
Montreal
The Habs are on a 4 games losing streaks. They lost 4-3 in shootout, Tuesday, to the Carolina Hurricanes. It’s the former Habs player Jesperi Kotkaniemi who scored the deciding goal. Kotkaniemi has been drafted 3rd overall in 2018 in front of Brady Tkachuk. KK who has been through some rough time this season has now 30 points in 62 games, while Tkachuk has 66 points in 63 games.
New York
Since the recent trade with Chicago to acquire Patrick Kane, the Rangers are on a losing streaks of 2 games. They will try to end it against the Habs. Rangers are third in the Metropolitan, behind the Hurricanes and the Devils. It would be a great opportunity for Kane to score his first goal with his new team. I’ll go with the Rangers for that one!
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