Staal, Mara Given Props
The Rangers head out to the Island tonight (7:00pm – MSG HD) for their first of six meetings with their division rivals. The Islanders have struggled this year, with only 4 points in 9 games…and are coming off a 4-3 loss to Carolina in which they registered 60 shots, but failed to tie it on a Penalty Shot with 0.7 seconds remaining in regulation.
Rick DiPietro is questionable for the game, which will undoubtedly help the Rangers cause (he’s something like 8-2 lifetime against the Blueshirts). For the Rangers, it looks like Petr Prucha did enough last game to get another shot tonight.