{"id":32214,"date":"2025-12-10T22:39:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T03:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/10\/rangers-vs-blackhawks-game-preview-projected-lineups-and-key-storylines-to-follow\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T22:39:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T03:39:41","slug":"rangers-vs-blackhawks-game-preview-projected-lineups-and-key-storylines-to-follow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/10\/rangers-vs-blackhawks-game-preview-projected-lineups-and-key-storylines-to-follow\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers vs. Blackhawks: Game Preview, Projected Lineups, and Key Storylines to Follow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Rangers are set to take on the Chicago Blackhawks tonight at 7:30 PM EST at the United Center. Here&#8217;s what you need to know ahead of the game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Projected lineup:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Forwards:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alexis Lafreniere<\/li>\n<li>Connor Sheary, Vincent Trocheck, JT Miller<\/li>\n<li>Will Quill, Noah Laba, Brett Berard<\/li>\n<li>Johnny Brodzinski, Sam Carrick, Jaroslav Chmerash<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Defense:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vladislav Gavrikov, Braden Schneider<\/li>\n<li>Carson Soucy, Will Borgen<\/li>\n<li>Matthew Robertson, Scott Morrow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Goalies:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Igor Shesterkin<\/li>\n<li>Jonathan Quick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key updates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Igor Shesterkin is expected to start in goal for the Rangers.<\/li>\n<li>The Rangers come into this game following a close 3-2 defeat to the Las Vegas Golden Knights.<\/li>\n<li>Adam Edstrom has been placed on long-term injured reserve due to a lower-body injury.<\/li>\n<li>The Rangers hold a record of 15 wins, 12 losses, and 4 overtime losses.<\/li>\n<li>The Blackhawks are coming off a heavy 7-1 defeat against the Anaheim Ducks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fan Take:<\/strong><br \/>\nThis matchup is significant as it provides a crucial test for the Rangers amid their mid-season struggles and injuries. For hockey fans, it highlights the grit and resilience needed to navigate a challenging season and the importance of strong goaltending in tight contests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Rangers are set to take on the Chicago Blackhawks tonight at 7:30 PM EST at the United Center. Here&#8217;s what you need to know ahead of the game. Projected lineup: Forwards: Alexis Lafreniere Connor Sheary, Vincent Trocheck, JT Miller Will Quill, Noah Laba, Brett Berard Johnny Brodzinski, Sam Carrick, Jaroslav Chmerash Defense: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[730],"tags":[734],"class_list":{"0":"post-32214","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-nhl"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32214\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}