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Today’s Lines: Coffee Is (and Sweaters Are) for Closers

Adam Oates is sticking with the same squad that won Game 5 (and why wouldn’t he?), so expect these lines and pairings with Braden Holtby in net (though it should be noted that John Erskine and Jack Hillen were flipped for most of Game 5, to positive results, so the D may look a little different):

Marcus JohanssonNicklas BackstromAlex Ovechkin

Eric FehrMike RibeiroTroy Brouwer

Jason ChimeraMathieu PerreaultJoel Ward

Matt HendricksJay BeagleTom Wilson

Karl AlznerMike Green

John ErskineJohn Carlson

Jack HillenSteven Oleksy

That leaves Jeff Schultz, Wojtek Wolski, Tom Poti and Aaron Volpatti as healthy scratches, and Martin Erat and Brooks Laich out with injury.

At the other end of the rink, who knows what John Tortorella is thinking, but let’s take a stab at it anyway here’s what the Rangers will go with (with Henrik Lundqvist in net, of course):

Carl HagelinDerek StepanRyan Callahan

Rick NashDerick BrassardMats Zuccarello

Derek Dorsett Brian Boyle Taylor Pyatt

Chris KreiderBrad RichardsArron Asham

Ryan McDonaghDan Girardi

John MooreAnton Stralman

Michael Del ZottoSteve Eminger

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