Going into their do or die Game 5 matchup with the Capitals,
head coach John Tortorella is keeping the same personnel in the lineup, but
tinkering with how they combine.
According to Andrew Gross of Ranger Rants, the
offensive lines seen to close Game 4 will be the ones used to start Game 5 and
not those which were announced prior to Game 4.
The lines were as follows:
Fedotenko - Dubinsky - Gaborik
Avery - Boyle - Prust
Wolski - Anisimov - Stepan
Prospal - Christensen - Drury
Fedotenko - Dubinsky - Gaborik
Avery - Boyle - Prust
Wolski - Anisimov - Stepan
Prospal - Christensen - Drury
The change is a swap of Prospal and Wolski, which is
somewhat surprising given that Wolski only played 9:40 in Game 4 while Prospal
played 26:04. The move could signify
that Wolski is getting another chance to use his skill in a more important role
or that Tortorella might ride his veterans more and play Christensen and Drury
more while the young guys take a secondary role in the elimination game.
On defense everyone will remain the same so Steve Eminger is
out again.