The Game:

The New York Rangers host the Montreal Canadiens in what is by far the Rangers biggest game this season. And an Original Six matchup.

The Goaltenders:

Henrik Lundqvist (35-25-7, 2.46 GAA) starts in net for the Rangers.

Carey Price (23-14-9, 2.77 GAA) gets the start for the Habs.

Montreal’s Leading Scorers:

Alexei Kovalev: 25 goals, 39 assists

Andrei Markov: 12 goals, 52 assists (Injured)

Saku Koivu: 16 goals, 33 assists

All Time:

Overall: 186-313-94-2
At MSG: 122-120-54-1

This Season vs Montreal:

Dec. 4 Rangers 2, Canadiens 6 at Montreal
Jan. 7 Rangers 3, Canadiens 6 at MSG
March 17 Rangers 4, Canadiens 3 (SO) at Montreal
April 7 Rangers vs. Canadiens at MSG

Notes:

• Nik Antropov is expected to play tonight.
• The Rangers are 24-11-4 at home this season; The Canadiens are 17-19-3 on the road.
• Henrik Lundqvist has an 8-4-1 record, a 2.93 GAA and one shutout in 14 career regular season games vs. Montreal.
• Nikolai Zherdev has 99 career goals.
• The Rangers have no former Canadiens on their roster.
• Montreal has Alex Kovalev (1992-93 to 1998-99, 2002-03 to 2003-04) and Mathieu Schneider (1998-99 to 1999-00)

How To Catch It:

Tonight’s game can be seen on MSG PLUS and can be heard on 1050 AM.