New York Rangers Line Matchups
2026-27 · 2-1-0 · 4 pts · 2nd Metropolitan
How the Rangers match lines at 5-on-5: who they send against the other team's top line, how hard they match at home, where they change last, versus on the road, and which players carry the toughest minutes. This is the Last-Change Fingerprint.
Tonight
Utah Mammoth at New York Rangers
6:00 PM ETThe Rangers have last change at home. Minutes are expected 5v5 time together; the ratio compares it with coaches ignoring matchups (1.00×).
Mammoth
- Line 1Keller – Schmaltz – Crousevs NYR Lafrenière line 5.6 min (1.35×) · vs NYR Gavrikov pair 6.5 min (1.21×)
- Line 2Trocheck – Guenther – Cooleyvs NYR Lafrenière line 4.1 min (1.05×) · vs NYR Gavrikov pair 5.3 min (1.03×)
- Line 3Carcone – Hayton – Leevs NYR Cuylle line 3.1 min (1.15×) · vs NYR Schneider pair 4.2 min (1.22×)
- Line 4Stenlund – McBain – Butvs NYR Veleno line 3.8 min (1.75×) · vs NYR Schneider pair 4.2 min (1.35×)
- Pair 1Marino – Weegarvs NYR Lafrenière line 5.6 min (1.09×) · vs NYR Gavrikov pair 6.8 min (1.02×)
- Pair 2Sergachev – Schmidtvs NYR Lafrenière line 5.4 min (1.09×) · vs NYR Gavrikov pair 6.6 min (1.03×)
- Pair 3Simashev – Peekevs NYR Cuylle line 3.6 min (1.19×) · vs NYR Schneider pair 4.5 min (1.16×)
Rangers
- Line 1Lafrenière – Zibanejad – Perreaultvs UTA Keller line 5.6 min (1.35×) · vs UTA Marino pair 5.6 min (1.09×)
- Line 2Dorofeyev – Bjorkstrand – Millervs UTA Trocheck line 3.9 min (1.14×) · vs UTA Marino pair 4.7 min (1.04×)
- Line 3Cuylle – Laba – Kartyevs UTA Trocheck line 3.2 min (1.00×) · vs UTA Marino pair 4.0 min (0.95×)
- Line 4Veleno – Chmelar – Tolvanenvs UTA Stenlund line 3.8 min (1.75×) · vs UTA Sergachev pair 3.7 min (1.00×)
- Pair 1Gavrikov – Petterssonvs UTA Keller line 6.5 min (1.21×) · vs UTA Marino pair 6.8 min (1.02×)
- Pair 2Fox – Durzivs UTA Keller line 5.5 min (1.13×) · vs UTA Marino pair 6.2 min (1.02×)
- Pair 3Schneider – Smitsvs UTA Carcone line 4.2 min (1.22×) · vs UTA Marino pair 5.2 min (0.94×)
Full line-vs-line grid
| NYR | Line 1Keller | Line 2Trocheck | Line 3Carcone | Line 4Stenlund | Pair 1Marino | Pair 2Sergachev | Pair 3Simashev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Line 1 Lafrenière | 5.6(1.4) | 4.1(1.1) | 2.6(0.8) | 1.8(0.6) | 5.6(1.1) | 5.4(1.1) | 2.8(0.8) |
| Line 2 Dorofeyev | 3.7(1.0) | 3.9(1.1) | 2.8(1.0) | 2.0(0.8) | 4.7(1.0) | 4.2(1.0) | 3.1(1.0) |
| Line 3 Cuylle | 3.0(0.9) | 3.2(1.0) | 3.1(1.1) | 2.4(1.0) | 4.0(0.9) | 3.8(0.9) | 3.6(1.2) |
| Line 4 Veleno | 1.8(0.6) | 2.3(0.8) | 2.7(1.1) | 3.8(1.8) | 3.5(0.9) | 3.7(1.0) | 3.3(1.2) |
| Pair 1 Gavrikov | 6.5(1.2) | 5.3(1.0) | 3.8(0.9) | 3.0(0.8) | 6.8(1.0) | 6.6(1.0) | 4.3(0.9) |
| Pair 2 Fox | 5.5(1.1) | 4.6(1.0) | 3.6(0.9) | 3.1(0.9) | 6.2(1.0) | 6.2(1.1) | 4.0(0.9) |
| Pair 3 Schneider | 2.9(0.7) | 3.9(0.9) | 4.2(1.2) | 4.2(1.4) | 5.2(0.9) | 4.8(0.9) | 4.5(1.2) |
- With last change at home, the Rangers are one of the most deliberate line matchers in the league (2nd of 32 by matching intensity).
- At home their top line sees the other team's top line 1.19× as often as random mixing: power against power.
- The second line draws the opponent's top line most among the depth lines at home (1.12×).
- The top pair is the shutdown pair at home: 1.12× random mixing against top lines.
From the last 30 home and 30 road games with shift data (this season and last), as of Oct 4, 2026. Ratios are shrunk toward 1.00 for small samples.
At home: with last change
| Rangers | Opp Line 1 | Opp Line 2 | Opp Line 3 | Opp Line 4 | Opp Pair 1 | Opp Pair 2 | Opp Pair 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Line 1 | 1.19 | 1.01 | 0.95 | 0.76 | 1.09 | 1.03 | 0.82 |
| Line 2 | 1.12 | 1.05 | 0.96 | 0.78 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 0.98 |
| Line 3 | 0.87 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.91 | 1.18 |
| Line 4 | 0.67 | 0.80 | 0.96 | 1.72 | 0.94 | 1.05 | 1.09 |
| Pair 1 | 1.12 | 0.97 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 1.06 | 0.99 | 0.92 |
| Pair 2 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 0.97 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 0.94 |
| Pair 3 | 0.83 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 1.14 | 0.90 | 0.97 | 1.16 |
On the road
| Rangers | Opp Line 1 | Opp Line 2 | Opp Line 3 | Opp Line 4 | Opp Pair 1 | Opp Pair 2 | Opp Pair 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Line 1 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 1.11 | 1.02 | 0.83 |
| Line 2 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.06 | 0.81 | 1.04 | 1.01 | 0.93 |
| Line 3 | 0.97 | 0.90 | 1.07 | 1.10 | 0.93 | 1.00 | 1.10 |
| Line 4 | 0.73 | 0.88 | 1.11 | 1.36 | 0.87 | 0.97 | 1.26 |
| Pair 1 | 1.03 | 1.01 | 0.96 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 0.99 | 0.96 |
| Pair 2 | 1.05 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 0.97 |
| Pair 3 | 0.90 | 1.02 | 1.08 | 1.04 | 0.94 | 0.98 | 1.08 |
Player competition
Each skater's 5v5 time against each of the opponent's units, as a ratio to random mixing, over his recent games (both venues). Above 1.00 against L1 and P1: he draws top competition.
| Player | Role | GP | Opp L1 | Opp L2 | Opp L3 | Opp L4 | Opp P1 | Opp P2 | Opp P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis Lafrenière | Line 1 · 14.0 min | 40 | 1.18 | 1.13 | 0.84 | 0.72 | 1.08 | 1.03 | 0.85 |
| Mika Zibanejad | Line 1 · 13.8 min | 40 | 1.28 | 1.09 | 0.77 | 0.69 | 1.10 | 1.00 | 0.85 |
| Gabe Perreault | Line 1 · 13.2 min | 40 | 1.24 | 1.11 | 0.81 | 0.67 | 1.10 | 1.01 | 0.86 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | Line 2 · 12.1 min | 3 | 1.23 | 0.99 | 1.03 | 0.67 | 1.14 | 0.88 | 0.96 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | Line 2 · 11.9 min | 3 | 1.30 | 0.97 | 0.95 | 0.66 | 1.16 | 0.88 | 0.96 |
| J.T. Miller | Line 2 · 11.8 min | 40 | 1.22 | 1.08 | 0.91 | 0.63 | 1.12 | 1.04 | 0.79 |
| Will Cuylle | Line 3 · 11.6 min | 40 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 1.08 | 0.95 | 0.91 | 1.09 | 1.03 |
| Noah Laba | Line 3 · 11.3 min | 40 | 0.81 | 0.96 | 1.17 | 1.15 | 0.89 | 0.87 | 1.30 |
| Tye Kartye | Line 3 · 11.2 min | 27 | 0.97 | 1.00 | 1.11 | 0.92 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.03 |
| Joseph Veleno | Line 4 · 10.8 min | 3 | 0.67 | 0.90 | 1.10 | 1.46 | 0.93 | 1.05 | 1.10 |
| Jaroslav Chmelar | Line 4 · 10.0 min | 30 | 0.65 | 0.74 | 1.09 | 1.78 | 0.94 | 0.99 | 1.17 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | Line 4 · 9.9 min | 3 | 0.67 | 0.93 | 1.13 | 1.40 | 0.79 | 1.13 | 1.14 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov | Pair 1 · 18.0 min | 40 | 1.12 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 0.92 | 1.07 | 0.98 | 0.91 |
| Marcus Pettersson | Pair 1 · 17.6 min | 3 | 1.12 | 1.04 | 0.89 | 0.94 | 0.89 | 1.09 | 1.00 |
| Adam Fox | Pair 2 · 16.6 min | 40 | 1.11 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 1.05 | 0.99 | 0.93 |
| Sean Durzi | Pair 2 · 15.8 min | 3 | 1.07 | 1.02 | 0.93 | 0.97 | 0.88 | 1.11 | 1.00 |
| Braden Schneider | Pair 3 · 15.3 min | 40 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 0.98 | 1.02 | 0.98 | 0.97 |
| Alberts Smits | Pair 3 · 13.9 min | 3 | 0.82 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.21 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.05 |
Every game tonight
These habits drive the Matchup Forecast. It projects which line and pair each player faces tonight, for every game. Also see the Rangers line combinations and the methodology.
FAQ
Who do the Rangers match against the other team's top line?
At home, with last change, the Rangers' pair 1 (D) sees top lines 1.12× as often as random mixing, and among depth forwards line 2 gets the most top-line minutes (1.12×). The full grid and each player's numbers are on this page.
What is a Last-Change Fingerprint?
It's a coach's line-matching habit, measured from shift charts. Each cell compares the 5-on-5 time one of his units spent against one of the opponent's units with what it would have been if he ignored matchups. 1.00× is random mixing, above it is a matchup he seeks, below it one he avoids. It's measured separately at home, where the home coach changes last, and on the road.
How do the Rangers' matchups affect fantasy hockey?
A forward who regularly draws the other team's top line and top pair faces tougher competition than his raw numbers suggest. A sheltered line gets softer minutes. Tonight's Matchup Forecast applies these habits to each game's projected lineups.