RALEIGH, N.C. — Rangers coach David Quinn dressed his third different lineup in his first three games behind the bench and the changes led to an unusual number of lines and defense pairs.
Quinn put Vlad Namestnikov back in after leaving him out against Buffalo on Saturday, and the coach also decided to dress defenseman Anthony DeAngelo for the first time this season. But Quinn took two forwards out of the lineup — Cody McLeod, who had replaced Namestnikov on Saturday, and Vinni Lettieri — and that meant he dressed seven defensemen and 11 forwards. So the Rangers didn’t have the standard four forward lines and three defense pairs.