DETROIT – Rookies and best buddies Lias Andersson and Filip Chytil got to play on the same line together for the first time at the NHL level when David Quinn put both on the fourth line Friday, with fellow rookie Vinni Lettieri. The trio were together at Thursday’s practice, though Andersson, 20, was at center, with Chytil, 19, at left wing. On Friday, Andersson started on the wing.
“I just think Lias has a little bit more of the ability to play wing, and I think Fil is just – it gives him a little more freedom in the middle,’’ the Rangers coach said of the decision to change.