Rangers Set Power Play Units for Opening Night

Ahead of opening night, the New York Rangers have set their power play units.

The Rangers are one of six teams — the Chicago Blackhawks, reigning Stanley Cup Champions Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Colorado Avalanche, and the Los Angeles Kings) who see action on the NHL's opening night. New York will host new head coach Mike Sullivan's former team of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Puck drop is slated for 8:00 p.m. EST at Madison Square Garden.

As previously mentioned, power play units for the Blueshirts have since been revealed:

PP1 — Adam Fox, Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck, Mika Zibanejad and J.T. Miller

None of the players on the core power play unit are a surprise, with all five being league veterans who have seen top PP action in the past.

Panarin is coming off his fifth 80-point season with the Rangers, which makes him tied for the most in team history.

PP2 — Braden Schneider, Conor Sheary, Will Cuylle, Alexis Lafrenière and Matt Rempe

Rempe's addition to the power play unit has turned heads. The 6'9", 261 23-year-old player is most well known for being an enforcer; but, he's also coming off his first full season in the league which saw him log eight total points (three goals, five assists).

While none of these were tallied on the power play — it's expected Sullivan is going to be utilizing Rempe on the power play for net-front strategies, given his size.