In what will be the final home game of the regular season, the Rangers have recalled forward Ryan Bourque from Hartford for tonight’s match against Ottawa.

The younger son of Hall Of Famer Ray Bourque, Ryan was selected by the Rangers in the third round of the ’09 Draft. A former member of the 2010 gold medal USA U20 World Junior Championship team, he’s 24 and has spent the past four seasons in the AHL. In 70 games with the Wold Pack, he has 12 goals and 18 assists for 30 points.

With Team MVP and Players’ Player Rick Nash expected to rest, Bourque will make his NHL debut. A nice reward for an undersized player who’s a hard worker. Listed only at 5-9, 185 pounds, he’s a solid skater who brings energy to shifts. I remember him being a playmaker for USA and playing on the penalty kill. Now, he’ll get the chance to join American teammates Derek Stepan and Chris Kreider. Pretty cool.

The Rangers also recalled defenseman Chris Summers. With Marc Staal expected to sit out, it looks like Summers gets into another game. He came over from Arizona as part of the Keith Yandle deal. Kevin Klein is skating but isn’t expected to be ready until Game 1 of the first round next week.

Mats Zuccarello also could miss his second straight game with “body soreness.” That would mean another chance for James Sheppard to make an impression on Alain Vigneault. He scored the winner the other night playing with Dominic Moore and Tanner Glass.

Henrik Lundqvist will get the start. He’s expected to start the final two games which means we could’ve seen the last of Cam Talbot. If it results in a championship, I’m all for it. I hope we still see Talbot here this Fall. He is a valuable weapon giving the Rangers a huge edge. They have two number one goalies. Pretty amazing.