RANGERS (28-32-8) at BLUE JACKETS (35-21-11)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, MSG
Rangers projected lineup
Gabe Perreault — Mika Zibanejad — Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle — Vincent Trocheck — J.T. Miller
Tye Kartye — Jonny Brodzinski — Conor Sheary
Taylor Raddysh — Adam Edstrom — Jaroslav Chmelar
Vladislav Gavrikov — Adam Fox
Matthew Robertson — Braden Schneider
Connor Mackey — Will Borgen
Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick
Scratched: Vincent Iorio, Juuso Parssinen
Injured: Matt Rempe (upper body), Urho Vaakanainen (upper body), Noah Laba (lower body)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Mason Marchment — Adam Fantilli — Kirill Marchenko
Kent Johnson — Sean Monahan — Conor Garland
Cole Sillinger — Charlie Coyle — Mathieu Olivier
Isac Lundestrom — Boone Jenner — Danton Heinen
Zach Werenski — Damon Severson
Ivan Provorov — Denton Mateychuk
Dante Fabbro — Erik Gudbranson
Jet Greaves
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched: Miles Wood, Dimitri Voronkov, Egor Zamula, Jake Christiansen
Injured: None
Status report
Vaakanainen, a defenseman, and Laba, a forward, each left during a 6-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday; Rangers coach Mike Sullivan did not provide an update following the game. … Mackey was recalled from Hartford of the American Hockey League on Thursday. … Brodzinski or Parssinen, a forward, could take Laba’s place in the lineup. … Shesterkin is expected to start after Quick made 33 saves against New Jersey. … The Blue Jackets could dress the same lineup they used in a 5-1 win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday.
