RANGERS (22-25-6) at ISLANDERS (28-19-5)
7 p.m. ET; MSGSN, MSG 2
Rangers projected lineup
J.T. Miller — Mika Zibanejad — Gabe Perreault
Artemi Panarin — Vincent Trocheck — Alexis Lafreniere
Brennan Othmann — Noah Laba — Will Cuylle
Taylor Raddysh — Sam Carrick — Matt Rempe
Vladislav Gavrikov — Braden Schneider
Urho Vaakanainen — Will Borgen
Matthew Robertson — Scott Morrow
Spencer Martin
Jonathan Quick
Scratched: Jonny Brodzinski, Anton Blidh
Injured: Igor Shesterkin (lower body), Adam Fox (lower body), Adam Edstrom (lower body), Conor Sheary (lower body)
Islanders projected lineup
Ondrej Palat — Bo Horvat — Emil Heineman
Jonathan Drouin — Mathew Barzal – Anthony Duclair
Anders Lee — Jean-Gabriel Pageau — Simon Holmstrom
Kyle MacLean — Casey Cizikas — Marc Gatcomb
Matthew Schaefer — Scott Mayfield
Adam Pelech — Tony DeAngelo
Carson Soucy — Adam Boqvist
David Rittich
Ilya Sorokin
Scratched: Maxim Shabanov
Injured: Ryan Pulock (upper body), Calum Ritchie (lower body), Kyle Palmieri (ACL), Alexander Romanov (upper body), Semyon Varlamov (knee)
Status report
The Rangers held an optional morning skate. … Palat and Soucy each will make his Islanders debut after being acquired in trades, Palat from the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday for forward Maxim Tsyplakov, a third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft and a sixth-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft, and Soucy from the Rangers on Monday for a third-round pick in the 2026 draft. … Pulock will be a game-time decision; the defenseman has missed two games. … The Islanders returned defenseman Isaiah George to Bridgeport of the American Hockey League on Monday.
