The New York Rangers take on the Colorado Avalanche at the Ball Arena. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
RANGERS (10-9-2) at AVALANCHE (13-1-5)
9 p.m. ET; KUSA, KTVD, MSG, ALT
Rangers projected lineup
Artemi Panarin — Vincent Trocheck — J.T. Miller
Will Cuylle — Mika Zibanejad — Alexis Lafreniere
Conor Sheary — Noah Laba — Jonny Brodzinski
Adam Edstrom — Sam Carrick — Taylor Raddysh
Vladislav Gavrikov — Adam Fox
Carson Soucy — Braden Schneider
Matthew Robertson — Scott Morrow
Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick
Scratched: Urho Vaakanainen, Juuso Parssinen
Injured: Will Borgen (upper body), Matt Rempe (upper body)
Status report
Borgen is day to day. … Rangers coach Mike Sullivan said it’s the same injury the defenseman has been dealing with and will be something to manage.
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Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Martin Necas
Ross Colton — Brock Nelson — Gavin Brindley
Gabriel Landeskog — Jack Drury — Victor Olofsson
Parker Kelly — Zakhar Bardakov — Tristen Nielsen
Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Josh Manson — Brent Burns
Samuel Girard — Sam Malinski
Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scratched: Ilya Solovyov
Injured: Logan O’Connor (hip surgery), Joel Kiviranta (lower body), Valeri Nichushkin (lower body)
Status report
The Avalanche held an optional morning skate Thursday.
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