The Edmonton Oilers take on the New York Rangers in New York at Madison Square Garden tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
OILERS (38-24-4) at RANGERS (33-28-6)
7 p.m. ET; MSG, SNW, SNO, SNE, TVAS
Oilers projected lineup
Adam Henrique — Connor McDavid — Zach Hyman
Corey Perry — Leon Draisaitl — Connor Brown
Vasily Podkolzin — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — Viktor Arvidsson
Jeff Skinner — Mattias Janmark — Kasperi Kapanen
Jake Walman — Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse — Troy Stecher
Brett Kulak — Ty Emberson
Stuart Skinner
Calvin Pickard
Scratched: Max Jones
Injured: Mattias Ekholm (undisclosed), Trent Frederic (ankle), Evander Kane (hip, knee), John Klingberg (undisclosed)
Status report
Hyman will be a game-time decision after he appeared to leave a 2-1 overtime win against the New York Islanders on Friday with an injury, taking just two shifts in the third period. … Ekholm will miss his sixth straight game; coach Kris Knoblauch said the defenseman could return Tuesday against the Utah Hockey Club, or Thursday against the Winnipeg Jets.
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Rangers projected lineup
Artemi Panarin — Vincent Trocheck — Will Cuylle
Alexis Lafreniere — J.T. Miller — Mika Zibanejad
Chris Kreider — Sam Carrick — Brett Berard
Brennan Othmann — Jonny Brodzinski — Matt Rempe
K’Andre Miller — Will Borgen
Urho Vaakanainen — Adam Fox
Zac Jones — Braden Schneider
Jonathan Quick
Igor Shesterkin
Scratched: Calvin de Haan, Juuso Parssinen, Carson Soucy
Injured: Adam Edstrom (lower body), Arthur Kaliyev (upper body)
Status report
Quick could start after Shesterkin made 21 saves in a 4-0 win at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.
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