The Nashville Predators take on the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
PREDATORS (21-31-7) at RANGERS (29-26-4)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, MSG 2, SNP, SNO, SNE, TVAS
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg — Ryan O’Reilly — Jonathan Marchessault
Tommy Novak — Steven Stamkos — Luke Evangelista
Jake Lucchini — Fedor Svechkov — Colton Sissons
Kiefer Bellows — Michael McCarron — Cole Smith
Brady Skjei — Nick Blankenburg
Marc Del Gaizo — Luke Schenn
Andreas Englund — Justin Barron
Justus Annunen
Juuse Saros
Scratched: Spencer Stastney
Injured: Zachary L’Heureux (upper body), Jeremy Lauzon (lower body), Adam Wilsby (upper body), Roman Josi (upper body)
Status report
Annunen is expected to start after Saros made 29 saves in a 7-4 loss at the New York Islanders on Saturday. … Smith, a forward, will not play for roster management purposes; he can become an unrestricted free agent July 1. … Parssinen and de Haan are expected to play after being acquired from the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.
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Rangers projected lineup
Artemi Panarin — Vincent Trocheck — Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle — J.T. Miller — Mika Zibanejad
Brennan Othmann — Juuso Parssinen — Jonny Brodzinski
Brett Berard — Sam Carrick — Matt Rempe
K’Andre Miller — Will Borgen
Urho Vaakanainen — Braden Schneider
Zac Jones — Calvin de Haan
Jonathan Quick
Igor Shesterkin
Scratched: Matthew Robertson, Arthur Kaliyev, Reilly Smith
Injured: Adam Edstrom (lower body), Adam Fox (upper body), Chris Kreider (upper body)
Status report
Kreider, a forward, participated in the morning skate but is expected to miss his fourth straight game.
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