Projected Lineups for Rangers vs Hurricanes – 4/12/25

The New York Rangers take on the Carolina Hurricanes today. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

RANGERS (37-35-7) at HURRICANES (46-27-5)

3 p.m. ET; ABC, ESPN+, SN360, TVAS

Rangers projected lineup

Artemi Panarin — Vincent Trocheck — Jonny Brodzinski
Will Cuylle — J.T. Miller — Mika Zibanejad
Chris Kreider — Juuso Parssinen — Alexis Lafreniere
Brett Berard — Sam Carrick — Matt Rempe

Carson Soucy — Adam Fox
K’Andre Miller — Will Borgen
Urho Vaakanainen– Braden Schneider

Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick

Scratched: Brennan Othmann, Gabe Perreault, Zac Jones, Calvin de Haan, Nicolas Aube-Kubel

Injured: None

Status report:

Neither team practiced Friday. … Shesterkin is likely to start after making 44 saves in a 9-2 win at the New York Islanders on Thursday.

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Hurricanes projected lineup

Seth Jarvis — Sebastian Aho — Jackson Blake
Taylor Hall — Jack Roslovic — Andrei Svechnikov
Jordan Martinook — Jordan Staal — Logan Stankoven
Tyson Jost — Mark Jankowski — Eric Robinson

Jaccob Slavin — Brent Burns
Dmitry Orlov — Jalen Chatfield
Scott Morrow — Sean Walker

Pyotr Kochetkov
Frederik Andersen

Scratched: None

Injured: Jesperi Kotkaniemi (undisclosed), Shayne Gostisbehere (upper body), William Carrier (lower body)

Status Report:

Kochetkov could start after Andersen made 24 saves in a 5-4 shootout loss at the Washington Capitals on Thursday.

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