Projected Lineups for the Rangers vs Hurricanes – Game 3

The New York Rangers take on the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena tonight for Game 3 of their second round series. Here are the projected/expected lineups, sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents and others.

Related: 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2 Hub

(1M) RANGERS at (2M) HURRICANES

Eastern Conference Second Round, Game 3

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Rangers projected lineup

Chris Kreider — Mika Zibanejad — Jack Roslovic

Artemi Panarin — Vincent Trocheck — Alexis Lafreniere

Will Cuylle — Alex Wennberg — Kaapo Kakko

Jimmy Vesey — Barclay Goodrow — Matt Rempe

Ryan Lindgren — Adam Fox

K’Andre Miller — Braden Schneider

Erik Gustafsson — Jacob Trouba

Igor Shesterkin

Jonathan Quick

Scratched: Zac Jones, Chad Ruhwedel, Jonny Brodzinski, Louis Domingue, Adam Edstrom, Filip Chytil

Injured: Blake Wheeler (lower body)

Status Report

• The Rangers are expected to dress the same lineup they used in Games 1 and 2. 

More from THW:

• 3 Keys to the Rangers Winning Games 3 & 4 Against the Hurricanes
• Rangers’ Roslovic Finally Finding Stride in Playoffs
• Trocheck Lifts Rangers to 4-3 Double Overtime Win Over Hurricanes

Hurricanes projected lineup

Jake Guentzel — Sebastian Aho — Andrei Svechnikov

Jordan Martinook — Jack Drury — Martin Necas

Teuvo Teravainen — Jordan Staal — Seth Jarvis

Jesperi Kotkaniemi — Evgeny Kuznetsov  — Stefan Noesen

Jaccob Slavin — Brent Burns

Brady Skjei — Tony DeAngelo

Dmitry Orlov — Jalen Chatfield

Pyotr Kochetkov

Frederik Andersen

Scratched: Maxime Comtois, Jackson Blake, Brendan Lemieux, Scott Morrow, Bradly Nadeau, Spencer Martin, Dylan Coghlan, Ryan Suzuki, Ronan Seeley

Injured: Jesper Fast (upper body), Brett Pesce (lower body)

Status report

• The Hurricanes did not hold a morning skate Thursday.
• Kochetkov will start in his first appearance since he made 14 saves in a 4-2 win at the Chicago Blackhawks on April 14.
• Kuznetsov, a healthy scratch in Game 2, will return to the lineup.

More from THW:

• Trocheck Lifts Rangers to 4-3 Double Overtime Win Over Hurricanes
• Projected Lineups for the Hurricanes vs Rangers – Game 2
• Zibanejad Shines in Rangers’ 4-3 Game 1 Win vs. Hurricanes

Related: 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Bracket