Projected Lineups for Rangers vs Islanders - 2/25/25 - The Hockey Writers - New York Islanders

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

RANGERS (28-25-4) at ISLANDERS (25-24-7)

7:30 p.m. ET; MSGSN, MSG

Rangers projected lineup

Artemi Panarin — J.T. Miller — Reilly Smith
Will Cuylle — Mika Zibanejad — Alexis Lafreniere
Brennan Othmann — Vincent Trocheck — Jimmy Vesey
Jonny Brodzinski — Sam Carrick — Matt Rempe

Ryan Lindgren — Adam Fox
K’Andre Miller — Will Borgen
Urho Vaakanainen — Braden Schneider

Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick

Scratched: Matthew Robertson, Arthur Kaliyev

Injured: Adam Edstrom (lower body), Chris Kreider (upper body)

Status report

Fox did not take part in the Rangers morning skate for personal reasons but will play. … Kreider will be a game-time decision after the forward was a late scratch for a 5-3 win at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday. … Othmann was recalled from Hartford of the American Hockey League and could play if Kreider cannot.

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Islanders projected lineup

Anders Lee — Bo Horvat — Anthony Duclair
Simon Holmstrom — Brock Nelson — Kyle Palmieri
Casey Cizikas — Jean-Gabriel Pageau — Maxim Tsyplakov
Pierre Engvall — Kyle MacLean — Marc Gatcomb

Alexander Romanov — Tony DeAngelo
Scott Perunovich — Ryan Pulock
Adam Pelech — Adam Boqvist

Ilya Sorokin
Jakub Skarek

Scratched: Scott Mayfield, Hudson Fasching

Injured: Mathew Barzal (lower body), Matt Martin (lower body), Marcus Hogberg (upper body) Semyon Varlamov (lower body), Mike Reilly (heart surgery)

Status report

Mayfield, a defenseman, will be a healthy scratch. … Boqvist will play after being a healthy scratch for a 4-3 loss to the Dallas Stars on Sunday. … Martin, a forward, was placed on injured reserve Tuesday.