Projected Lineups for the Rangers vs Kings – 3/25/25

The New York Rangers take on the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

RANGERS (34-31-6) at KINGS (39-21-9)

10:30 p.m. ET; FDSNW, MSG, SN1

Rangers projected lineup

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

K’Andre Miller — Will Borgen
Carson Soucy — Adam Fox
Zac Jones — Braden Schneider

Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick

Scratched: Urho Vaakanainen, Sam Carrick, Calvin de Haan, Nicolas Aube-Kubel

Injured: Adam Edstrom (lower body)

Status report

The Rangers held an optional morning skate. … Carrick’s status is uncertain after the forward missed practice Monday for personal reasons. … Aube-Kubel, a forward, was recalled from Hartford of the American Hockey League on Monday.

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Kings projected lineup

Andrei Kuzmenko — Anze Kopitar — Adrian Kempe
Warren Foegele — Phillip Danault — Trevor Lewis
Kevin Fiala — Quinton Byfield — Alex Laferriere
Tanner Jeannot — Samuel Helenius — Alex Turcotte

Mikey Anderson — Drew Doughty
Vladislav Gavrikov — Jordan Spence
Joel Edmundson — Brandt Clarke

Darcy Kuemper
David Rittich

Scratched: Kyle Burroughs, Akil Thomas, Jacob Moverare

Injured: Trevor Moore (upper body)

Status report

The Kings could dress the same lineup they used in a 7-2 win against the Boston Bruins on Sunday.

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