The New York Rangers take on the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
RANGERS (10-4-1) at KRAKEN (9-8-1)
9 p.m. ET; KHN, MSGSN, KONG
Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider — Mika Zibanejad — Reilly Smith
Artemi Panarin — Vincent Trocheck — Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle — Jonny Brodzinski — Kaapo Kakko
Adam Edstrom — Sam Carrick — Jimmy Vesey
K’Andre Miller — Adam Fox
Zac Jones — Braden Schneider
Ryan Lindgren — Jacob Trouba
Jonathan Quick
Igor Shesterkin
Scratched: Chad Ruhwedel, Jake Leschyshyn
Injured: Filip Chytil (upper body)
Status report
- Chytil, a forward, did not make the trip after an injury sustained during a 3-2 win against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday. He will be replaced by Brodzinski.
- Leschyshyn, a forward, was recalled from Hartford of the American Hockey League on Saturday.
- Quick will make his second start in eight games. He made 37 saves in a 4-0 win against the Detroit Red Wings on Nov. 9.
Latest for THW:
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- Rangers’ Kakko & Vesey Quietly Stepping Up
Kraken projected lineup
Jared McCann — Matty Beniers — Andre Burakovsky
Jaden Schwartz — Chandler Stephenson — Oliver Bjorkstrand
Eeli Tolvanen — Shane Wright — Daniel Sprong
Tye Kartye — Yanni Gourde — Brandon Tanev
Ryker Evans — Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak — Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura — Will Borgen
Philipp Grubauer
Joey Daccord
Scratched: Ben Meyers
Injured: Vince Dunn (mid body), Jordan Eberle (lower body)
Status report
- Grubauer is expected to make his first start since Nov. 5. Daccord has started Seattle’s past four games, all wins, including 3-2 against the New York Islanders on Saturday. Grubauer was Daccord’s backup the past two games, but he didn’t dress for the two previous because of “an unfortunate accident at home,” coach Dan Bylsma said.
Latest for THW:
- Kraken Defeat Islanders 3-2
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- 2024-25 Seattle Kraken Showing Early Improvements Over Last Season’s Team
