The New York Rangers take on the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
RANGERS (2-0-1) at RED WINGS (1-2-0)
7:30 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+
Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider — Mika Zibanejad — Reilly Smith
Artemi Panarin — Vincent Trocheck — Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle — Filip Chytil — Kaapo Kakko
Adam Edstrom — Sam Carrick — Jonny Brodzinski
K’Andre Miller — Adam Fox
Braden Schneider — Jacob Trouba
Zac Jones — Victor Mancini
Jonathan Quick
Igor Shesterkin
Scratched: Matt Rempe, Chad Ruhwedel
Injured: Ryan Lindgren (upper body), Jimmy Vesey (lower body)
Status report
- Lindgren took part in the Rangers morning skate; the defenseman, who will miss his fourth straight game, could return at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday.
- Quick will start after Shesterkin started the first three games.
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Red Wings projected lineup
Alex DeBrincat – Dylan Larkin — Patrick Kane
Vladimir Tarasenko — J.T. Compher — Lucas Raymond
Michael Rasmussen — Andrew Copp — Christian Fischer
Tyler Motte — Joe Veleno – Jonatan Berggren
Ben Chiarot — Moritz Seider
Simon Edvinsson — Justin Holl
Olli Maatta — Erik Gustafsson
Cam Talbot
Alex Lyon
Scratched: Albert Johansson
Injured: Jeff Petry (upper body)
Status report
- Larkin and Copp each skipped the Red Wings morning skate Thursday because of illness, but each is expected to play.
- Gustafsson will return after being a healthy scratch the past two games.
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