Projected Lineups for the Rangers vs Sabres – 2/22/25

The New York Rangers take on the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center today. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

RANGERS (27-24-4) at SABRES (22-27-5)

5:30 p.m. ET; MSG-B, MSG

Rangers projected lineup

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

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

Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick

Scratched: Arthur Kaliyev, Matthew Robertson

Injured: Adam Edstrom (lower body)

Status report

Shesterkin could start after recovering from an upper-body injury sustained in a collision with Penguins forward Philip Tomasino duing a 3-2 loss Feb. 7.

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Sabres projected lineup

JJ Peterka — Jiri Kulich — Tage Thompson
Jason Zucker — Ryan McLeod — Alex Tuch
Jordan Greenway — Dylan Cozens — Jack Quinn
Beck Malenstyn — Peyton Krebs — Zach Benson

Bowen Byram — Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power — Henri Jokiharju
Dennis Gilbert — Connor Clifton

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
James Reimer

Scratched: Sam Lafferty, Jacob Bryson

Injured: Mattias Samuelsson (lower body)

Status report:

Greenway is expected to return after missing 23 games with a middle-body injury. … Samuelsson, a defenseman, could be available to play following a two-game absence. … Malenstyn is expected to be back in the lineup after exiting a 3-2 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Feb. 4 with back spasms and missing practices, as well as a 6-4 loss at the Nashville Predators on Feb. 8 prior to the break for the 4 Nations Face-Off.

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