RANGERS (12-11-2) at BRUINS (14-11-0)
1 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, TNT, SN
Rangers projected lineup
Artemi Panarin — Vincent Trocheck — Jonny Brodzinski
Will Cuylle — Mika Zibanejad – Alexis Lafreniere
Conor Sheary — Noah Laba — Brett Berard
Adam Edstrom — Sam Carrick — Taylor Raddysh
Vladislav Gavrikov — Adam Fox
Carson Soucy — Braden Schneider
Urho Vaakanainen — Matthew Robertson
Igor Shesterkin
Dylan Garand
Scratched: Scott Morrow
Injured: Jonathan Quick (lower body), J.T. Miller (upper body), Will Borgen (upper body), Matt Rempe (upper body)
Bruins projected lineup
Alex Steeves — Elias Lindholm — Morgan Geekie
Casey Mittlestadt — Marat Khusnutdinov – Georgii Merkulov
Tanner Jeannot — Fraser Minten — Mark Kastelic
Riley Tufte — Sean Kuraly — Michael Eyssimont
Nikita Zadorov — Jonathan Aspirot
Hampus Lindholm — Henri Jokiharju
Mason Lohrei — Andrew Peeke
Jeremy Swayman
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Jeffrey Viel
Injured: Charlie McAvoy (upper body), Jordan Harris (ankle surgery), Viktor Arvidsson (lower body), Matej Blumel (lower body), David Pastrnak (undisclosed), Pavel Zacha (undisclosed)
Status report
Morrow, a defenseman, has been recalled from Hartford of the American Hockey League and defenseman Connor Mackey has been assigned to Hartford. … Blumel was placed on long-term injured reserve; the forward left after two shifts in a 3-1 win at the New York Islanders on Wednesday. … Zacha, a center, and Pastrnak, a forward, each is day to day. … Mittelstadt was activated off injured reserve Friday; the forward missed nine games with a lower-body injury. … Merkulov, a forward, was recalled from Providence of the American Hockey League. … Defenseman Michael Callahan was assigned to Providence.
