Bruins at Rangers

BRUINS (9-1-2) at RANGERS (4-5-3)

Bruins projected lineup
Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Nick Ritchie -- David Krejci -- Craig Smith
Jake DeBrusk -- Charlie Coyle -- Anders Bjork
Trent Frederic -- Sean Kuraly -- Chris Wagner
Jeremy Lauzon -- Charlie McAvoy
Connor Clifton -- Brandon Carlo
Jakub Zboril -- Kevan Miller
Jaroslav Halak
Tuukka Rask
Scratched: Anton Blidh , John Moore
Injured:Ondrej Kase (upper body), Matt Grzelcyk (lower body)
Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Pavel Buchnevich
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Ryan Strome --
Kaapo Kakko
Colin Blackwell -- Brett Howden -- Phillip Di Giuseppe
Brendan Lemieux -- Kevin Rooney -- Julien Gauthier
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller
-- Jacob Trouba
Libor Hajek
-- Anthony Bitetto
Igor Shesterkin
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched: None
Injured:Artemi Panarin (lower body), Jack Johnson (lower body), Brendan Smith (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: Filip Chytil
Status report
Grzelcyk, a defenseman, did not practice Thursday and won't play. Clifton will replace him in the lineup. ... Panarin, a forward injured in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Bruins on Wednesday, is day to day; his place on the second line will be taken by Lafreniere. ... Blackwell will play after missing four games with an upper-body injury. … Chytil, a forward who has missed seven games with an upper-body injury, was added to COVID-19 protocol Thursday.