Flames at Rangers

FLAMES (2-1-1) at RANGERS (4-1-1)

Flames projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Elias Lindholm -- Matthew Tkachuk
Blake Coleman -- Mikael Backlund -- Tyler Pitlick
Milan Lucic -- Sean Monahan -- Trevor Lewis
Andrew Mangiapane -- Dillon Dube -- Brett Ritchie
Noah Hanifin -- Rasmus Andersson
Oliver Kylington -- Chris Tanev
Juuso Valimaki -- Erik Gudbranson
Jacob Markstrom
Dan Vladar
Scratched:Brad Richardson, Michael Stone, Nikita Zadorov
Injured:None
Rangers projected lineup
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Mika Zibanejad -- Chris Kreider
Artemi Panarin --
Ryan Strome
-- Barclay Goodrow
Sammy Blais -- Filip Chytil -- Julien Gauthier
Dryden Hunt -- Kevin Rooney -- Ryan Reaves
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Patrik Nemeth -- Nils Lundkvist
Igor Shesterkin
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched:Jarred Tinordi, Greg McKegg, Libor Hajek
Injured:Kaapo Kakko (upper body)
Status report
Strome returns to the Rangers lineup after missing their four-game road trip, all wins, while in NHL COVID-19 protocol. The forward practiced on a line with Panarin and Goodrow on Sunday. New York did not have a morning skate. ... Kakko will miss a fourth straight game. ... The Rangers sent Morgan Barron, a forward, to Hartford of the American Hockey League to make room for Strome. ... The Flames will use the same set of forwards and defensemen from their past two games, a 3-0 win at the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday and a 4-3 win at the Washington Capitals on Saturday.