Hurricanes at Rangers

HURRICANES (47-18-8) at RANGERS (47-20-6)

Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis
Teuvo Teravainen -- Vincent Trocheck -- Martin Necas
Nino Niederreiter -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Jordan Martinook -- Max Domi -- Steven Lorentz
Jaccob Slavin -- Tony DeAngelo
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Brendan Smith -- Ian Cole
Frederik Andersen
Antti Raanta
Scratched:Derek Stepan, Ethan Bear
Injured: Jesperi Kotkaniemi (lower body)
Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Frank Vatrano
Artemi Panarin -- Ryan Strome -- Andrew Copp
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Barclay Goodrow -- Kaapo Kakko
Dryden Hunt -- Kevin Rooney -- Ryan Reaves
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Justin Braun -- Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched:Libor Hajek, Julien Gauthier, Patrik Nemeth, Greg McKegg, Jonny Brodzinski
Injured:Tyler Motte (upper body), Filip Chytil (upper body)
Status report
Smith will replace Bear, a defenseman, for the Hurricanes. Bear played and Smith was scratched in Carolina's 5-2 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. ... Kotkaniemi skated Tuesday but the forward will miss his eighth straight game. ... Chytil practiced Monday and the forward is day to day, but will miss his second straight game. ... Nemeth, a defenseman, did not practice because of personal reasons.