Hurricanes at Rangers

HURRICANES (52-20-8) at RANGERS (51-22-6)

Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis
Max Domi -- Vincent Trocheck -- Teuvo Teravainen
Nino Niederreiter -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Jordan Martinook -- Derek Stepan -- Martin Necas
Jaccob Slavin -- Tony DeAngelo
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Brendan Smith -- Ian Cole
Pyotr Kochetkov
Antti Raanta
Scratched: Ethan Bear, Steven Lorentz
Injured: Frederik Andersen (lower body), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (lower body)
Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Frank Vatrano
Artemi Panarin -- Ryan Strome -- Andrew Copp
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Filip Chytil -- Barclay Goodrow
Dryden Hunt -- Kevin Rooney -- Ryan Reaves
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Patrik Nemeth -- Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched: Libor Hajek, Julien Gauthier, Justin Braun, Greg McKegg, Jonny Brodzinski
Injured: Tyler Motte (upper body), Kaapo Kakko (lower body)
Status report
Raanta will back up Kochetkov after sustaining a lower-body injury in the second period of a 5-2 win at the New York Islanders on Sunday. ... Trocheck will play after being a healthy scratch for rest purposes against the Islanders. … Copp, Chytil and Kakko each is a game-time decision, according to Rangers coach Gerard Gallant, after each practiced Monday; Copp and Chytil were on their respective lines and on the second power-play unit, leading to the expectation they will play after each missed a 3-1 loss at the Boston Bruins on Saturday. Copp had a lower-body injury and Chytil had an upper-body injury. ... Kakko, a forward, practiced but wasn't a regular on a line or a power-play group, which means he could miss his fourth straight game.