Blackhawks at Rangers

BLACKHAWKS (8-12-2) at RANGERS (15-4-3)

Blackhawks projected lineup
Brandon Hagel -- Jonathan Toews -- Patrick Kane
Alex DeBrincat -- Kirby Dach -- Dylan Strome
Dominik Kubalik -- Henrik Borgstrom -- Jujhar Khaira
Mike Hardman -- Josiah Slavin -- Ryan Carpenter
Erik Gustafsson -- Seth Jones
Jake McCabe -- Caleb Jones
Wyatt Kalynuk -- Riley Stillman
Marc-Andre Fleury
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Reese Johnson, Ian Mitchell
Injured: Connor Murphy (concussion), Tyler Johnson (neck surgery), Calvin de Haan (lower back)
Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Kaapo Kakko
Artemi Panarin -- Ryan Strome -- Dryden Hunt
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Filip Chytil -- Julien Gauthier
Kevin Rooney -- Barclay Goodrow -- Ryan Reaves
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Patrik Nemeth -- Nils Lundkvist
Alexandar Georgiev
Igor Shesterkin
Scratched: Jarred Tinordi, Libor Hajek, Morgan Barron
Injured: Sammy Blais (right knee)
COVID-19 protocol: Greg McKegg
Status report
The Rangers are expected to recall a goalie from Hartford of the American Hockey League to replace Shesterkin, who sustained a lower-body injury in the third period of their 1-0 win against the San Jose Sharks on Friday. … Murphy entered the NHL concussion protocol Friday and the defenseman is expected to miss his first game of the season. … Stillman has missed four straight games with a knee injury. He was a game-time decision prior to the Blackhawks' 4-3 shootout win at the Washington Capitals on Thursday. It's possible he replaces Murphy. … Mitchell, a defenseman, was recalled from Rockford of the American Hockey League on Saturday.