Rangers at Ducks

RANGERS (22-9-4) at DUCKS (18-11-7)

Rangers projected lineup
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Mika Zibanejad -- Chris Kreider
Barclay Goodrow -- Ryan Strome -- Kaapo Kakko
Tim Gettinger -- Filip Chytil -- Kevin Rooney
Greg McKegg -- Morgan Barron -- Ryan Reaves
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Jarred Tinordi -- Nils Lundkvist
Alexandar Georgiev
Keith Kinkaid
Scratched: Libor Hajek, Jonny Brodzinski
Injured: Sammy Blais (knee), Dryden Hunt (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: Igor Shesterkin , Julien Gauthier , Artemi Panarin
Ducks projected lineup
Sonny Milano -- Trevor Zegras -- Jacob Perreault
Max Comtois -- Isac Lundestrom -- Troy Terry
Rickard Rakell --
Danny O'Regan
-- Jakob Silfverberg
Nicolas Deslauriers -- Sam Steel -- Buddy Robinson
Jacob Larsson -- Jamie Drysdale
Cam Fowler -- Josh Manson
Simon Benoit -- Kevin Shattenkirk
Anthony Stolarz
Lukas Dostal
Scratched: Ryan Getzlaf
Injured: Adam Henrique (lower body), Max Jones (upper body), Josh Mahura (undisclosed)
COVID-19 protocol: Derek Grant , John Gibson, Sam Carrick, Hampus Lindholm, Vinni Lettieri
Status report
Gauthier, a forward, entered COVID-10 protocol Friday. ... Hunt, a forward, will not play after being injured during a 5-1 loss at the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday. ... Brodzinski and Gettinger, each a forward, was recalled from the taxi squad Friday, and defenseman Zac Jones was assigned to the taxi squad. ... Kinkaid will back up Georgiev for a second straight game after Shesterkin, a goalie, entered COVID-19 protocol Thursday. ... Zegras will return after missing four games in COVID-10 protocol. ... Perreault will make his NHL debut. ... Deslauriers will return after missing one game in COVID-19 protocol. ... Getzlaf, a center, has been removed from COVID-19 protocol but will not play.