Rangers at Bruins

RANGERS (26-23-6) at BRUINS (32-14-7)

Rangers projected lineup
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Mika Zibanejad -- Colin Blackwell
Pavel Buchnevich -- Ryan Strome -- Justin Richards
Tim Gettinger -- Filip Chytil -- Vitali Kravtsov
Morgan Barron -- Kevin Rooney -- Phillip Di Giuseppe
K'Andre Miller -- Adam Fox
Anthony Bitetto -- Tarmo Reunanen
Libor Hajek -- Zac Jones
Keith Kinkaid
Igor Shesterkin
Scratched: Julien Gauthier, Kaapo Kakko, Jonny Brodzinski , Alexandar Georgiev
Injured:Chris Kreider (lower body), Brendan Smith (lower body)
Bruins projected lineup
Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Taylor Hall -- David Krejci -- Craig Smith
Nick Ritchie -- Sean Kuraly -- Jake DeBrusk
Trent Frederic -- Curtis Lazar -- Karson Kuhlman
Matt Grzelcyk -- Charlie McAvoy
Mike Reilly -- Brandon Carlo
Jeremy Lauzon -- Kevan Miller
Tuukka Rask
Jeremy Swayman
Scratched: Connor Clifton, Jaroslav Halak, Chris Wagner, Steven Kampfer , Jarred Tinordi, Jakub Zboril, Anton Blidh
Injured: Charlie Coyle (upper body), Ondrej Kase (upper body)
Status report
The Rangers did not practice Friday. … Buchnevich, a forward, will return following a one-game suspension for high-sticking Washington Capitals forward Anthony Mantha during a 4-2 loss Wednesday. … Richards will make his NHL debut. ... Reunanen will play for Smith, a defenseman. ... Kase, a forward, has been practicing and could return next week. He has not played this season.