Rangers at Blue Jackets

RANGERS (7-3-3) at BLUE JACKETS (7-4-0)

Rangers projected lineup
Alexis Lafreniere -- Mika Zibanejad -- Chris Kreider
Artemi Panarin -- Ryan Strome -- Kaapo Kakko
Sammy Blais -- Barclay Goodrow -- Julien Gauthier
Dryden Hunt -- Kevin Rooney -- Ryan Reaves
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Patrik Nemeth -- Nils Lundkvist
Igor Shesterkin
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched:Jarred Tinordi, Greg McKegg
Injured:Filip Chytil (upper body)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Gustav Nyquist -- Boone Jenner -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Yegor Chinakhov -- Cole Sillinger -- Jakub Voracek
Gregory Hofmann -- Jack Roslovic -- Kevin Stenlund
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Alexandre Texier
Zach Werenski -- Jake Bean
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Gavin Bayreuther
Gabriel Carlsson -- Andrew Peeke
Elvis Merzlikins
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Scott Harrington
Injured:Adam Boqvist (lower body), Dean Kukan (wrist), Emil Bemstrom (oblique strain), Patrik Laine (oblique strain)
COVID-19 protocol:Max Domi
Status report
The Rangers held an optional skate. ... Chytil, a forward, was placed on injured reserve. ... McKegg, a forward, was recalled from Hartford of the American Hockey League. Coach Gerard Gallant did not name a starting goalie or whether each would play this weekend with New York playing the New Jersey Devils on Sunday. … Merzlikins will start for the Blue Jackets, who will use the same skaters from a 4-3 loss to the Washington Capitals on Friday.