Rangers at Blue Jackets

RANGERS (24-13-7) at BLUE JACKETS (13-27-2)

Rangers projected lineup
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Mika Zibanejad -- Kaapo Kakko
Artemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck -- Vitali Kravtsov
Barclay Goodrow -- Filip Chytil -- Jimmy Vesey
Sammy Blais -- Jonny Brodzinski -- Jake Leschyshyn
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Braden Schneider
Jacob Trouba -- Ben Harpur
Jaroslav Halak
Igor Shesterkin
Scratched: Libor Hajek, Ryan Carpenter
Injured: Chris Kreider (upper body), Julien Gauthier (upper body)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Jack Roslovic -- Patrik Laine
Eric Robinson -- Boone Jenner -- Gustav Nyquist
Kirill Marchenko -- Kent Johnson -- Emil Bemstrom
Liam Foudy -- Sean Kuraly -- Mathieu Olivier
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Adam Boqvist
Tim Berni -- Erik Gudbranson
Nick Blankenburg -- Andrew Peeke
Elvis Merzlikins
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched:Gavin Bayreuther, Cole Sillinger, Joonas Korpisalo
Injured:Yegor Chinakhov (ankle), Carson Meyer (oblique strain)
Status report
The Rangers held an optional skate after their 2-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday. … Halak may start after Shesterkin made 29 saves Sunday. … Kreider, a forward, is expected to miss his third straight game. … The Blue Jackets will use the same lineup from their 4-3 win at the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. … Korpisalo is out for a second straight game because of personal reasons.