Rangers at Kings

RANGERS (23-19-4) at KINGS (17-13-5)

Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Kaapo Kakko
Artemi Panarin -- Ryan Strome -- Barclay Goodrow
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Kevin Rooney -- Filip Chytil
Tim Gettinger -- Morgan Barron -- Jonny Brodzinski
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Patrik Nemeth -- Jarred Tinordi
Alexandar Georgiev
Keith Kinkaid
Scratched:Libor Hajek, Nils Lundkvist, Greg McKegg
Injured:Sammy Blais (knee), Dryden Hunt (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: Igor Shesterkin, Julien Gauthier
Kings projected lineup
Adrian Kempe -- Anze Kopitar --
Alex Iafallo
Trevor Moore -- Phillip Danault -- Viktor Arvidsson
Rasmus Kupari --
Alex Turcotte
-- Dustin Brown
Brendan Lemieux -- Blake Lizotte -- Arthur Kaliyev
Mikey Anderson -- Drew Doughty
Olli Maatta -- Matt Roy
Tobias Bjornfot -- Sean Durzi
Cal Petersen
Jonathan Quick
Scratched:Jacob Moverare, Samuel Fagemo
Injured:Lias Andersson (undisclosed), Andreas Athanasiou (lower body), Alexander Edler (ankle)
COVID-19 protocol: Christian Wolanin, Carl Grundstrom, Martin Frk
Status report
The Rangers did not hold a morning skate. … Panarin is expected to return after missing four games in NHL COVID-19 protocol. … Kris Knoblauch, coach of Hartford of the American Hockey League, will coach the Rangers. New York coach Gerard Gallant was placed in COVID-19 protocol Sunday. … Iafallo and Turcotte will return after each missed two games in COVID-19 protocol. … Andersson, a forward, was placed on injured reserve after being injured during practice Sunday. ... Fagemo was recalled from Ontario of the American Hockey League. If the forward plays it would be his NHL debut. … Frk, a forward, was placed in COVID-19 protocol Monday. ... Athanasiou could play against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday. The forward was injured Dec. 14 and will miss his 10th game Monday.