Rangers at Predators

RANGERS (7-5-3) at PREDATORS (5-8-1)

Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Jimmy Vesey
Artemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck --
Alexis Lafreniere
Barclay Goodrow -- Filip Chytil -- Kaapo Kakko
Sammy Blais -- Ryan Carpenter -- Julien Gauthier
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
Libor Hajek -- Braden Schneider
Jaroslav Halak
Igor Shesterkin
Scratched: Ryan Reaves, Zac Jones
Injured: Vitali Kravtsov (illness)
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg -- Mikael Granlund -- Juuso Parssinen
Nino Niederreiter -- Ryan Johansen -- Matt Duchene
Yakov Trenin -- Mark Jankowski -- Tanner Jeannot
Cole Smith -- Colton Sissons -- Eeli Tolvanen
Roman Josi -- Dante Fabbro
Mattias Ekholm -- Alexandre Carrier
Ryan McDonagh -- Jeremy Lauzon
Juuse Saros
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Zach Sanford, Michael McCarron, Cody Glass
Injured: Mark Borowiecki (upper body)
Status report
Kravtsov, a forward, will be replaced by either Carpenter or Reaves. … Halak will make his fifth start this season. … The Predators recalled Parssinen from Milwaukee of the American Hockey League and reassigned Jordan Gross, a defenseman, to Milwaukee. … Saros is expected to start.