Rangers at Devils preview

RANGERS (31-34-13) AT DEVILS (29-40-10)
7 p.m. ET; MSG+, MSG 2, NHL.TV

Buchnevich has four goals and four assists in a seven-game run, and 12 points (eight goals, four assists) in his past 14 games. He is expected to play despite leaving 3:41 into the third period of a 3-0 win against the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday after colliding with Flyers forward Nolan Patrick.
Goalie Mackenzie Blackwood will start for the Devils, who have lost 12 of 16 (4-10-2) and have scored one goal or fewer in four of their past seven games.
The Devils and Rangers have each been eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoff contention.

Players to watch

Rangers forward Ryan Strome has five points (three goals, two assists) in a three-game point streak and seven points (five goals, two assists) in his past six games.
Devils center Pavel Zacha has six points (one goal, five assists) in his past six games.

They said it

"It feels like things are clicking a little bit right now for me personally, but I'll take things day by day, game by game and not get too far ahead of myself. Hopefully good things keep happening." -- Rangers forward Ryan Strome
"It's the last time we're playing (at Prudential Center) this season and we're playing against a rival team, so I think it's always exciting to be able to have a strong performance in front of your fans the last time you're home. I think the atmosphere is always fantastic against the Rangers." -- Devils coach John Hynes

Rangers projected lineup

Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Pavel Buchnevich
Brendan Lemieux -- Brett Howden -- Ryan Strome
Vladislav Namestnikov -- Filip Chytil -- Jimmy Vesey
Boo Nieves -- Lias Andersson -- Vinni Lettieri
Brady Skjei -- Kevin Shattenkirk
Marc Staal -- Tony DeAngelo
Brendan Smith -- Neal Pionk
Henrik Lundqvist
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched: Connor Brickley, Fredrik Claesson
Injured:Libor Hajek (shoulder), Jesper Fast (upper body)

Devils projected lineup

Kenny Agostino -- Nico Hischier -- Blake Coleman
Miles Wood -- Travis Zajac -- Joey Anderson
Drew Stafford -- Pavel Zacha -- Michael McLeod
Stefan Noesen -- Kevin Rooney -- Nathan Bastian
Andy Greene -- Damon Severson
Mirco Mueller -- Connor Carrick
Will Butcher -- Steven Santini
Mackenzie Blackwood
Cory Schneider
Scratched:Egor Yakovlev
Injured:Jesper Bratt (lower body), Taylor Hall (lower body), Sami Vatanen (illness), Kurtis Gabriel (upper body), Kyle Palmieri (lower body)

Status report

The Rangers did not have a morning skate. ... Bastian returns after missing 15 games with an upper-body injury. ... Bratt is out for the remainder of the season.

Stat pack

Lundqvist is one win from 450 in NHL.