Rangers at Devils

RANGERS (22-12-6) at DEVILS (24-12-3)

Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Kaapo Kakko
Artemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck -- Vitali Kravtsov
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Filip Chytil -- Jimmy Vesey
Sammy Blais -- Barclay Goodrow -- Julien Gauthier
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Ben Harpur -- Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched: Libor Hajek, Jonny Brodzinski
Injured: None
Devils projected lineup
Ondrej Palat -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Bratt
Erik Haula -- Jack Hughes -- Tomas Tatar
Miles Wood -- Michael McLeod -- Alexander Holtz
Yegor Sharangovich -- Jesper Boqvist -- Dawson Mercer
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Graves -- Damon Severson
Kevin Bahl -- Brendan Smith
Mackenzie Blackwood
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched: Nikita Okhotiuk, Fabian Zetterlund
Injured: John Marino (upper body), Nathan Bastian (shoulder), Jonathan Bernier (hip)
Status report
Each team held an optional practice Friday after playing Thursday. ... Blackwood could start after missing a 5-3 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Thursday because of a hand injury. ... Goalie Akira Schmid, who started and allowed four goals on 18 shots, was assigned to Utica of the American Hockey League on Friday. … The Rangers assigned Gustav Rydahl to Hartford of the AHL on Friday; the forward was a healthy scratch for a 4-1 win at the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.