Rangers at Devils

RANGERS (44-20-10) at DEVILS (46-20-8)

Rangers projected lineup
Artemi Panarin -- Mika Zibanejad -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Chris Kreider -- Vincent Trocheck -- Patrick Kane
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Filip Chytil -- Kaapo Kakko
Jimmy Vesey -- Barclay Goodrow -- Tyler Motte
Niko Mikkola -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Ben Harpur -- Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched: None
Injured: Ryan Lindgren (upper body)
Devils projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Nico Hischier -- Dawson Mercer
Ondrej Palat -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt
Tomas Tatar -- Erik Haula -- Jesper Boqvist
Miles Wood -- Michael McLeod -- Yegor Sharangovich
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Graves -- John Marino
Kevin Bahl -- Damon Severson
Vitek Vanecek
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scratched: Brendan Smith, Nolan Foote
Injured: Jonathan Bernier (hip), Nathan Bastian (upper body), Curtis Lazar (lower body)
Status report
Lindgren is expected to miss his fourth straight game and 15th in 16; the defenseman remains day to day. ... Shesterkin will make his 10th start in 13 games. ... Tatar took a maintenance day from practice on Wednesday but is expected to play. ... Bastian practiced Wednesday, but the forward will miss his ninth straight game. ... Boqvist is expected to return after being a healthy scratch the past two games. ... Lazar has not skated since the forward was injured March 18 and will miss his sixth game in a row. ... Vanecek is expected to start for the fifth time in six games.