RANGERS (6-2-0) at DEVILS (3-3-0)
7 p.m. ET; MSGSN2, MSG
Rangers projected lineup
Gabe Perreault -- Mika Zibanejad -- Pavel Dorofeyev
Tye Kartye -- J.T. Miller -- Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle -- Noah Laba -- Eeli Tolvanen
Oliver Bjorkstrand -- Justin Dowling -- Matt Rempe
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Adam Fox
Marcus Pettersson -- Sean Durzi
Alberts Smits -- Braden Schneider
Dylan Garand
Spencer Martin
Scratched: Scott Morrow, Jaroslav Chmelar
Injured: Igor Shesterkin (lower body), Joonas Korpisalo (lower body), Joseph Veleno (lower body)
Devils projected lineup
Arseny Gritsyuk -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt
Timo Meier -- Nico Hischier -- Dawson Mercer
Anthony Mantha -- Evan Rodrigues -- Stefan Noesen
Amadeus Lombardi -- Cody Glass -- Jesper Boqvist
Luke Hughes -- Brett Pesce
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Declan Chisholm -- Johnathan Kovacevic
Nico Daws
Jake Allen
Scratched: Remi Poirier, Brenden Dillion
Injured: Connor Brown (lower body), Nick Bjugstad (upper body), Luke Evangelista (illness)
Status report
Dowling will play after being recalled from Hartford of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. ... The Rangers returned forward Cole Beaudoin to Hartford. ... Garand will make his third straight start. ... Rempe is expected to play in place of Chmelar, a forward. ... Evangelista, a forward, will miss his second straight game. ... Brown participated in the Devils morning skate but the forward will not make his season debut.
