Rangers at Islanders

RANGERS (11-4-3) at ISLANDERS (5-8-2)

Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Dryden Hunt
Artemi Panarin -- Ryan Strome -- Kaapo Kakko
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Filip Chytil -- Julien Gauthier
Kevin Rooney -- Barclay Goodrow -- Ryan Reaves
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Patrik Nemeth -- Nils Lundkvist
Igor Shesterkin
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched: Jarred Tinordi, Greg McKegg, Libor Hajek
Injured: Sammy Blais (right knee)
Islanders projected lineup
Anatoli Golyshev
-- Mathew Barzal -- Richard Panik
Anthony Beauvillier -- Zach Parise -- Oliver Wahlstrom
Andy Andreoff -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Kyle Palmieri
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Robin Salo -- Scott Mayfield
Thomas Hickey -- Noah Dobson
Sebastian Aho -- Grant Hutton
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched: Paul Ladue
Injured: Ryan Pulock (lower body), Brock Nelson (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol: Anders Lee, Josh Bailey, Zdeno Chara, Ross Johnston, Adam Pelech, Kieffer Bellows, Andy Greene
Status report
Golyshev could make his NHL debut, replacing Nelson, who was injured in a 3-0 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday. The forward is out 2-4 weeks. … Hickey could make his season debut after being recalled from Bridgeport of the American Hockey League. … Hunt skated on the top line at practice Tuesday and is likely to start the game there, replacing Goodrow, who would move to the fourth line.