RANGERS (7-4-1) at SENATORS (7-4-0)
7 p.m. ET; TVAS, SNE, MSG, NHLN
Rangers projected lineup
Gabe Perreault -- Mika Zibanejad -- Alexis Lafreniere
Tye Kartye -- J.T. Miller -- Pavel Dorofeyev
Will Cuylle -- Noah Laba -- Eeli Tolvanen
Oliver Bjorkstrand -- Luke Glendening -- Taylor Raddysh
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Adam Fox
Marcus Pettersson -- Sean Durzi
Alberts Smits -- Braden Schneider
Dylan Garand
Spencer Martin
Scratched: Scott Morrow, Matt Rempe, Matthew Robertson
Injured: Igor Shesterkin (lower body), Joonas Korpisalo (lower body), Joseph Veleno (lower body)
Senators projected lineup
Fabian Zetterlund -- Tim Stutzle -- Claude Giroux
Warren Foegele -- Dylan Cozens -- Drake Batherson
Ridly Greig -- Shane Pinto -- Michael Amadio
Nick Cousins -- Stephen Halliday -- Andre Burakovsky
Jake Sanderson -- Artem Zub
Tyler Kleven -- Jordan Spence
Nikolas Matinpalo -- Carter Yakemchuk
Jonas Johansson
Samuel Ersson
Scratched: Cameron Crotty, Hayden Hodgson
Injured: Linus Ullmark (lower body), William Eklund (ankle), Kurtis MacDermid (upper body), Thomas Chabot (upper body)
Status report
The Rangers held an optional morning skate. ... New York assigned forward Justin Dowling to Hartford of the American Hockey League on Friday. … Glendening could make his Rangers debut after signing a one-year, $850,000 contract on Thursday. ... Robertson, a defenseman, was recalled from Hartford on Friday. … Garand will make his seventh consecutive start. ... Johansson will start and make his Senators debut. ... Ullmark, a goalie, is out 1-2 weeks and was placed on injured reserve Thursday. ... Burakovsky will return to the lineup after being a healthy scratch the past two games; Hodgson, a forward, will come out. … Ottawa coach Travis Green said he expects Chabot to return during the Senators' upcoming five-game road trip that begins at the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday; the defenseman will miss his third straight game.
