#### **RANGERS (6-7-3) at FLYERS (8-4-3)****Rangers projected lineup**[Alexis Lafreniere](https://www.nhl.com/player/alexis-lafreniere-8482109)-- Mika Zibanejad -- Pavel BuchnevichChris Kreider -- Ryan Strome -- Colin BlackwellBrendan Lemieux -- Brett Howden -- Julien GauthierPhillip Di Giuseppe -- Kevin Rooney -- Jonny BrodzinskiRyan Lindgren -- Adam FoxJack Johnson -- Brendan SmithLibor Hajek -- Anthony BitettoIgor ShesterkinAlexandar Georgiev***Scratched:** Artemi Panarin****Injured:** Jacob Trouba (broken thumb), Filip Chytil (upper body)****COVID-19 protocol:** Kaapo Kakko, K'Andre Miller***Flyers projected lineup**James van Riemsdyk -- Sean Couturier -- Joel FarabeeClaude Giroux -- Kevin Hayes -- Nolan PatrickMichael Raffl -- Connor Bunnaman -- Nicolas Aube-KubelCarsen Twarynski -- Andy Andreoff --[Maksim Sushko](https://www.nhl.com/player/maksim-sushko-8480201)Ivan Provorov -- Shayne GostisbehereTravis Sanheim -- Philippe MyersRobert Hagg -- Erik GustafssonBrian ElliottCarter Hart***Scratched:** Justin Braun, Samuel Morin****Injured:**Morgan Frost (shoulder)****COVID-19 protocol:** Travis Konecny, [Scott Laughton](https://www.nhl.com/player/scott-laughton-8476872)* *, Oskar Lindblom, [Jakub Voracek](https://www.nhl.com/player/jakub-voracek-8474161)***Status report**Panarin will miss his first game since the Rangers announced Monday the forward was taking time away from the team in response to a story reported in Russia alleging he had a physical altercation with an 18-year-old woman in Riga, Latvia in 2011. Brodzinski will replace him in the lineup and Buchnevich will move to the top line. … Miller, a defenseman, was placed in COVID-19 protocol Wednesday. ... Giroux is expected to play after being removed from COVID-19 protocol Tuesday. ... Braun was cleared from COVID-19 protocol Wednesday but the defenseman will not play. ... Twarynski could make his season debut. ... The Pittsburgh Penguins claimed defenseman Mark Friedman on waivers from the Flyers.
