Rangers at Penguins

RANGERS (33-13-5) at PENGUINS (31-14-8)

Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad --
Alexis Lafreniere
Artemi Panarin -- Ryan Strome -- Dryden Hunt
Morgan Barron -- Greg McKegg -- Julien Gauthier
Barclay Goodrow -- Kevin Rooney -- Ryan Reaves
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Zac Jones -- Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched: Libor Hajek, Patrik Nemeth
Injured: Kaapo Kakko (upper body), Filip Chytil (non-COVID illness)
Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Danton Heinen -- Evgeni Malkin -- Kasperi Kapanen
Brock McGinn -- Jeff Carter -- Evan Rodrigues
Kasper Bjorkqvist -- Brian Boyle -- Dominik Simon
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- John Marino
Mark Friedman -- Chad Ruhwedel
Tristan Jarry
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Zach Aston-Reese, Pierre-Olivier Joseph
Injured: Mike Matheson (upper body), Jason Zucker (core muscle), Teddy Blueger (fractured jaw), Louis Domingue (lower body)
Status report
Rangers coach Gerard Gallant did not disclose if Shesterkin or Georgiev would start. ... Matheson, a defenseman, is week to week. ... Carter played third-line center for Pittsburgh in practice Friday after playing right wing on the second line the previous three games. … Bjorkqvist, a rookie, could play his seventh game with the Penguins and first in the NHL since Jan. 13; he would enter on the fourth line in place of Aston-Reese, who would be a healthy scratch. ... Joseph, a defenseman, was recalled from Wilkes/Barre-Scranton of the American Hockey League on Friday but is not expected to play.