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RANGERS (18-10-5) at PENGUINS (18-9-4)

Rangers projected lineup
Artemi Panarin -- Mika Zibanejad -- Barclay Goodrow
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Filip Chytil -- Kaapo Kakko
Chris Kreider -- Vincent Trocheck -- Jimmy Vesey
Sammy Blais -- Jonny Brodzinski -- Vitali Kravtsov
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Ben Harpur -- Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched: Libor Hajek, Julien Gauthier
Injured: None
Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Rickard Rakell
Danton Heinen -- Evgeni Malkin -- Bryan Rust
Brock McGinn -- Jeff Carter -- Kasperi Kapanen
Ryan Poehling -- Teddy Blueger -- Drew O'Connor
Marcus Pettersson -- Kris Letang
Brian Dumoulin -- Jan Rutta
Pierre-Olivier Joseph -- Chad Ruhwedel
Tristan Jarry
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Mark Friedman
Injured: Jeff Petry (upper body), Jason Zucker (lower body), Josh Archibald (lower body)
Status report
Chytil is expected to play after leaving a 7-1 win against the Chicago Blackhawks with an upper-body injury on Sunday. … Zucker will be a game-time decision. The forward said his status hadn't changed from being week to week after practicing Monday, his first time joining the Penguins since he was injured against the Dallas Stars on Dec. 12. … Archibald will also be a game-time decision. If the forward is unable to play, O'Connor would likely replace him at right wing on the fourth line.