RANGERS (1-1-0) at PENGUINS (2-0-0)
7 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, MSG
Rangers projected lineup
Artemi Panarin -- Mika Zibanejad -- Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle -- J.T. Miller -- Conor Sheary
Juuso Parssinen -- Noah Laba -- Taylor Raddysh
Adam Edstrom -- Sam Carrick -- Matt Rempe
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Adam Fox
Carson Soucy -- Will Borgen
Urho Vaakanainen -- Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick
Scratched: Jonny Brodzinski, Matthew Robertson
Injured: Vincent Trocheck (upper body)
Penguins projected lineup
Rickard Rakell -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Anthony Mantha -- Evgeni Malkin -- Justin Brazeau
Tommy Novak -- Ben Kindel -- Filip Hallander
Connor Dewar -- Blake Lizotte -- Noel Acciari
Parker Wotherspoon -- Erik Karlsson
Ryan Shea -- Kris Letang
Caleb Jones -- Harrison Brunicke
Arturs Silovs
Tristan Jarry
Scratched: Philip Tomasino, Mathew Dumba, Connor Clifton
Injured: Kevin Hayes (upper body), Rutger McGroarty (upper body)
Status report
Trocheck, a center, is week to week after being injured in the second period of a 4-0 win at the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. ... Zibanejad will return to center after playing the first two games at right wing on the Rangers' first line. ... Rust is expected to return after missing the Penguins' first two games wtih a lower-body injury. ... Silovs will start for the second time this season; he made 25 saves in a season-opening 3-0 win at the Rangers on Tuesday. ... Pittsburgh assigned forward Ville Koivunen to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Saturday.
