Rangers at Blues

RANGERS (46-21-11) at BLUES (36-35-7)

Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Jimmy Vesey
Artemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Filip Chytil -- Kaapo Kakko
Barclay Goodrow -- Tyler Motte
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Niko Mikkola -- Braden Schneider
Ben Harpur
Jaroslav Halak
Igor Shesterkin
Scratched: None
Injured: Patrick Kane (lower body)
Blues projected lineup
Brandon Saad -- Brayden Schenn -- Jordan Kyrou
Jake Neighbours -- Pavel Buchnevich -- Jakub Vrana
Sammy Blais -- Kasperi Kapanen -- Josh Leivo
Alexey Toropchenko -- Nathan Walker -- Tyler Pitlick
Nick Leddy -- Colton Parayko
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Dmitri Samorukov -- Calle Rosen
Jordan Binnington
Vadim Zherenko
Scratched: Logan Brown
Injured: Robert Thomas (upper body), Marco Scandella (lower body), Robert Bortuzzo (upper body), Thomas Greiss (lower body)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate. ... Kane is questionable after the forward missed a 6-3 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday. ... Trouba is questionable after the defenseman sustained an upper-body injury during the first period against the Lightning. ... Halak could start after Shesterkin made 28 saves Wednesday. ... The Rangers could dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen. ... Buchnevich will return after missing four games because of an upper-body injury. ... Thomas, a center, and Bortuzzo, a defenseman, each will miss a fifth straight game. ... Samorukov was recalled on an emergency basis from Springfield of the American Hockey League, and defenseman
Matthew Kessel
was re-assigned to the AHL. ... Scandella will miss the rest of the season after the defenseman was injured blocked a shot during the second period of a 6-1 loss at the Nashville Predators on Saturday.