Rangers at Lightning

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By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

RANGERS (19-12-5) at LIGHTNING (21-11-1)

Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Kaapo Kakko
Artemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck -- Barclay Goodrow
Vitali Kravtsov -- Filip Chytil -- Julien Gauthier
Sammy Blais -- Jonny Brodzinski -- Jimmy Vesey
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Ben Harpur -- Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched: Alexis Lafreniere, Libor Hajek
Injured:None
Lightning projected lineup
Brandon Hagel -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Steven Stamkos -- Nick Paul -- Ross Colton
Patrick Maroon -- Anthony Cirelli -- Alex Killorn
Vladislav Namestnikov -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Corey Perry
Victor Hedman -- Zach Bogosian
Ian Cole -- Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev -- Nick Perbix
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Scratched:Haydn Fleury, Cal Foote, Rudolfs Balcers
Injured: None
Status report
Lafreniere, a forward, is being scratched for the first time this season. ... The Lightning did not hold a morning skate. … Vasilevskiy could play after making 25 saves in Tampa Bay's 4-1 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday.

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