Rangers at Golden Knights preview

RANGERS (22-14-5) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (28-10-2)
9:30 p.m. ET; SN360, ATTSN-RM, MSG+, NHL.TV

Vegas has not lost in regulation at home since Nov. 28 against the Dallas Stars and is 17-2-1 at T-Mobile Arena, the best home record in the NHL.
The Rangers defeated the Arizona Coyotes 2-1 in a shootout on Saturday. Henrik Lundqvist made 38 saves for his 424th career NHL win, putting him alone in eighth place all-time on the League's win list. Backup Ondrej Pavelec is expected to start in the second of back-to-back games.

Players to watch

Rangers forward Mats Zuccarello has 17 points (five goals, 12 assists) in his past 21 games. He enters Sunday with 199 assists in his NHL career.
Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury is 5-1-1 in his past seven starts and has held opponents to two goals or fewer in his past four.

They said it

"We're at the halfway point now, and these lapses, they can't happen if we want to be a successful team down the road here. I think that's how we look at it." -- Rangers defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk following Saturday's game
"It's a nice problem to have when you have eight defensemen going. When someone gets banged up, you throw someone in there." -- Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant on replacing injured defenseman Luca Sbisa in the lineup

Rangers projected lineup

J.T. Miller -- Mika Zibanejad -- Pavel Buchnevich
Michael Grabner -- Kevin Hayes -- Mats Zuccarello
Jimmy Vesey -- David Desharnais -- Rick Nash
Paul Carey --
Boo Nieves
-- Jesper Fast
Ryan McDonagh -- Nick Holden
Brendan Smith -- Kevin Shattenkirk
Brady Skjei -- Marc Staal
Ondrej Pavelec
Henrik Lundqvist
Scratched:Vinni Lettieri, Steven Kampfer
Injured:Chris Kreider (rib surgery)

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Golden Knights projected lineup

Jonathan Marchessault -- William Karlsson -- Reilly Smith
David Perron -- Erik Haula -- James Neal
Brendan Leipsic -- Cody Eakin --
Alex Tuch
William Carrier -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Tomas Nosek
Brayden McNabb -- Nate Schmidt
Shea Theodore
-- Deryk Engelland
Colin Miller -- Brad Hunt
Marc-Andre Fleury
Malcolm Subban
Scratched:Oscar Lindberg, Ryan Carpenter
Injured:Oscar Dansk (lower body), Luca Sbisa (upper body), Jon Merrill (undisclosed)

Status report

The Rangers did not hold a morning skate. … Sbisa is listed as day-to-day and will be replaced by Hunt. Bellemare returns to the lineup after missing the past two games to be with his wife, who gave birth to their son.

Stat pack

New York's goaltending duo has combined for a .948 save percentage during the past 12 games. The Rangers' 34 road wins, dating back to last season, are the most in the NHL. New York is 7-1-0 against the Pacific Division this season, including a 6-4 victory against the Golden Knights on Oct. 31 at Madison Square Garden. … Marchessault has 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in his past nine games. Perron has two goals and four assists during a six-game point streak.