Rangers at Golden Knights

RANGERS (12-10-5) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (19-7-1)

Rangers projected lineup
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Mika Zibanejad -- Kaapo Kakko
Artemi Panarin -- Filip Chytil -- Barclay Goodrow
Chris Kreider -- Vincent Trocheck -- Jimmy Vesey
Sammy Blais -- Jonny Brodzinski -- Julien Gauthier
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Libor Hajek -- Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched: Ben Harpur, Ryan Carpenter, Vitali Kravtsov
Injured: None
Golden Knights projected lineup
Paul Cotter -- Chandler Stephenson -- Mark Stone
Reilly Smith -- William Karlsson -- Jonathan Marchessault
Jonas Rondbjerg
-- Nicolas Roy -- Phil Kessel
William Carrier -- Jake Leschyshyn -- Keegan Kolesar
Alec Martinez -- Shea Theodore
Brayden McNabb -- Zach Whitecloud
Nicolas Hague -- Daniil Miromanov
Logan Thompson
Adin Hill
Scratched:Alex Pietrangelo, Ben Hutton, Michael Amadio
Injured: Brett Howden (lower body), Jack Eichel (lower body)
Status Report
Chytil is expected to play his first game since Dec. 2. He missed two games with a lower-body injury. … Eichel will miss his second straight game. "Jack is day to day," Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said. "He didn't skate today. I talked to him, he's feeling better. That's a positive, but not ready to go." … Pietrangelo is expected to miss his fourth straight game due to a personal issue. … Rondbjerg was recalled from Henderson of the American Hockey League.