#### **RANGERS (15-14-4) at CAPITALS (22-7-4)****Rangers projected lineup**Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Pavel BuchnevichArtemi Panarin -- Ryan Strome -- Kaapo Kakko[Alexis Lafreniere](https://www.nhl.com/player/alexis-lafreniere-8482109)-- Filip Chytil -- Julien Gauthier[Phillip Di Giuseppe ](https://www.nhl.com/player/phillip-di-giuseppe-8476858)-- Kevin Rooney -- Colin BlackwellRyan Lindgren -- Adam FoxK'Andre Miller -- Jacob TroubaBrendan Smith -- Libor HajekKeith KinkaidIgor Shesterkin***Scratched:** Alexandar Georgiev****Injured:**None****COVID-19 protocol:**Brett Howden***Capitals projected lineup**Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- T.J. OshieJakub Vrana -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Tom WilsonConor Sheary -- Richard Panik -- Daniel SprongCarl Hagelin -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet HathawayBrenden Dillon -- John CarlsonDmitry Orlov -- Justin SchultzZdeno Chara -- Nick JensenIlya SamsonovVitek Vanecek***Scratched:**Jonas Siegenthaler, Trevor van Riemsdyk****Injured:**Lars Eller (lower body)***Status report**The Rangers traded forward Brendan Lemieux to the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday for a fourth-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft. … DiGiuseppe is in for Lemieux following the trade. ... Rangers coach David Quinn has been cleared to return and will work with asssistants Jacques Martin and Kris Knoblauch. David Oliver remains in NHL COVID-19 protocol. ... Eller, a center, will miss his seventh consecutive game and remains day to day. … Kuznetsov, Backstrom and Oshie could rotate at center on the third line.
