Rangers at Capitals

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RANGERS at CAPITALS

Rangers projected lineup
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Mika Zibanejad -- Chris Kreider
Artemi Panarin -- Ryan Strome -- Kaapo Kakko
Barclay Goodrow -- Filip Chytil -- Dryden Hunt
Sammy Blais -- Kevin Rooney -- Ryan Reaves
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Jarred Tinordi -- Patrik Nemeth
Igor Shesterkin
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched: Julien Gauthier, Libor Hajek, Nils Lundkvist
Injured: None
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom Wilson
Anthony Mantha -- Lars Eller -- Daniel Sprong
Conor Sheary --
Hendrix Lapierre
-- T.J. Oshie
Carl Hagelin -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Martin Fehervary
-- John Carlson
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Justin Schultz
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Vitek Vanecek
Ilya Samsonov
Scratched:Connor McMichael, Beck Malenstyn, Matt Irwin
Injured:Nicklas Backstrom (hip)
Status report
The Rangers held an optional morning skate. … Coach Gerard Gallant did not reveal his starting goaltender. … Ovechkin, who left the Capitals' final preseason game Friday in the first period because of a lower-body injury, was a full participant at the morning skate and is a game-time decision. … Backstrom, a forward, was placed on long-term injured reserve Tuesday.

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