Rangers at Capitals

RANGERS (44-21-11) at CAPITALS (34-33-9)

Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Patrick Kane
Artemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Filip Chytil -- Kaapo Kakko
Jimmy Vesey -- Barclay Goodrow -- Tyler Motte
Niko Mikkola -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Ben Harpur -- Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched: None
Injured: Ryan Lindgren (upper body)
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Tom Wilson
Anthony Mantha -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Craig Smith
Aliaksei Protas -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Sonny Milano
Nicolas Aube-Kubel -- Nic Dowd -- Conor Sheary
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin -- Nick Jensen
Alexander Alexeyev -- Matt Irwin
Darcy Kuemper
Mitchell Gibson
Scratched: None
Injured: Carl Hagelin (hip), Connor Brown (knee), T.J. Oshie (upper body), Trevor van Riemsdyk (upper body), Charlie Lindgren (illness)
Status report
The Rangers did not practice Saturday following a 3-2 overtime loss at the Buffalo Sabres on Friday. … Shesterkin could start after Halak made 31 saves Friday. ... Milano practiced Saturday in a regular jersey and will be a game-time decision after missing three games because of an upper-body injury. … Oshie is day to day; the forward left during the first period of a 5-1 loss at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday. ... Van Riemsdyk, a defenseman, will be out about a week. ... Gibson was signed to an ATO to back up Kuemper because Lindgren is out with a non-COVID illness.