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RANGERS (24-23-8) at JETS (35-18-3)
8 p.m. ET; TSN3, MSG, NHL.TV

The Jets have at least a point in their past eight games (7-0-1) and 12 of their past 14 (11-2-1) on home ice. They were 1-2-0 on a three-game road trip and have scored two goals or fewer in three of their past four games.
Goalie Henrik Lundqvist could start for the Rangers after Alexandar Georgiev started two of the past three games. Georgiev made an NHL career-high 55 saves in a 4-1 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday.
The Rangers are 2-2-1 in their past five games after going 5-2-0 in their previous seven.

Players to watch

Rangers center Mika Zibanejad has 19 points (11 goals, eight assists) in his past 12 games.
Jets center Mark Scheifele has 16 points (six goals, 10 assists) in his past 16 games.

They said it

"We've just got to be focused on Winnipeg. We've just got to continue to build on the way we've been playing. I don't think our last five games, our record, is indicative of the way we've played. I think we've played better than that. There's a little bit of a level of frustration from our end of it because we think we've played well and probably deserved a better fate." -- Rangers coach David Quinn
"They've been playing with a lot of pace lately. They've got some speed and Zibanejad has been putting up a lot of points. It's going to be important that we try and clamp down on that line. Anytime you look at the Rangers they have a lot of speed up front." -- Jets center Adam Lowry

Rangers projected lineup
Jets projected lineup
Status report

The Rangers did not hold a morning skate. … Ehlers could return against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday, but he's more likely for the Jets' upcoming road trip. … Winnipeg sent defenseman Sami Niku to Manitoba of the American Hockey League on Tuesday.

Stat pack

Zuccarello has 17 points (five goals, 12 assists) in his past 11 games. ... Laine has scored one goal in his past 18 games and two in his past 24.