Flyers at Rangers

FLYERS (21-18-7) at RANGERS (23-18-6)

Flyers projected lineup
Claude Giroux -- Sean Couturier -- Jakub Voracek
Joel Farabee -- Kevin Hayes -- Wade Allison
James van Riemsdyk -- Scott Laughton -- Travis Konecny
Oskar Lindblom -- Jackson Cates -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Ivan Provorov -- Justin Braun
Travis Sanheim -- Robert Hagg
Shayne Gostisbehere -- Philippe Myers
Alex Lyon
Brian Elliott
Scratched: Samuel Morin, Nolan Patrick
Injured: Morgan Frost (shoulder), Carter Hart (knee), Tanner Laczynski (hip)
Rangers projected lineup
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Mika Zibanejad -- Pavel Buchnevich
Artemi Panarin -- Ryan Strome -- Colin Blackwell
Chris Kreider -- Filip Chytil -- Kaapo Kakko
Brett Howden -- Kevin Rooney -- Vitali Kravtsov
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Brendan Smith
Libor Hajek -- Zac Jones
Alexandar Georgiev
Igor Shesterkin
Scratched: Julien Gauthier, Phillip Di Giuseppe, Anthony Bitetto
Injured: Jacob Trouba (upper body)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate Friday. … Cates, who signed a two-year, entry-level contract April 13, will make his NHL debut. He'll replace Patrick, a forward, on the fourth line. ... Lyon will start in goal after Elliott made 33 saves in a 3-2 win against the Rangers on Thursday. ... Georgiev is expected to start for the Rangers after Shesterkin made 33 saves Thursday. ... Trouba, a defenseman, could miss his second straight game.