Penguins at Rangers

PENGUINS (41-20-10) at RANGERS (45-20-6)

Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Rickard Rakell -- Evgeni Malkin -- Jeff Carter
Evan Rodrigues -- Teddy Blueger -- Kasperi Kapanen
Danton Heinen -- Brian Boyle -- Anthony Angello
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- John Marino
Mike Matheson -- Chad Ruhwedel
Tristan Jarry
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Mark Friedman, Radim Zohorna, Filip Hallander
Injured: Jason Zucker (lower body), Brock McGinn (upper body), Nathan Beaulieu (lower body)
Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Frank Vatrano
Artemi Panarin -- Ryan Strome -- Andrew Copp
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Filip Chytil -- Barclay Goodrow
Tyler Motte -- Jonny Brodzinski -- Dryden Hunt
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Justin Braun -- Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched: Libor Hajek, Julien Gauthier, Greg McKegg, Ryan Reaves, Patrik Nemeth
Injured: Kaapo Kakko (upper body), Kevin Rooney (upper body)
Status report
Zucker will miss a third straight game after being a full participant in practice Wednesday, when the forward took line rushes at second-line left wing. ... Jarry will make his ninth start in 11 games. ... Hallander, a forward, was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Thursday. ... Zibanejad and Lindgren each is expected to play after taking a maintenance day Wednesday.