SHARKS (6-16-2) at RANGERS (17-4-1)
6 p.m. ET; NHLN, NBCSCA, MSG, TVAS
Sharks projected lineup
William Eklund -- Tomas Hertl -- Mike Hoffman
Fabian Zetterlund -- Mikael Granlund -- Anthony Duclair
Jacob MacDonald -- Nico Sturm -- Kevin Labanc
Givani Smith -- Ryan Carpenter -- Justin Bailey
Mario Ferraro -- Ty Emberson
Calen Addison -- Matt Benning
Nikita Okhotiuk -- Kyle Burroughs
Mackenzie Blackwood
Kaapo Kahkonen
Scratched: Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Nikolai Knyzhov
Injured: Filip Zadina (undisclosed), Jan Rutta (upper body), Oskar Lindblom (lower body), Alexander Barabanov (finger), Luke Kunin (upper body)
Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Blake Wheeler
Artemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck -- Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle -- Nick Bonino -- Jonny Brodzinski
Jimmy Vesey -- Barclay Goodrow -- Tyler Pitlick
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
Erik Gustafsson -- Braden Schneider
Jonathan Quick
Igor Shesterkin
Scratched: Zac Jones
Injured: Kaapo Kakko (lower body), Filip Chytil (upper body)
Status report
Rutta, a defenseman, and Barbanov, a forward, are close to returning, Sharks coach David Quinn said before a 6-3 win against the New Jersey Devils on Friday. …. Kunin, who was a late scratch with an upper-body injury on Friday, was placed on injured reserve on Saturday. … Knyzhov, a defenseman, was placed on waivers Saturday. … Quick could start for New York after Shesterkin made 36 saves in a 4-3 win against the Nashville Predators on Saturday.
