Canucks at Rangers

CANUCKS (25-22-6) at RANGERS (33-14-5)

Canucks projected lineup
Tanner Pearson -- J.T. Miller -- Conor Garland
Vasily Podkolzin -- Bo Horvat -- Brock Boeser
Nils Hoglander -- Elias Pettersson -- Alex Chiasson
Tyler Motte -- Juho Lammikko -- Matthew Highmore
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Tyler Myers
Quinn Hughes -- Luke Schenn
Brad Hunt -- Travis Hamonic
Thatcher Demko
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched: Madison Bowey, Phillip Di Giuseppe
Injured: Jason Dickinson (lower body), Kyle Burroughs (upper body), Tucker Poolman (headaches)
Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad --
Alexis Lafreniere
Artemi Panarin -- Ryan Strome -- Dryden Hunt
Morgan Barron -- Greg McKegg -- Julien Gauthier
Barclay Goodrow -- Kevin Rooney -- Ryan Reaves
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Zac Jones -- Braden Schneider
Alexandar Georgiev
Igor Shesterkin
Scratched: Libor Hajek, Patrik Nemeth, Filip Chytil
Injured: Kaapo Kakko (upper body)
Status report
The Rangers did not hold a morning skate, but Georgiev is expected to start for the first time since Jan. 27 after Shesterkin made 25 saves in a 1-0 loss at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. Shesterkin has not played both ends of back-to-back games this season. … Chytil, a forward, was a healthy scratch in Pittsburgh after missing the previous game with a non-COVID illness and could return to the lineup. … Dickinson, a forward, was injured in a 7-1 win against the Calgary Flames on Thursday and is not with the Canucks to start a four-game road trip. Chiasson returns to the lineup after being scratched the previous four games. Di Giuseppe, a forward, was called up from Abbotsford of the American Hockey League. … Poolman, a defenseman, has resumed skating in Vancouver and could join the team on the road trip, according to coach Bruce Boudreau.