The game between the New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs is set to take place at 7:30 p.m. ET. Both teams are looking to improve their standings as they approach the final stretch of the season.
Projected Lineups: Rangers vs. Maple Leafs
Rangers Projected Lineup
- Gabe Perreault — Mika Zibanejad — Alexis Lafreniere
- Will Cuylle — Vincent Trocheck — Adam Sykora
- Tye Kartye — J.T. Miller — Conor Sheary
- Taylor Raddysh — Adam Edstrom — Jaroslav Chmelar
- Vladislav Gavrikov — Adam Fox
- Braden Schneider — Will Borgen
- Matthew Robertson — Vincent Iorio
The starting goaltender will be Igor Shesterkin, with Dylan Garand available as backup. Notable scratches include Jonny Brodzinski and Connor Mackey. Injuries affecting the team include upper body issues for Matt Rempe and Jonathan Quick, along with lower body injuries for Noah Laba and Urho Vaakanainen.
Maple Leafs Projected Lineup
- Matias Maccelli — John Tavares — William Nylander
- Matthew Knies — Max Domi — Easton Cowan
- Dakota Joshua — Bo Groulx — Nicholas Robertson
- Steven Lorentz — Jacob Quillan — Michael Pezzetta
- Morgan Rielly — Brandon Carlo
- Jake McCabe — Oliver Ekman-Larsson
- Simon Benoit — Troy Stecher
Goaltenders Joseph Woll and Anthony Stolarz are set to play. Calle Jarnkrok and Philippe Myers will not participate as scratches. The team is currently missing Auston Matthews due to an MCL injury and Chris Tanev, who is dealing with a groin issue.
Status Updates
Adam Sykora is expected to make his NHL debut tonight. Jonathan Quick has been skating, but he will miss his third consecutive game. The Maple Leafs are coming off a recent victory, having beaten the Boston Bruins 4-2.
