RANGERS (33-37-9) at STARS (47-20-12)
5 p.m. ET; Victory+, MSG
Rangers projected lineup
Gabe Perreault — Mika Zibanejad — Alexis Lafreniere
Tye Kartye — J.T. Miller — Conor Sheary
Will Cuylle — Vincent Trocheck — Jonny Brodzinski
Adam Sykora — Noah Laba — Jaroslav Chmelar
Vladislav Gavrikov — Adam Fox
Matthew Robertson — Will Borgen
Drew Fortescue — Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick
Scratched: Vincent Iorio, Adam Edstrom, Taylor Raddysh, Dylan Garand
Injured: Matt Rempe (higher physique), Urho Vaakanainen (higher physique)
Stars projected lineup
Justin Hryckowian — Wyatt Johnston — Mikko Rantanen
Jason Robertson — Matt Duchene — Mavrik Bourque
Adam Erne — Arttu Hyry — Jamie Benn
Cameron Hughes — Oskar Back — Colin Blackwell
Thomas Harley — Tyler Myers
Esa Lindell — Ilya Lyubushkin
Lian Bichsel — Kyle Capobianco
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Alexander Petrovic
Injured: Nathan Bastian (hand), Michael Bunting (decrease physique), Radek Faksa (decrease physique), Miro Heiskanen (decrease physique), Roope Hintz (decrease physique), Nils Lundkvist (sickness), Tyler Seguin (ACL), Sam Steel (undisclosed)
Status report
The Rangers are anticipated to decorate the identical 18 skaters they utilized in a 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday. … Shesterkin, Quick and Garand, a goalie, will journey on the season-ending three-game highway journey; it is attainable Garand may play one of many video games after making his NHL debut in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Winnipeg Jets on March 22, however New York coach Mike Sullivan didn’t verify which sport he would play. … The Stars held an elective observe Friday. … Heiskanen won’t play after leaving within the first interval of a 5-4 win in opposition to the Minnesota Wild on Thursday; the defenseman’s standing for the playoffs was not recognized on Friday, when he was scheduled to have an MRI. … Forwards Faksa and Bunting every is near returning; it is attainable Bunting will costume Saturday and if obtainable would substitute Hughes.
