Projected Lineups for the Rangers vs Penguins – 2/23/25

The New York Rangers take on the Pittsburgh Penguins today. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

RANGERS (27-25-4) at PENGUINS (23-26-9)

3:30 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS

Rangers projected lineup

Artemi Panarin — J.T. Miller — Reilly Smith
Will Cuylle — Vincent Trocheck — Alexis Lafreniere
Chris Kreider — Mika Zibanejad — Arthur Kaliyev
Jonny Brodzinski — Sam Carrick — Matt Rempe

Ryan Lindgren — Adam Fox
K’Andre Miller — Will Borgen
Urho Vaakanainen — Braden Schneider

Jonathan Quick
Igor Shesterkin

Scratched: Matthew Robertson, Jimmy Vesey

Injured: Adam Edstrom (lower body)

Status report

Quick could start after Shesterkin allowed five goals on 16 shots before being pulled late in the first period of an 8-2 loss at the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. Quick entered to make 14 saves. … New York adjusted its lines early Saturday, most notably elevating Zibanejad to first-line right wing and bumping Smith to left wing on the fourth, before switching back to the lineup from the start of the game.

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Penguins projected lineup

Anthony Beauvillier — Sidney Crosby — Rickard Rakell
Michael Bunting — Evgeni Malkin — Cody Glass
Danton Heinen — Kevin Hayes — Philip Tomasino
Matt Nieto — Blake Lizotte — Noel Acciari

P.O Joseph — Kris Letang
Matt Grzelcyk — Erik Karlsson
Ryan Graves — Vincent Desharnais

Joel Blomqvist
Alex Nedeljkovic

Scratched: Ryan Shea, Vladislav Kolyachonok

Injured: Bryan Rust (illness), Bokondji Imama (upper body)

Status report:

Rust, a forward, did not play in an 8-3 loss to the Washington Capitals on Saturday after becoming ill Friday. … Blomqvist will likely start. Nedeljkovic allowed five goals on 14 shots before being pulled in the second period Saturday; Blomqvist made 14 saves in relief.

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