New York Rangers lineup tonight: Blueshirts’ projected lineup for game against Florida Panthers

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The New York Rangers are back in action tonight against the Florida Panthers. The Rangers have struggled this year to the tune of a 16-18-1 record, a disappointment following their deep Eastern Conference playoff run last season. The defending champion Panthers hold a 22-13-2 record. This game presents an opportunity for the Rangers to turn things around, but the Panthers will be a tough matchup.

Currently, the Rangers have no injuries to report. The team is fully healthy, with no players on day-to-day or injured reserve status, including K’Andre Miller. If everyone is available, here’s what the lineup might look like tonight at 7:00 pm EST.

Forwards:

  1. LW Artemi Panarin – C Vincent Trocheck – RW Alexis Lafrenière
  2. LW Brett Berard – C Mika Zibanejad – RW Reilly Smith
  3. LW Will Cuylle – C Filip Chytil – RW Jonny Brodzinski
  4. LW Adam Edstrom – C Sam Carrick – RW Jimmy Vesey

Defense Pairings:

  1. Ryan Lindgren – Adam Fox
  2. Zac Jones – Braden Schneider
  3. Urho Vaakanainen – Will Borgen

Goalkeepers:

  • Jonathan Quick
  • Igor Shesterkin

Powerplay Units:

  1. Alexis Lafrenière, Vincent Trocheck, Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad, Adam Fox
  2. Will Cuylle, Filip Chytil, Reilly Smith, Braden Schneider, Zac Jones

Penalty Kill Lines:

  1. Vincent Trocheck, Reilly Smith, Ryan Lindgren, Adam Fox
  2. Sam Carrick, Will Cylle, Braden Schneider, Will Borgen

The Rangers are coming off a four-goal loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, while the Panthers are fresh off a four-goal shutout loss to the Montreal Canadiens. The game will be played in Florida.

Odds for tonight’s New York Rangers game and a look at the upcoming schedule

Given their performance this season, it’s no surprise that the New York Rangers are underdogs tonight on the road against the defending Stanley Cup champions. Here are the full odds from FanDuel:

  • The Panthers are -200 to win outright.
  • The Rangers are +164 on the moneyline.
  • The puck line is Florida -1.5, which is +128.
  • The Rangers are -158 to cover the spread.
  • The over/under is 5.5 goals combined.
  • The over is set at -140, and the under is +114.

Following their bout with the Florida Panthers, the Rangers won’t play again until 2025. Their first matchup of the new year will be on Thursday, Jan. 2 against the Boston Bruins at 7:00 pm EST.

The New York Rangers are underdogs (Imagn)The New York Rangers are underdogs (Imagn)
The New York Rangers are underdogs (Imagn)

They will close out the week with back-to-back games. On Saturday, Jan. 5, the Rangers will face the Washington Capitals at noon EST. Then, on Sunday, they will take on the Chicago Blackhawks at 3:00 pm EST.