The Rangers get back to work, kinda

The Rangers lineup

The lineup for the Rangers is set, based on the players they used in scrimmages.  The tam practiced this morning, in their first pregame skate since March 11.

Coach David Quinn is allowed to dress two extra players and he said that they will be Brendan Lemieux and Libor Hajek and both will definitely play.    Later today, Quinn will determine which two goalies will dress and how much they will play.

20 Kreider – 93 Zibanejad – 89 Buchnevich
10 Panarin – 16 Strome – 17 Fast
33 Di Giuseppe – 72 Chytil – 24 Kakko
14 McKegg – 21 Howden – 12 Gauthier
48 Lemieux

42 Smith– 8 Trouba
55 Lindgren – 23 Fox
18 Staal – 77 DeAngelo
25 Hajek

30 Lundqvist
31 Shesterkin
40 Georgiev

The Islanders lineup

As for the Islanders, Coach Barry Trotz called this game a chance to finalize the lineup.  He did say that he will be using both of his goalies as Thomas Greiss and Semyon Varlamov will split the game.

Here is the projected lineup:

27 Anders Lee – 13 Mathew Barzal – 7 Jordan Eberle
18 Anthony Beauvillier – 29 Brock Nelson – 12 Josh Bailey
14 Tom Kuhnhackl – 44 J.G. Pageau –  10 Derick Brassard
17 Matt Martin – 53 Casey Cizikas –  15 Cal Clutterbuck

2 Nick Leddy – 55 Johnny Boychuk
25 Devon Toews – 24 Scott Mayfield
3 Adam Pelech –  6 Ryan Pulock

1 Thomas Greiss
40 Semyon Varlamov

There is a question about who will fill the two additional slots in the roster.  Here are the options:

Forwards: Andrew Ladd, Michael Dal Colle,
Defense: Andy Greene, Noah Dobson, Thomas Hickey