LIGHTNING (0-0-0) at RANGERS (0-1-0)
7 p.m. ET; The Spot, MSG, TVAS
Lightning projected lineup
Ilya Mikheyev — Brayden Point — Nikita Kucherov
Jake Guentzel — Anthony Cirelli — Brandon Hagel
Jeffrey Viel — Zemgus Girgensons — Pontus Holmberg
Gage Goncalves — Jansen Harkins — Conor Geekie
J.J. Moser — John Carlson
Ryan McDonagh — Erik Cernak
Victor Hedman — Charle-Edouard D’Astous
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Dennis Hildeby
Scratched: Scott Sabourin, Emil Lilleberg, Max Crozier
Injured: Dominic James (hand), Yanni Gourde (hip)
Rangers projected lineup
Gabe Perreault — Mika Zibanejad — Alexis Lafreniere
Pavel Dorofeyev — J.T. Miller — Oliver Bjorkstrand
Will Cuylle — Noah Laba — Eeli Tolvanen
Tye Kartye — Joseph Veleno — Matt Rempe
Vladislav Gavrikov — Adam Fox
Marcus Pettersson — Sean Durzi
Alberts Smits — Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Dylan Garand
Scratched: Matthew Robertson, Jaroslav Chmelar, Scott Morrow
Injured: Joonas Korpisalo (lower body)
Status report
Hedman will be in the Lightning lineup for the first time since March 19; he missed Tampa Bay’s last 15 games during the 2025-26 regular season and seven during the Stanley Cup Playoffs on a leave of absence to prioritize his mental health. … Korpisalo has been placed on injured reserve; the goalie is week to week. … Garand was recalled from Hartford of the American Hockey League on Thursday and will back up Shesterkin.
