Rangers lineup tonight: New York's projected lineup for game against San Jose Sharks | Nov 14, 2024

The New York Rangers will look to bounce back from a loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday when they face off against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday. After coming within arms reach of making it to the Stanley Cup Finals last year, the Rangers are eager to win the Eastern Conference and win their first Stanley Cup since 1994.

After a hot start to the year that saw New York sitting as a top team in the Metropolitan Division, the team has since fallen to fourth place with a record of 9-4-1. On the flip side, the Sharks have struggled to find consistency in the Pacific Division, posting a record of 5-9-3 ahead of tonight's game.

While many teams around the league are dealing with injuries to key players, the Rangers are heading into tonight's game with a clean bill of health. The Rangers' lines for tonight's game are expected to be as follows:

Forwards:

• LW Artemi Panarin - C Mika Zibanejad - RW Alexis Lafrenière
• LW Chris Kreider - C Vincent Trocheck - RW Reilly Smith
• LW Will Cuylle - C Filip Chytil - RW Kaapo Kakko
• LW Adam Edstrom - C Sam Carrick - RW Jimmy Vesey

Defense:

• Ryan Lindgren - Adam Fox
• K'Andre Miller - Jacob Trouba
• Zac Jones - Braden Schneider

Goalies:

• Igor Shesterkin
• Jonathan Quick

Powerplay:

1. Chris Kreider, Vincent Trocheck, Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad, Adam Fox
2. Reilly Smith, Filip Chytil, Kaapo Kakko, Alexis Lafreniere, Zac Jones

Penalty Kill:

1. Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider, Ryan Lindgren, Jacob Trouba
2. Vincent Trocheck, Reilly Smith, K'Andre Miller, Adam Fox

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Looking at the New York Rangers' recent games ahead of tonight's clash with San Jose, as well as upcoming games on the team's schedule

Heading into tonight's game against the San Jose Sharks, New York will be looking to bounce back after a 6-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. The loss dropped the team to 3-2 in their last five, while marking just their fourth regulation loss of the season.

Despite that, the team Metropolitan Division currently has several teams all jockeying for first place with the 11-6-2 New Jersey Devils in first with 24 points. Sitting just behind them is the 11-3-0 Carolina Hurricanes, who have 22 points, followed by the 10-4-0 Washington Capitals in third place.

While the Rangers may have an uphill battle, the team has some winnable games on the schedule. Following tonight's game with the Sharks, the team will head to Seattle for a clash with the 7-8-1 Kraken.

From there, things could get tough on the team's four-game road trip with a game against the Vancouver Canucks scheduled for Nov. 19, a game with the Flames scheduled for Nov. 21, and a clash with the Oilers set for Nov. 23.

The Rangers will then close out the month of November with games against the Blues, Hurricanes, Flyers and the Canadiens, who all have records below .500 with the exception of Carolina.