New York Rangers at San Jose Sharks Open Game Thread

The New York Rangers (3-7-1, 7 points) continue their California road trip tonight as they take on the San Jose Sharks (6-3-2, 14 points). The Blueshirts are fresh off a 4-3 loss in Los Angeles vs. the Kings, and the Sharks are coming off a 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks.

Tonight’s action will feature new lines for both squads as Pavel Buchnevich will be a healthy scratch, and Joe Thornton will return to the Sharks’ lineup.

The Blueshirts faced the Sharks twice last season, losing 4-1 at Madison Square Garden on October 23, and winning 6-5 in San Jose on January 25.

Here are the projected lineups for both squads.

San Jose Sharks

Timo Meier — Joe Thornton — Joe Pavelski

Tomas Hertl — Logan Couture — Kevin Labanc

Evander Kane — Antti Suomela — Jonas Donskoi

Marcus Sorensen — Barclay Goodrow — Melker Karlsson

Joakim Ryan — Brent Burns

Brenden Dillon — Erik Karlsson

Marc-Edouard Vlasic — Justin Braun

Martin Jones

New York Rangers

Vladislav Namestnikov — Mika Zibanejad — Mats Zuccarello

Chris Kreider — Kevin Hayes — Ryan Spooner

Jimmy Vesey — Brett Howden — Jesper Fast

Cody McLeod — Filip Chytil — Vinni Lettieri

Marc Staal — Neal Pionk

Brady Skjei — Tony DeAngelo

Brendan Smith — Kevin Shattenkirk

Henrik Lundqvist

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