Ny Rangers host Flyers at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 26
The ny rangers (22-29-6) meet the Philadelphia Flyers (25-21-11) at Madison Square Garden on Thursday, Feb. 26, with puck drop scheduled for 8 p. m. ET and the game set to broadcast on. The teams enter the matchup with the Rangers sitting 16th in the Eastern Conference with 50 points and the Flyers 14th with 61 points.
Ny Rangers projected lineup and roster moves
Projected forward groupings list J. T. Miller -- Mika Zibanejad -- Gabe Perreault as the top trio for the ny rangers, followed by Will Cuylle -- Vincent Trocheck -- Alexis Lafreniere; Conor Sheary -- Noah Laba -- Brendan Brisson; and Brennan Othmann -- Sam Carrick -- Taylor Raddysh. The notes show Brendan Brisson will make his New York debut after being recalled from Hartford on Feb. 17, and that Brett Berard was reassigned to Hartford while goalie Hugo Ollas was reassigned to Bloomington.
Flyers projected forwards and injury notes
The Flyers' projected lines list Trevor Zegras -- Christian Dvorak -- Travis Konecny on the top unit, Matvei Michkov -- Noah Cates -- Bobby Brink on the second, Denver Barkey -- Sean Couturier -- Owen Tippett on the third, and Nikita Grebenkin -- Carl Grundstrom -- Garnet Hathaway on the fourth. Scratched players for the Flyers include Emil Andrae and Nicolas Deslauriers, while Tyson Foerster is listed out with an arm injury and Rodrigo Abols is noted with a lower-body issue.
Goalie, status notes and what to watch at puck drop
Roster notes indicate Ersson is expected to start after Vladar made 26 saves at Washington. Igor Shesterkin is listed day-to-day with a lower-body issue; separate lineup notes state Shesterkin and Fox will return after each missed 13 games with a lower-body injury. Conor Sheary is set to return from a lower-body injury after missing 15 games, and forward Matt Rempe was placed on injured reserve with no timetable given for his return.
The matchup begins at 8 p. m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 26 at Madison Square Garden and will be carried on. Fans and viewers can expect Brisson to take the ice for his New York debut and for goaltending decisions to be clarified in pregame warmups.
