Henrik Lundqvist will be in net for the seventh time in nine games as the New York Rangers face the Vegas Golden Knights for the first time this season. He will be opposed by Malcolm Subban as Marc-Andre Fleury is away from the team due to the death of his father last week. It’s an opportunity for the Rangers with the Vegas top goalie not in action.
This afternoon, coach David Quinn announced that Kaapo Kakko will remain on the top line with Artemi Panarin and Ryan Strome. He also reaffirmed that Brendan Lemieux will remain on the wing with Mika Zibanejad and Pavel Buchnevich.