Updates from the Rangers on Friday

6:30PM: Jacob Trouba, Adam Fox and Ryan Lindgren are all back in the lineup. (MSG)

Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad are also back in the lineup. (MSG)

1:11PM: Gerard Gallant spoke after the morning skate and said (NYR):

What is the latest with Panarin and Copp, “just day to day, getting, just being cautious.”
Did those two skate this morning, “no.”
You expect them for the playoffs, “yes, I fully expect them. Just being safe.”

What Gerard Gallant said after the loss to Montreal

Gerard Gallant met with the media following the loss to Montreal and said (NYR, MSG):

On the game, “we just kept finding a way to give them that extra goal and that is what happened at the end. But, you know what, no one got hurt, that was the key thing tonight and we played pretty well overall and got through the game. I don’t know if it was exciting for the fans or not….”

First Period:

Second Period:

Third Period:

7PM: Alex Georgiev is in net and Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider, Jacob Trouba, Adam Fox and Ryan Lindgren are all being rested.

The lines are expected to be (MSG):

Alexis Lafreniere, Filip Chytil, Kaapo Kakko
Barclay Goodrow, Ryan Strome, Frank Vatrano
Dryden Hunt, Kevin Rooney, Ryan Reaves
Greg McKegg, Jonny Brodzinski, Julien Gauthier
- K’Andre Miller, Justin Braun
- Patrik Nemeth, Braden Schneider
- Libor Hajek, Zac Jones.

5:53PM: Gerard Gallant spoke after practice today and said (NYR):

Any update on Panarin and Copp, “no, nothing major. I’ll know more today, but there is nothing to worry about. Not going to play, either one of them, but there is no concern that they are not going to play next week.”

Gerard Gallant met with the media following the loss to the Hurricanes and said (NYR, MSG):

Anything on Panarin and Copp, “Not much, should be fine. Being cautious.”
Was it scary to see the injuries, “I hate to see, but I’d sooner be cautious than not have them when the games really matter.”
Do you approach the next two games with that caution, “Definitely. We don’t know what we are going to do yet, I’ll think about it tomorrow morning….but we’re not going to get first place, I noticed that. That is over with.”