Carrick did not practice on Monday due to personal reasons. The 33-year-old forward is averaging 11:49 time-on-ice and has 18 points (6G / 12A) in 71 games this season. It's unclear if he will be ready to suit up when the Rangers return to action on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Kings.
Aube-Kubel scored two points (1G / 1A) in 19 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season but has yet to suit up for the Rangers since joining them before the trade deadline. The 28-year-old forward has one point (1G / 0A) in three games with the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL).
Othmann will slot in for Matt Rempe, who was a surprise scratch due to an illness. Othmann is yet to register a point in 11 games this season.
Rempe was a late scratch on Thursday, with the team not announcing his absence prior to warmups. Brennan Othmann will play in his place.
Blidh has 85 games of NHL experience, including one game with the Rangers this season, but has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL. The 30-year-old forward has 28 points (17G / 11A) in 60 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) this season.
The Rangers have lost two straight while desperately trying to stay in the mix for a Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference and will hope for a better result with Shesterkin tending the twine on Thursday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Despite a 2-1 loss, Shesterkin was excellent in his most recent outing, saving 33 of 35 shots against the Calgary Flames. The 29-year-old goalie has a 2.78 GA and .907 SV% in 51 games this season (23-24-4). The Rangers enter Thursday's contest as -125 home favorites against a Maple Leafs team that played last night and defeated the Colorado Avalanche 2-1.
Laba was a fourth-round pick, 111th overall, of the Rangers in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 21-year-old forward has spent the previous three years at Colorado College, including scoring 26 points (10G / 16A) in 29 games this season.
The Rangers are in a heated battle for a Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference and will roll with Shesterkin between the pipes for a fifth consecutive contest. Despite a modest 3-2-2 record in his last seven games, Shesterkin has played well, allowing only 14 total goals and posting a .922 SV%. The 29-year-old goalie has a 2.80 GAA and .907 SV% in 50 games this season (23-23-4). The Rangers enter the action on Tuesday as sizeable -207 home favorites against a Flames squad that lost 6-2 to the Toronto Maple Leafs last night.
Juuso Parssinen will draw back into New York's lineup on Tuesday against the Calgary Flames, sending Othmann to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 22-year-old Othmann is averaging 9:23 time-on-ice and has zero points in 11 games this season.
Brennan Othmann will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday against the Calgary Flames, allowing Parssinen to re-enter the lineup. The 24-year-old Parssinen has only played four games with the Rangers this season, averaging 10:35 time-on-ice and scoring zero points.
Kaliyev suffered the injury last week in a 3-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. The 23-year-old Kaliyev ends a disappointing 2024-25 campaign with four points (3G / 1A) in 14 games with the Rangers this season.
Fox is considered a game-time decision for Saturday but activating him from IR all but guarantees he will play in Columbus. Fox, who missed the last eight games, has five goals and 43 assists (48 points) in 58 games this season.
Soucy has played in four straight games with the Rangers, but it looks like he'll be scratched if Fox returns to the lineup on Saturday. Head coach Peter Laviolette said that Fox is "tending" towards playing, so expect Soucy to sit.
Shesterkin allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Rangers overtime win in Minnesota on Thursday. Tonight he'll start a massive game vs. the Blue Jackets, who the Rangers are battling for a Wild Card spot with. In his only start against Columbus this season, Shesterkin stopped all 27 shots that he faced in 1-0 shutout/shootout win.
