New York Rangers News

Nash was a healthy scratch with Patrik Laine making his Blue Jackets debut on Tuesday but he will replace Liam Foudy in the rematch on Thursday. Nash has just one assist and 10 shots while playing 13:39 ATOI in his first 10 games of the season.

A couple of days after being added to the COVID-19 protocol list, Kakko was on the ice for practice on Wednesday and is expected to play on Thursday. This suggests that Kakko had a false positive test, which is great news for the Rangers, who are already without Filip Chytil and Colin Blackwell. Kakko skated on a line with Artemi Panarin and Ryan Strome in Wednesday's practice.

Shesterkin allowed one goal on 26 shots in the Rangers' win over the Penguins on Monday. After a slow start to the season, Shesterkin has now won two in a row while stopping 48 of the 51 shots (.941 SV%) that he's faced. Tonight he faces a Capitals team that have won three of their last four and continue to get players back from COVID-19 reserve list.

Quick allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Kings' win in St. Louis on Sunday. Cal Petersen gave him the night off on Tuesday and it looks like the goalie rotation will continue with Quick starting the rematch in Minnesota on Thursday. Quick has won two straight while stopping 52 of the 57 shots (.912 SV%) that he faced but he opened the season with back-to-back losses to this Wild team.

Quick allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Kings' win in St. Louis on Sunday. Cal Petersen gave him the night off on Tuesday and it looks like the goalie rotation will continue with Quick starting the rematch in Minnesota on Thursday. Quick has won two straight while stopping 52 of the 57 shots (.912 SV%) that he faced but he opened the season with back-to-back losses to this Wild team.

Shesterkin allowed three goals on 19 shots in the Rangers' loss to the Penguins on Sunday. Shesterkin was a trendy pick in season-long league drafts and has been a huge disappointment so far this season, going 0-2-1 with a 2.98 GAA and .886 SV% in three starts and one relief appearance. Tonight he'll face a Sabres team that has shown signs of life after a slow start, scoring 3.20 goals per game in their last five games.

Chytil was hurt on a blindside hit from Evan Rodrigues in Sunday's game in Pittsburgh and will miss at least one month with an upper-body injury. A one-month absence means that Chytil will miss at least the next 14 games and that Brett Howden should get increased usage starting on Tuesday.

Chytil was forced to leave Saturday's game in Pittsburgh after being hit by Evan Rodrigues. This is a tough break for Chytil, who has had a terrific start to the season, scoring two goals with one assist in his last four games. With Chytil out on Tuesday, Brett Howden will likely take on a larger role vs. the Sabres.

Quick went 16-22-4 with a 2.79 GAA and .904 SV% in 42 starts in 2020. It was a much improved effort from his .888 SV% in the previous campaign but given the talent-level in Los Angeles, it seems unlikely he'll ever return to being a reliable fantasy option. If you play the matchups right, he can be serviceable and tonight looks like one of those matchups.