Rangers lineup today: New York’s projected lineup for game against the Buffalo Sabres | Dec. 11, 2024

Tonight, the New York Rangers will look to snap a two-game skid when they face off with the Buffalo Sabres on the road on Wednesday. Despite the team jumping out to a strong start to the season, they have since struggled to maintain their consistency, winning just two of their last five games.

The team has fallen to fifth place in a competitive Metropolitan Division, sitting one point behind the Philadelphia Flyers alongside the New York Islanders. With a win tonight, New York could potentially move back into fourth place, making the game a must-win as the team looks to get back on track.

Ahead of tonight's game, the team has Urho Vaakanainen listed as day-to-day, and Jimmy Vesey listed as day-to-day with an undisclosed situation. The winger missed Monday's warmups against Chicago, raising questions about his health, but so far there have been no further updates.

New York's projected lines for tonight's game against Buffalo

Forwards:

1. LW Artemi Panarin - C Vincent Trocheck - RW Alexis Lafrenière
2. LW Chris Kreider - C Mika Zibanejad - RW Reilly Smith
3. LW Will Cuylle - C Filip Chytil - RW Kaapo Kakko
4. LW Adam Edstrom - C Sam Carrick - RW Brett Berard

Defense:

1. Ryan Lindgren - Adam Fox
2. K'Andre Miller - Braden Schneider
3. Zac Jones - Victor Mancini

Goalies:

• Igor Shesterkin
• Jonathan Quick

Powerplay:

1. Chris Kreider, Vincent Trocheck, Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad, Adam Fox
2. Reilly Smith, Filip Chytil, Kaapo Kakko, Zac Jones, Alexis Lafrenière

Penalty Kill:

1. Vincent Trocheck, Sam Carrick, Ryan Lindgren, Adam Fox
2. Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider, K'Andre Miller, Braden Schneider

Looking at the latest odds for tonight's Rangers vs Sabres game, as well as upcoming games on New York's schedule

Heading into tonight's game between New York and Buffalo, the Rangers are sitting as slight betting favorites despite their struggles of late. At the time of publication, the team is a -140 favorite on FanDuel, while on the flip side, the Sabres are +116 underdogs.

On DraftKings, these odds are slightly more skewed towards New York, who is a -142 favorite while Buffalo is a +120 underdog. This means it would take a $142 bet on New York as the favorites to win $100 while a $100 bet on Buffalo as the underdogs could win $120.

Editor's Note: Odds subject to change between time of publication and puck drop.

Following tonight's game the Rangers will head back home for a game with the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. It will kick off a back-to-back for New York that will then see them play the Blues on the road the following night.

The Rangers will then face the Predators on the road on Tuesday, followed by a road game against the Stars on Friday, Dec. 20.