PROJECTED LINES
Rangers
Rick Nash/Mika Zibanejad/Mats Zuccarello
Michael Grabner/Kevin Hayes/J.T. Miller
Pavel Buchnevich/David Desharnais/Jimmy Vesey
Paul Carey/Boo Nieves/Vinni Lettieri
Ryan McDonagh/Nick Holden
Brendan Smith/Kevin Shattenkirk
Marc Staal/Brady Skjei
Startling goalie: Henrik Lundqvist
Rangers, Sabres take advantage of Winter Classic distraction
Sabres:
Zemgus Girgensons/Jack Eichel/Sam Reinhart
Evander Kane/Ryan O’Reilly/Kyle Okposo
Benoit Pouliot/Evan Rodrigues/Jason Pominville
Johan Larsson/Jacob Josefson/Jordan Nolan
Marco Scandella/Rasmus Ristolainen
Jake McCabe/Zach Bogosian
Josh Gorges/Nathan Beaulieu
Startling goalie: Robin Lehner
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James O’Brien is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @cyclelikesedins.