Cotter is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
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Boeser (illness) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
Pettersson (illness) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
Vitali Kravtsov will draw back into the Rangers lineup Thursday.
Kravtsov has been a healthy scratch since Dec. 5th but will draw back into the lineup Thursday vs. Toronto. The 22-year-old, 2018 1st round pick (9th overall) has been a bit of a disappointment in his second season in the NHL, with a goal, an assist, seven SOG and six PIMs through 10 games so far.
Boeser (illness) was a late scratch on Wednesday.
Goalie Start
Lankinen will start Tuesday vs. the Oilers.
Lankinen was incredible in his last start, stopping 48 of 49 shots (.980 SV%) in a win over the New York Islanders. The Predators' backup is having far and away his best season to date, with a 6-3-3 record, 2.27 GAA and .934 SV%. He faces the Edmonton Oilers, who lost Monday vs. Minnesota but still are lethal offensively due to their first-ranked powerplay (30.2) in the NHL.
Oleksiak was suspended for three games for an illegal check to the head on Alexander Alexeyev.
Vitali Kravtsov is expected to be a healthy scratch Wednesday vs. Vegas.
Kravtsov will be a healthy scratch yet again after playing in the Rangers' last four games. The 22-year-old has a goal, and an assist with a +4 plus/minus in 10 games prior to heading to the press box Wednesday.
Filip Chytil is expected to return to the lineup on Wednesday (lower body)
Chytil missed the Rangers' previous two contests due to a lower-body injury but is expected to return Wednesday. It will be a welcome return for the 23-year-old, who has four goals, 11 points and is a +6 with 30 SOG through 19 GP this season.
Gallagher (lower-body) will miss at least two weeks.
Gallagher will miss his third straight game with a lower-body injury on Monday and is expected to miss at least two weeks. Juraj Slafkovsky will continue to play a larger role while Gallagher is out.
The Blue Jackets have assigned Trey Fix-Wolansky to Cleveland (AHL).
Fix-Wolansky played in four straight games before being a healthy scratch for the last two games. Kirill Marchenko was recalled to take his spot on the Blue Jackets' roster.
Line Change
Boeser will end up playing Saturday vs. the Coyotes.
Chytil (lower-body) will not play on Saturday.
Line Change
Boeser will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Demko is expected to miss six weeks with a lower-body injury.
Goalie Start
Lankinen led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
Goalie Start
Demko led the Canucks onto the ice for warmups.
Demko stopped 32 of 35 shots (.914 SV%) for his second win in three starts as he beat San Jose his last time out. It has been a nightmarish season for Demko so far as shown by his 3-9-2 record, .887 SV% and 3.80 GAA. He takes on a Florida Panthers team that has lost six of their last seven contests.
Goalie Start
Demko was the first goalie off of the ice a the Canucks morning skate.
Demko stopped 32 of 35 shots (.914 SV%) for his second win in three starts as he beat San Jose his last time out. It has been a nightmarish season for Demko so far as shown by his 3-9-2 record, .887 SV% and 3.80 GAA. He takes on a Florida Panthers team that has lost six of their last seven contests.
Brandan Gallagher is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury and will miss Thursday's game.
Gallagher will need to be reevaluated after it was announced he would miss Thursday's game due to a lower-body injury. The 30-year-old has three goals, five assists and 51 SOG through his first 22 games prior to the injury.
Vitali Kravtsov is expected to rejoin the Rangers' lineup Wednesday (health scratch).
Kravtsov has been a healthy scratch for the Rangers' last six games after dealing with two injuries that have taken him out of the lineup already this season. The 22-year-old has one assist and three SOG through six games this season while averaging 8:45 ATOI.