Ritchie was one of three players added to the COVID-19 protocol list and will not be available on Saturday. Pierre Engvall (COVID-19 protocol) is expected to be back in the lineup to replace Ritchie.
Hanley was on paternity leave recently and has often been a healthy scratch this season but will play Friday in Florida. Hanley will replace Andrej Sekera (COVID-19 protocol) in the lineup and skate on the third pair with Jani Hakanpaa.
After two games on the top line, Frk will come out of the lineup on Monday after being added to the COVID-19 protocol list. Alex Iafallo was activated from the same list and will draw back into the lineup to replace Frk.
Hunt will miss at least one week after being moved to IR on Friday. With Hunt and Julien Gauthier (COVID-19 protocol) out, the Rangers have recalled Jonny Brodzinski and Tim Gettinger from the taxi squad.
Hunt missed Friday's practice due to an upper-body injury and is questionable to play Saturday in Anaheim. If Hunt is not available vs. the Ducks, the Rangers will likely need to call someone up from their taxi squad to replace him.
Bean was a late scratch from the lineup on Tuesday due to a non-COVID illness but will draw back into the lineup on Thursday. Bean will likely be leaned on heavily with Zack Werenski still out.
Barrie will not play against his former team on Wednesday, joining Connor McDavid and Derek Ryan in COVID-19 protocol. With Barrie out, Darnell Nurse will likely quarterback the top power-play unit.
Sharangovich and Pavel Zacha entered COVID-19 protocol and will not play in Boston. With Sharangovich, Zacha and Nico Hischier all out, Thomas Tatar, Alexander Holtz and Nolan Foote are expected to play.
Rooney has missed the last three games while in COVID-19 protocol but is expected to be back in the lineup vs. Edmonton. Rooney will replace Tim Gettinger in the Rangers' bottom-6.
Wolf, who is 14-0-2 with a 1.84 GAA and .940 SV% in 16 AHL games this season, will backup Jacob Markstrom on Thursday.
Huberdeau tested out of COVID-19 protocol and will be available for Wednesday's game vs. the Rangers. With Huberdeau in, the Panthers are nearly at 100 percent. He has 33 points (10G / 23A) in 29 games this season.
Rooney is the latest Ranger to enter COVID-19 protocol, joining Ryan Lindgren, Jarred Tinordi and Alexandar Georgiev. Greg McKegg will likely replace Rooney in the lineup on Wednesday.
With Tinordi joining Ryan Lindgren in protocol, the Rangers are left with just six healthy defensemen as they get ready to start a three-game week. Based on protocol rules, expect Tinordi to miss at least four games.
The Panthers placed four new players in COVID-19 protocol on Sunday, the same day that they activated eight players from the list. With Weegar likely out until the middle of next week, Gustav Forsling skated on a pairing with Aaron Ekblad in Monday's practice.
The Panthers placed four new players in COVID-19 protocol on Sunday, the same day that they activated eight players from the list. With Huberdeau likely out until the middle of next week, Frank Vatrano moved up into the top-6 in Monday's practice.
Kadri was placed in COVID-19 protocol on December 18th but the team did not announce it until Sunday. The Avalanche provided expected return dates for all of the players still in protocol and put Kadri on track to be back ahead of Wednesday's game vs. Dallas.
