Sherwood was scratched from the lineup on Wednesday but will replace Kurtis MacDermid in the lineup on Friday. Sherwood has collected just one assist in seven games this season.

Sherwood was scratched from the lineup on Wednesday but will replace Kurtis MacDermid in the lineup on Friday. Sherwood has collected just one assist in seven games this season.
Chytil has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury but will likely return to the lineup vs. New Jersey. Chytil will replace Sammy Blais, who is expected to miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL.
Chytil will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury. The Rangers have been tight-lipped about how long Chytil will be sidelined but he remains on the active roster, which suggests he could play Sunday vs. the Devils.
Pettersson was activated from the COVID-19 protocol list for Thursday's game but he is ineligible to travel to Canada due to the Canadian government’s mandatory 14-day quarantine requirement following his previous positive tests for COVID-19.
Hronek missed Wednesday's practice and his status for Thursday's game vs. the Capitals is uncertain. Monitor his availability when the Red Wings hit the ice for warmups at 7:00 PM ET.
Pettersson has missed the last three games while in COVID-19 protocol but was on the ice for Wednesday's practice and will be a game-time decision on Thursday. Pettersson skated on the third pairing with Chad Ruhwedel (also a game-time decision) in the session.