Dowling has already played a career-high 51 games this season, tallying seven points (2G / 5A), and will return to the sidelines on Tuesday as a healthy scratch. Marc McLaughlin will draw into the lineup as Dowling's replacement.
Zac Jones will draw back into New York's lineup on Monday against the Florida Panthers, resulting in Vaakanainen being a healthy scratch. The 26-year-old Vaakanainen is averaging 16:22 time-on-ice and has 16 points (2G / 14A) in 50 games this season.
Perreault played the first three games of his NHL career and was subsequently a scratch in two straight, but will return to the lineup on Monday against the Florida Panthers. The 19-year-old Perreault has zero points, four shots, and -1 plus/minus rating.
Nathan Bastian and Curtis Lazar will draw back into New Jersey's lineup on Friday against the Pittsburgh Penguins, sending Justin Dowling and Tomas Tatar to the sidelines as healthy scratches. The 34-year-old Dowling has played a career-high 50 games this season, scoring seven points (2G / 5A).
Parssinen will look to provide a spark on Thursday for the tail-end of New York's back-to-back. Brennan Othmann will sit in his place.
Morrow will draw in for Shayne Gostisbehere, who was a late scratch due to an upper-body injury. Morrow has one goal and four assists in nine games this season.
With only four games remaining, the Rangers effectively squandered their slim hopes of making the playoffs after a disappointing 8-5 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers last night. The Rangers needed Shesterkin at his best for any hopes of making the playoffs, and he responded with an uninspiring 3.70 GAA and .820 SV% in three April games (1-2-0). The Rangers enter Thursday's contest as +109 road underdogs against the New York Islanders.
Terrance is a second-round pick, 59th overall, of the Anaheim Ducks in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. The 19-year-old forward is in his fourth OHL season and has 39 points (20G / 19A) in 45 games in 2024-25 with the Erie Otters.
Blidh made his NHL debut in the 2016-17 season and has 12 points (4G / 8A) in 85 career games but has spent the entirety of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL. The 30-year-old forward has 30 points (17G / 13A) in 66 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) this season.
Three games into his NHL career, Perreault will be a healthy scratch, replaced by Brett Berard. The 19-year-old Perreault has zero points, four shots, and -1 plus/minus rating.
Kartye will slot in for Jani Nyman, who was reassigned to Coachella Valley (AHL) on Monday. Kartye will skate with John Hayden and Michael Eyssimont on the Kraken's fourth line.
Rempe has not played since March 25th but will make his return on Monday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Before suffering an injury on March 25th, Rempe had been a regular in New York's lineup in recent weeks. The 22-year-old Rempe is averaging 7:59 time-on-ice, recording five points (2G / 3A), 63 penalty minutes, and 103 hits in 36 games this season
