NYR MORNING SKATE REPORT 1/13:

Coach Alain Vigneault is unsure if Dan Girardi will be able to play tomorrow vs. Islanders..he does expect Derick Brassard to play. Giraedi will be a game-time decision tomorrow for the Rangers when they play the Islanders in Brooklyn. If he doesn't play then Dylan McIlrath would return to the Rangers lineup for the first time since 12/22 against Anaheim.

With Brassard not skating, the Rangers lines at practice were:
Rick Nash, Oscar Lindberg, Mats Zuccarello
JT Miller, Derek Stepan, Jayson Megna
Chris Kreider, Kevin Hayes, Jesper Fast
Tanner Glass, Dominic Moore, Viktor Stalberg
Ryan McDonagh skated with Kevin Klein, Marc Staal skated with Dan Boyle and Keith Yandle skated with both Dan Girardi and Dylan McIlrath

Henrik Lundqvist will start in goal vs Islanders. Antti Raanta will start one game in current 3 games in 4 days stretch.