Greg McKegg, as expected, will make his Rangers debut Saturday against the Oilers after sitting out the first two games as a healthy scratch.

“I’m looking forward to the opportunity to be able to contribute,” the 27-year-old winger said. “I think of myself as a well-rounded energy guy who can create offense by using my speed and getting in on the forecheck and being disruptive.

“I want to fill that role.”

McKegg, who will fill the lineup opening created by Vlad Namestnikov’s trade to Ottawa, is on a one-year, $750,000 contract he signed as a free agent after leaving Carolina. The winger is playing for his sixth organization, having made two previous stops with the Panthers.

“Carolina was great. I had a lot of fun there,” said McKegg, who scored a pair of goals in 14 playoff games after posting six goals, five assists (11 points) in 41 regular-season games. “You never really know what’s going to happen when you become a free agent, but when you have an opportunity to play for the New York Rangers, that’s special.”

McKegg, who earned a spot off a dynamic training camp, is set to play on the left with Lias Andersson in the middle and Brendan Smith on the right. It should be a smashmouth line.

“He plays at a pace, he’s an honest player, he’s had success in this league in that role,” coach David Quinn said. “He’s coachable, you tell him something once and he does it. He’s been in the league long enough to understand how he’s going to have to play in order to have success.”

Rangers Held Hostage by the Schedule, Day Five: “You [reporters] are probably sick of asking the same questions, I’m sick of answering them, they’re [the players] are sick of practicing, we’re [the coaches] sick of running practice,” Quinn said. “It’s going to be good to play a game, for sure.”

Asked what he believed the immediate impact of this week of practice would be, Quinn said, “I’ll let you know Saturday around 3:30.”

And after Saturday’s afternoon game, the next one doesn’t come until Thursday, when the Islanders are at the Garden.

“I looked at the board, saw the game for Saturday and then another four or five days off,” said Henrik Lundqvist, scheduled to go against the Oilers. “I don’t think I’ve ever experienced this.

“But you just have to go hard in practice. That’s all you can do—stay focused and try to keep the intensity high. But every time you start a season you want to get going. This feels a little bit like you’re back in training camp.

“I was a little surprised, to be honest, to see the schedule, but you have to deal with it and be ready.”