Projected lineups, starting goalies for today

RELATED: Fantasy Coverage Daily picks, props | Rankings | Podcast

SENATORS (6-5-2) at BRUINS (8-7-0)

7 p.m. ET; NESN, TSN5, RDS2

Senators projected lineup

Nick Cousins -- Tim Stutzle -- Drake Batherson

Ridly Greig -- Dylan Cozens -- David Perron

Michael Amadio -- Shane Pinto -- Claude Giroux

Kurtis MacDermid -- Lars Eller -- Fabian Zetterlund

Jake Sanderson -- Artem Zub

Thomas Chabot -- Nick Jensen

Tyler Kleven -- Nikolas Matinpalo

Linus Ullmark

Leevi Merilainen

Scratched: Olle Lycksell, Jordan Spence

Injured: Brady Tkachuk (thumb surgery)

Bruins projected lineup

Morgan Geekie -- Marat Khusnutdinov -- David Pastrnak

Casey Mittelstadt -- Pavel Zacha -- Viktor Arvidsson

Tanner Jeannot -- Fraser Minten -- Mark Kastelic

Johnny Beecher -- Sean Kuraly -- Michael Eyssimont

Nikita Zadorov -- Charlie McAvoy

Hampus Lindholm -- Andrew Peeke

Jonathan Aspirot -- Henri Jokiharju

Joonas Korpisalo

Jeremy Swayman

Scratched: Jeffrey Viel, Mason Lohrei

Injured: Elias Lindholm (lower body), Jordan Harris (surgery)

Status report

Merilainen will back up Ullmark after he was recalled from Belleville of the American Hockey League on Sunday. Hunter Shepard, who was the backup in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, was reassigned to the AHL that same day. … The only lineup change for the Bruins from their 4-3 shootout win against the New York Islanders on Tuesday will be Korpisalo in net.

BLUES (4-8-2) at SABRES (5-4-4)

7 p.m. ET; FDSNMW, MSG-B

Blues projected lineup

Pavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Jimmy Snuggerud

Brayden Schenn -- Pius Suter -- Jordan Kyrou

Dylan Holloway -- Dalibor Dvorsky -- Oskar Sundqvist

Alexey Toropchenko -- Nick Bjugstad -- Nathan Walker

Philip Broberg -- Colton Parayko

Tyler Tucker -- Justin Faulk

Cam Fowler -- Logan Mailloux

Joel Hofer

Jordan Binnington

Scratched: Mathieu Joseph, Alexandre Texier, Matthew Kessel

Injured: Jake Neighbours (leg)

Sabres projected lineup

Alex Tuch -- Ryan McLeod -- Tage Thompson

Isak Rosen -- Noah Ostlund – Jack Quinn

Jordan Greenway -- Peyton Krebs -- Josh Doan

Beck Malenstyn -- Tyson Kozak -- Josh Dunne

Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin

Owen Power -- Conor Timmins

Bowen Byram -- Michael Kesselring

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Alex Lyon

Scratched: Colten Ellis, Jacob Bryson, Mason Geertsen

Injured: Jason Zucker (illness), Jiri Kulich (illness), Zach Benson (lower body), Justin Danforth (lower body), Josh Norris (upper body)

Status report

The Blues held a full morning skate after what coach Jim Montgomery said was an "unacceptable" performance in a 6-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Wednesday. … Hofer is expected to start. He allowed two goals on 17 shots after relieving Binnington midway through the second period. … Kozak is expected to return after missing five games with a lower-body injury. … Samuelsson participated in an optional morning skate after he had the day off from practice Wednesday. … Benson, a forward, is being evaluated daily and progressing, but there isn't a timeline for him to return, coach Lindy Ruff said. … No timeline either for Norris, who has begun skating on his own and is progressing. The forward has been out since he was injured in the third period of Buffalo's season opener Oct. 9.

CANADIENS (9-3-1) at DEVILS (9-4-0)

7 p.m. ET; MSGSN, TSN2, RDS

Canadiens projected lineup

Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Juraj Slafkovsky

Alex Newhook -- Oliver Kapanen -- Ivan Demidov

Zach Bolduc -- Kirby Dach -- Brendan Gallagher

Josh Anderson -- Jake Evans -- Joe Veleno

Mike Matheson -- Noah Dobson

Jayden Struble -- Lane Hutson

Arber Xhekaj -- Alexandre Carrier

Jakub Dobes

Sam Montembeault

Scratched: Marc Del Gaizo

Injured: Kaiden Guhle (lower body), Patrik Laine (lower body)

Devils projected lineup

Stefan Noesen -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt

Timo Meier -- Nico Hischier -- Dawson Mercer

Ondrej Palat -- Cody Glass -- Arseny Gritsyuk

Paul Cotter -- Juho Lammikko -- Luke Glendening

Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton

Brenden Dillon -- Luke Hughes

Dennis Cholowski -- Simon Nemec

Jacob Markstrom

Jake Allen

Scratched: Brian Halonen, Colton White

Injured: Brett Pesce (upper body), Johnathan Kovacevic (knee), Marc McLaughlin (upper body), Evgenii Dadonov (fractured hand), Zack MacEwen (upper body), Connor Brown (upper body)

Status report

Montreal had select players participate in the morning skate Thursday. ... Guhle skated on his own Wednesday, the first time the defenseman has been on the ice since he was injured Oct. 16. ... Del Gaizo was recalled from Laval of the American Hockey League on Wednesday but the defenseman is not expected to play. ... Brown, a forward, will miss his third straight game. ... Glass will play after missing seven games because of an upper-body injury. ... MacEwen skated Wednesday and Thursday but the forward is unavailable. ... White, a defenseman, was recalled from Utica of the AHL and defenseman Seamus Casey was assigned to Utica on Wednesday.

WILD (5-6-3) at HURRICANES (8-4-0)

7 p.m. ET; FDSNWI, FDSNNO, FDSNSO

Wild projected lineup

Kirill Kaprizov -- Marco Rossi -- Marcus Johansson

Matt Boldy -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Vladimir Tarasenko

Marcus Foligno -- Ryan Hartman -- Vinnie Hinostroza

Yakov Trenin -- Ben Jones -- Tyler Pitlick

Jonas Brodin -- Brock Faber

Jake Middleton -- Jared Spurgeon

Zeev Buium -- Daemon Hunt

Filip Gustavsson

Jesper Wallstedt

Scratched: David Jiricek, Danila Yurov

Injured: Mats Zuccarello (lower body), Nico Sturm (back), Zach Bogosian (lower body)

Hurricanes projected lineup

Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Taylor Hall

Nikolaj Ehlers -- Logan Stankoven -- Jackson Blake

Jordan Martinook -- Jordan Staal -- Seth Jarvis

Mark Jankowski -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Bradly Nadeau

Alexander Nikishin -- Sean Walker

K'Andre Miller -- Jalen Chatfield

Mike Reilly -- Joel Nystrom

Frederik Andersen

Pyotr Kochetkov

Scratched: Charles Alexis Legault, Brandon Bussi

Injured: William Carrier (lower body), Eric Robinson (upper body), Jaccob Slavin (lower body), Shayne Gostisbehere (lower body)

Status report

Hunt will make his season debut. He had been claimed off waivers from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Oct. 3. … Zuccarello took part in the morning skate and Wild coach John Hynes said the forward could make his season debut at the New York Islanders on Friday. … The Hurricanes did not hold a morning skate. … Miller, who missed the past six games because of a lower-body injury, was activated from injured reserve and will play.

CAPITALS (7-5-1) at PENGUINS (8-4-2)

7:30 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+, SN

Capitals projected lineup

Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Anthony Beauvillier

Aliaksei Protas -- Connor McMichael -- Tom Wilson

Sonny Milano -- Hendrix Lapierre -- Ryan Leonard

Brandon Duhaime -- Nic Dowd -- Justin Sourdif

Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson

Jakob Chychrun -- Matt Roy

Rasmus Sandin -- Trevor van Riemsdyk

Charlie Lindgren

Logan Thompson

Scratched: Dylan McIlrath, Declan Chisholm, Spencer Smallman

Injured: Ethen Frank (upper body), Pierre-Luc Dubois (lower body)

Penguins projected lineup

Bryan Rust -- Sidney Crosby -- Ben Kindel

Tommy Novak -- Evgeni Malkin – Anthony Mantha

Ville Koivunen -- Danton Heinen -- Philip Tomasino

Connor Dewar -- Blake Lizotte -- Joona Koppanen

Parker Wotherspoon -- Erik Karlsson

Ryan Shea -- Kris Letang

Ryan Graves -- Connor Clifton

Arturs Silos

Sergei Murashov

Scratched: Mathew Dumba, Harrison Brunicke

Injured: Rickard Rakell (hand surgery), Rutger McGroarty (upper body), Caleb Jones (lower body), Justin Brazeau (upper body), Noel Acciari (upper body), Tristan Jarry (lower body), Filip Hallander (undisclosed), Kevin Hayes (upper body)

Status report

Lindgren could start for Washington after Thompson made 23 saves in a 6-1 win against the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday. ... Jarry, a goalie, and Acciari and Brazeau, each a forward, were placed on injured reserve Tuesday. Brazeau is out at least four weeks, and Jarry and Acciari for at least three weeks. ... Heinen, Graves and Murashov were recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. Defenseman Owen Pickering was reassigned to the AHL. ... Hallander, a forward, is day to day after leaving practice with an injury Wednesday. ... Koppanen was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday.

FLYERS (7-5-1) at PREDATORS (5-6-4)

8 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, NBCSP

Flyers projected lineup

Owen Tippett -- Christian Dvorak -- Trevor Zegras

Matvei Michkov -- Sean Couturier -- Bobby Brink

Nikita Grebenkin -- Noah Cates -- Travis Konecny

Nicolas Deslauriers -- Rodrigo Abols -- Garnet Hathaway

Cam York -- Travis Sanheim

Nick Seeler -- Jamie Drysdale

Emil Andrae -- Noah Juulsen

Dan Vladar

Aleksei Kolosov

Scratched: Egor Zamula, Adam Ginning, Jacob Gaucher

Injured: Rasmus Ristolainen (triceps), Samuel Ersson (lower body), Tyson Foerster (lower body)

Predators projected lineup

Filip Forsberg -- Ryan O'Reilly -- Luke Evangelista

Steven Stamkos -- Erik Haula -- Jonathan Marchessault

Michael Bunting -- Fedor Svechkov -- Matthew Wood

Tyson Jost -- Michael McCarron -- Ozzy Wiesblatt

Brady Skjei -- Nick Perbix

Nicolas Hague -- Nick Blankenburg

Spencer Stastney -- Justin Barron

Juuse Saros

Justus Annunen

Scratched: Zachary L’Heureux

Injured: Roman Josi (upper body), Adam Wilsby (lower body), Cole Smith (upper body)

Status report

The Predators did not hold a morning skate. ... The Flyers had an optional morning skate. ... Philadelphia coach Rick Tocchet said the defense pairs would remain the same from a 5-4 shootout win against the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday but there could be a game-time decision among the forward group.

DUCKS (8-3-1) at STARS (7-3-3)

8 p.m. ET; Victory+, Victory+, KCOP-13

Ducks projected lineup

Chris Kreider -- Leo Carlsson -- Troy Terry

Cutter Gauthier -- Mason McTavish -- Beckett Sennecke

Nikita Nesterenko -- Ryan Poehling -- Alex Killorn

Ross Johnston -- Jansen Harkins -- Frank Vatrano

Jackson LaCombe -- Drew Helleson

Olen Zellweger -- Jacob Trouba

Pavel Mintyukov -- Ian Moore

Lukas Dostal

Petr Mrazek

Scratched: Sam Colangelo

Injured: Ryan Strome (upper body), Radko Gudas (lower body), Mikael Granlund (lower body)

Stars projected lineup

Jason Robertson -- Wyatt Johnston -- Mikko Rantanen

Tyler Seguin -- Sam Steel -- Mavrik Bourque

Oskar Back -- Justin Hryckowian -- Colin Blackwell

Adam Erne -- Nathan Bastian

Esa Lindell -- Miro Heikkinen

Thomas Harley -- Ilya Lyubushkin

Lian Bichsel -- Alexander Petrovic

Kyle Capobianco

Jake Oettinger

Casey DeSmith

Scratched: Radek Faksa (illness)

Injured: Jamie Benn (collapsed lung), Matt Duchene (upper body), Roope Hintz (undisclosed), Nils Lundkvist (lower body)

Status report

Strome, a forward, was on the ice for the morning skate and continues to progress from an injury sustained in the preseason. He has yet to play in the regular season. ... The Stars held an optional morning skate. … Faksa is a game-time decision after the forward missed a 4-3 shootout win against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. If he is unable to play, Dallas is expected to dress 11 forwards and 7 defensemen. … Hintz, a forward, skated and is also a game-time decision. He has missed the past five games. ... Capobiano and Bastian are the likely scratches if Hintz and Faska can play. ... Benn skated with the Stars for the first time since the collapsed lung sustained during preseason. The forward and Stars captain has yet to play this season.

PANTHERS (6-6-1) at KINGS (6-4-4)

10 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+

Panthers projected lineup

Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Brad Marchand

Carter Verhaeghe -- Evan Rodrigues -- Sam Reinhart

Jesper Boqvist -- Sam Bennett -- Mackie Samoskevich

A.J. Greer -- Cole Schwindt -- Noah Gregor

Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad

Niko Mikkola -- Seth Jones

Donovan Sebrango -- Jeff Petry

Sergei Bobrovsky

Daniil Tarasov

Scratched: Uvis Balinskis, Luke Kunin

Injured: Matthew Tkachuk (lower body), Tomas Nosek (knee), Dmitry Kulikov (shoulder), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body)

Kings projected lineup

Joel Armia -- Anze Kopitar -- Adrian Kempe

Kevin Fiala -- Quinton Byfield -- Alex Laferriere

Andrei Kuzmenko -- Phillip Danault -- Trevor Moore

Jeff Malott -- Alex Turcotte -- Corey Perry

Mikey Anderson -- Drew Doughty

Joel Edmundson -- Brandt Clarke

Brian Dumoulin -- Cody Ceci

Anton Forsberg

Darcy Kuemper

Scratched: Jacob Moverare, Samuel Helenius

Injured: Warren Foegele (upper body)

Status report

The Panthers did not hold a morning skate. They practiced Wednesday using the same forward lines and defense pairs from a 7-3 loss at the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. … Forsberg is likely to start after Kuemper participated in the Kings optional morning skate Thursday.

LIGHTNING (6-5-2) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (7-2-3)

10 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, The Spot, TVAS, SN360

Lightning projected lineup

Brandon Hagel -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov

Jake Guentzel -- Anthony Cirelli -- Gage Goncalves

Oliver Bjorkstrand -- Dominic James -- Pontus Holmberg

Zemgus Girgensons -- Yanni Gourde

Victor Hedman -- J.J. Moser

Ryan McDonagh -- Erik Cernak

Charle-Edouard D'Astous -- Emil Lilleberg

Max Crozier

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Jonas Johansson

Scratched: Jack Finley, Darren Raddysh

Injured: Nick Paul (upper body)

Golden Knights projected lineup

Ivan Barbashev -- Jack Eichel – Mitch Marner

Brett Howden -- William Karlsson -- Reilly Smith

Brandon Saad-- Tomas Hertl -- Pavel Dorofeyev

Cole Reinhardt -- Colton Sissons -- Keegan Kolesar

Brayden McNabb -- Shea Theodore

Noah Hanifin-- Zach Whitecloud

Jeremy Lauzon -- Kaedan Korczak

Carl Lindblom

Akira Schmid

Scratched: Alexander Holtz, Ben Hutton

Injured: Adin Hill (lower body), Mark Stone (upper body)

Status report

The Lightning could dress the same skaters as they did in a 3-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday when they used 11 forwards and seven defensemen. ... The Golden Knights will use new forward lines. … Marner will play on the top line alongside Eichel; Howden moves to left wing on the second line with Saad on the third line with Hertl and Dorofeyev.