Projected lineups, starting goalies for today
Latest line combinations, defense pairs, injury news from NHL.com writers

BLACKHAWKS (7-5-3) at RED WINGS (9-6-0)
1 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, CHSN, NHLN
Blackhawks projected lineup
Tyler Bertuzzi -- Connor Bedard -- Andre Burakovsky
Teuvo Teravainen -- Ryan Greene -- Colton Dach
Ryan Donato -- Oliver Moore -- Ilya Mikheyev
Sam Lafferty -- Nick Foligno
Alex Vlasic -- Sam Rinzel
Matt Grzelcyk -- Connor Murphy
Wyatt Kaiser -- Artyom Levshunov
Louis Crevier
Spencer Knight
Arvid Soderblom
Scratched: None
Injured: Laurent Brossoit (hip), Jason Dickinson (upper body), Frank Nazar (lower body)
Red Wings projected lineup
Emmitt Finnie -- Dylan Larkin -- Lucas Raymond
Patrick Kane -- J.T. Compher -- Alex DeBrincat
Andrew Copp -- Marco Kasper -- Mason Appleton
James van Riemsdyk -- Michael Rasmussen -- Elmer Soderblom
Simon Edvinsson -- Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot -- Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Travis Hamonic -- Albert Johansson
John Gibson
Cam Talbot
Scratched: Jacob Bernard-Docker, Jonatan Berggren
Injured: None
Status report
Neither team will have a morning skate. … Compher moved to the second line and Kasper to the third line at practice Saturday. … Nazar left a 4-0 win against the Calgary Flames on Friday in the first period, but Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill said the forward could play.
KINGS (6-5-4) at PENGUINS (9-4-3)
2 p.m. ET; FDSNW, SN-PIT, SN1, TVAS
Kings projected lineup
Joel Armia -- Anze Kopitar -- Adrian Kempe
Kevin Fiala -- Quinton Byfield -- Alex Laferriere
Andrei Kuzmenko -- Phillip Danault -- Trevor Moore
Warren Foegele -- 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, Jeff Malott
Injured: None
Penguins projected lineup
Bryan Rust -- Sidney Crosby -- Ben Kindel
Tommy Novak -- Evgeni Malkin – Anthony Mantha
Joona Koppanen -- Kevin Hayes -- Ville Koivunen
Danton Heinen -- Blake Lizotte -- Connor Dewar
Parker Wotherspoon -- Erik Karlsson
Ryan Shea -- Kris Letang
Ryan Graves -- Connor Clifton
Sergei Murashov
Arturs Silovs
Scratched: Mathew Dumba, Harrison Brunicke, Philip Tomasino
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 (blood clot)
Status report
Foegele is expected to return after missing five games with an upper-body injury. ... Murashov, a 21-year-old rookie, could make his first NHL start after Silovs made 23 saves in a 2-1 shootout loss at the New Jersey Devils on Saturday.
HURRICANES (10-4-0) at MAPLE LEAFS (8-6-1)
7 p.m. ET; TVAS, TSN4, FDSNSO
Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Taylor Hall
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Logan Stankoven -- Jackson Blake
Jordan Martinook -- Jordan Staal -- Seth Jarvis
William Carrier -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Eric Robinson
Alexander Nikishin -- Sean Walker
K’Andre Miller -- Joel Nystrom
Mike Reilly -- Charles-Alexis Legault
Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov
Scratched: Brandon Bussi, Gavin Bayreuther
Injured: Jalen Chatfield (upper body), Jaccob Slavin (lower body), Shayne Gostisbehere (lower body)
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Matthew Knies -- Auston Matthews -- William Nylander
Bobby McMann -- John Tavares -- Nicholas Robertson
Dakota Joshua -- Nicolas Roy -- Matias Maccelli
Steven Lorentz -- Max Domi -- Calle Jarnkrok
Morgan Rielly -- Brandon Carlo
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Jake McCabe
Simon Benoit -- Philippe Myers
Dennis Hildeby
Anthony Stolarz
Scratched: Sammy Blais, Dakota Mermis
Injured: Chris Tanev (upper body), Scott Laughton (upper body)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate after each played Saturday; the Maple Leafs lost 5-3 to the Boston Bruins, and the Hurricanes won 6-3 against the Buffalo Sabres. Stolarz was pulled by Toronto coach Craig Berube after allowing four goals on 19 shots, and Hildeby made 19 saves in relief. ... Laughton, a forward, is out after he was injured on a hit from Boston defenseman Nikita Zadorov. … Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said Saturday that Chatfield, a defenseman, is out indefinitely.
KRAKEN (7-3-4) at STARS (8-4-3)
7 p.m. ET; KHN, Victory+, KONG, SNP
Kraken projected lineup
Jaden Schwartz -- Matty Beniers -- Kaapo Kakko
Berkly Catton -- Chandler Stephenson -- Jordan Eberle
Mason Marchment -- Shane Wright -- Ryan Winterton
Tye Kartye -- Ben Meyers -- Eeli Tolvanen
Vince Dunn -- Adam Larsson
Ryan Lindgren -- Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura -- Jamie Oleksiak
Matt Murray
Philipp Grubauer
Scratched: Cale Fleury, Jani Nyman
Injured: Joey Daccord (upper body), Ryker Evans (upper body), Frederick Gaudreau (upper body), Jared McCann (lower body)
Stars projected lineup
Sam Steel -- Wyatt Johnston -- Mikko Rantanen
Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Tyler Seguin
Oskar Back -- Justin Hryckowian -- Colin Blackwell
Adam Erne -- Radek Faksa -- Mavrik Bourque
Esa Lindell -- Miro Heiskanen
Thomas Harley -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Lian Bichsel -- Alexander Petrovic
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Nathan Bastian, Kyle Capobianco
Injured: Jamie Benn (collapsed lung), Matt Duchene (upper body), Nils Lundkvist (lower body)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate after each played Saturday. Daccord, a goalie, did not travel with the Kraken for their 4-3 overtime victory against the St. Louis Blues and is being evaluated; the Stars won 5-4 at the Nashville Predators.
MAMMOTH (9-6-0) at SENATORS (7-5-3)
7 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN5, Utah16
Mammoth projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Logan Cooley -- Nick Schmaltz
JJ Peterka -- Barrett Hayton -- Dylan Guenther
Lawson Crouse -- Jack McBain -- Michael Carcone
Kailer Yamamoto -- Kevin Stenlund -- Brandon Tanev
Mikhail Sergachev -- Dmitri Simashev
Nate Schmidt -- John Marino
Ian Cole -- Olli Maatta
Vitek Vanecek
Karel Vejmelka
Scratched: Nick DeSimone, Liam O’Brien, Kevin Rooney
Injured: Sean Durzi (upper body), Alex Kerfoot (lower body)
Senators projected lineup
Ridly Greig -- Tim Stutzle -- David Perron
Fabian Zetterlund -- Dylan Cozens -- Drake Batherson
Michael Amadio -- Shane Pinto -- Claude Giroux
Olle Lycksell -- Lars Eller -- Nick Cousins
Jake Sanderson -- Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot -- Nick Jensen
Tyler Kleven -- Jordan Spence
Leevi Merilainen
Linus Ullmark
Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid, Nikolas Matinpalo
Injured: Brady Tkachuk (thumb surgery)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate after each played Saturday. The Mammoth lost 6-2 at the Montreal Canadiens; the Senators won 3-2 in overtime against the Philadelphia Flyers. Vanecek could start for Utah after Vejmelka allowed six goals on 23 shots; Merilainen could start after Ullmark made 20 saves.
FLAMES (4-10-2) at WILD (6-7-3)
8 p.m. ET; FDSNNOX, FDSNWI, SNW
Flames projected lineup
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Morgan Frost -- Matt Coronato
Yegor Sharangovich -- Nazem Kadri -- Joel Farabee
Samuel Honzek -- Mikael Backlund -- Blake Coleman
Ryan Lomberg -- Connor Zary -- Adam Klapka
Joel Hanley -- MacKenzie Weegar
Yan Kuznetsov -- Rasmus Andersson
Kevin Bahl -- Brayden Pachal
Devin Cooley
Dustin Wolf
Scratched: Justin Kirkland, Jake Bean, Daniil Miromanov
Injured: Martin Pospisil (undisclosed), Zayne Parekh (upper body)
Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov -- Marco Rossi -- Mats Zuccarello
Matt Boldy -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Marcus Johansson
Vladimir Tarasenko -- Ryan Hartman -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Marcus Foligno -- Danila Yurov -- Yakov Trenin
Jonas Brodin -- Brock Faber
Jake Middleton -- Jared Spurgeon
Zeev Buium -- Daemon Hunt
Jesper Wallstedt
Filip Gustavsson
Scratched: David Jiricek, Ben Jones
Injured: Nico Sturm (back), Zach Bogosian (lower body)
Status report
Parekh, a defenseman, is week to week. …Miromanov, a defenseman, was recalled from Calgary of the American Hockey League on Saturday. … Wallstedt will make his second straight start. … Faber (maintenance) did not participate in the morning skate but will play. … The Wild reassigned forward Tyler Pitlick to Iowa of the AHL on Saturday. …Sturm, a forward, has resumed skating on his own.
AVALANCHE (9-1-5) at CANUCKS (8-8-0)
10 p.m. ET; SNP, ALT
Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Martin Necas
Ross Colton -- Brock Nelson -- Valeri Nichushkin
Gabriel Landeskog -- Jack Drury -- Victor Olofsson
Parker Kelly -- Zakhar Bardakov -- Gavin Brindley
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Josh Manson -- Brent Burns
Ilya Solovyov -- Sam Malinski
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: Danil Gushchin
Injured: Samuel Girard (upper body), Joel Kiviranta (lower body), Logan O’Connor (hip surgery)
Canucks projected lineup
Evander Kane -- Elias Pettersson -- Conor Garland
Jake DeBrusk -- Lukas Reichel -- Drew O'Connor
Brock Boeser -- Aatu Raty -- Kiefer Sherwood
Arshdeep Bains -- Max Sasson -- Linus Karlsson
Quinn Hughes -- Filip Hronek
Marcus Pettersson -- Tyler Myers
Elias Nils Pettersson -- Tom Willander
Kevin Lankinen
Jiri Patera
Scratched: P.O. Joseph, Mackenzie MacEachern
Injured: Thatcher Demko (preventative maintenance), Victor Mancini (undisclosed), Filip Chytil (concussion protocol), Jonathan Lekkerimaki (upper body), Teddy Blueger (lower body), Nils Hoglander (lower body), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate after each played Saturday. The Avalanche won 9-1 at the Edmonton Oilers; the Canucks won 4-3 against the Columbus Blue Jackets. … Blackwood is expected to make his second start of the season after Wedgewood made 23 saves Saturday. … Demko is a “possibility,” Vancouver general manager Patrick Allvin said on “Hockey Night in Canada” after Lankinen made 29 saves Saturday. Demko did not dress after missing practice on Friday but did skate on his own Saturday morning.
JETS (9-5-0) at DUCKS (10-3-1)
10 p.m. ET; Victory+, KCOP-13, TSN3
Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Gabriel Vilardi
Vladislav Namestnikov -- Jonathan Toews -- Cole Perfetti
Nino Niederreiter -- Adam Lowry -- Alex Iafallo
Tanner Pearson -- Parker Ford -- Nikita Chibrikov
Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo
Logan Stanley -- Neal Pionk
Haydn Fleury -- Luke Schenn
Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie
Scratched: Brad Lambert, Colin Miller, Cole Koepke
Injured: Dylan Samberg (wrist), Gustav Nyquist (undisclosed), Morgan Barron (undisclosed)
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)
Status report
Perfetti will make his season debut; he took line rushes at the morning skate and also worked with the first power-play unit. Jets coach Scott Arniel said Saturday that Perfetti still needed to go through a full practice before he could make his season debut, but on Sunday he said, "(Perfetti) woke up this morning and felt good." Perfetti sustained an ankle injury during Winnipeg’s preseason finale on Oct. 3 against the Calgary Flames. ... The Ducks did not hold a morning skate following their 4-3 overtime win at the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday. ... Strome has been practicing since Tuesday, and the forward could make his season debut.

















