Projected lineups, starting goalies for today
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HURRICANES (13-4-0) at FLYERS (8-9-2)
7:30 p.m. ET; MAX, TNT, NBCSP
Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Jack Roslovic
Eric Robinson -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook -- Jordan Staal -- William Carrier
Tyson Jost -- Jack Drury -- Jackson Blake
Jaccob Slavin -- Brent Burns
Dmitry Orlov -- Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere -- Sean Walker
Pyotr Kochetkov
Spencer Martin
Scratched: Ty Smith
Injured: Seth Jarvis (upper body), Frederik Andersen (lower body)
Flyers projected lineup
Owen Tippett -- Sean Couturier -- Travis Konecny
Joel Farabee -- Scott Laughton -- Bobby Brink
Anthony Richard -- Noah Cates -- Matvei Michkov
Tyson Foerster -- Ryan Poehling -- Garnet Hathaway
Travis Sanheim -- Rasmus Ristolainen
Nick Seeler -- Erik Johnson
Egor Zamula -- Helge Grans
Ivan Fedotov
Aleksei Kolosov
Scratched: Nicolas Deslauriers, Morgan Frost
Injured: Emil Andrae (mid body), Cam York (upper body), Samuel Ersson (lower body), Jamie Drysdale (upper body)
Status report
The Hurricanes did not hold a morning skate. ... Jarvis practiced Tuesday but did not make the trip and will miss his fifth straight game. Coach Rod Brind'Amour said there is a chance he could join the Hurricanes on the road trip, which includes games at the New Jersey Devils on Thursday and Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday. ... Andrae, York and Drysdale took part in an optional morning skate but all three defensemen will be out. Drysdale skated in a noncontact jersey; he and York are on injured reserve.
GOLDEN KNIGHTS (11-5-2) AT MAPLE LEAFS (11-6-2)
7:30 p.m. ET; TVAS, SN, SCRIPPS
Golden Knights projected lineup
Ivan Barbashev -- Jack Eichel -- Pavel Dorofeyev
Tomas Hertl -- Nicolas Roy -- Keegan Kolesar
Brett Howden -- William Karlsson -- Alexander Holtz
Tanner Pearson -- Callahan Burke -- Cole Schwindt
Noah Hanifin -- Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb -- Kaedan Korczak
Shea Theodore -- Zach Whitecloud
Adin Hill
Ilya Samsonov
Scratched: Mason Morelli
Injured: Mark Stone (lower body), Victor Olofsson (lower body), Nicolas Hague (undisclosed), Ben Hutton (upper body)
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Matthew Knies -- Pontus Holmberg -- Mitch Marner
Bobby McMann -- John Tavares -- William Nylander
Nicholas Robertson -- Fraser Minten -- Nikita Grebenkin
Connor Dewar -- Steven Lorentz -- Alex Steeves
Morgan Rielly -- Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Jake McCabe -- Chris Tanev
Simon Benoit -- Conor Timmins
Joseph Woll
Anthony Stolarz
Scratched: Jani Hakanpaa
Injured: Auston Matthews (upper body), David Kampf (lower body), Max Pacioretty (lower body), Calle Jarnkrok (lower body), Max Domi (lower body), Dakota Mermis (upper body)
Suspended: Ryan Reaves
Status report
Hutton, a defenseman, was placed on long-term injured reserve Tuesday. ... The Golden Knights recalled Burke and Morelli, a forward, from Henderson of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. Burke is expected to make his season debut. ... Kampf, a forward, was placed on long-term injured reserve. ... Reaves, a forward, will serve the first of a five-game suspension for an illegal check to the head against Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse on Saturday. ... Minten was recalled from Toronto of the AHL on Tuesday and will make his season debut. ... Domi, a forward, was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Nov. 16. ... Grebenkin was also recalled and will make his NHL debut. ... Benoit will play after being scratched the past two games.
SHARKS (6-10-4) at STARS (11-6-0)
8 p.m. ET; Victory+, NBCSCA
Sharks projected lineup
Barclay Goodrow -- Macklin Celebrini -- Will Smith
William Eklund -- Mikael Granlund -- Fabian Zetterlund
Ty Dellandrea -- Alexander Wennberg -- Tyler Toffoli
Carl Grundstrom -- Klim Kostin -- Luke Kunin
Henry Thrun -- Cody Ceci
Mario Ferraro -- Timothy Liljegren
Jake Walman -- Jan Rutta
Mackenzie Blackwood
Yaroslav Askarov
Scratched: Givani Smith, Jack Thompson
Injured: Logan Couture (groin), Marc-Edouard Vlasic (upper body), Nico Sturm (upper body), Vitek Vanecek (upper body)
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Evgenii Dadonov
Mason Marchment -- Matt Duchene -- Tyler Seguin
Jamie Benn -- Wyatt Johnston -- Logan Stankoven
Oskar Back -- Sam Steel -- Mavrik Bourque
Miro Heiskanen -- Esa Lindell
Thomas Harley -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Nils Lundkvist -- Mathew Dumba
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Colin Blackwell, Brendan Smith
Injured: None
Status report
The Sharks recalled Askarov from San Jose of the American Hockey League on Sunday after Vanecek was injured in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. Vanecek traveled with the team, and the goalie could be available to play Thursday at the St. Louis Blues. … The Stars held an optional morning skate.
PREDATORS (6-10-3) at KRAKEN (9-9-1)
10 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, TVAS
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg -- Ryan O’Reilly -- Gustav Nyquist
Steven Stamkos -- Colton Sissons -- Luke Evangelista
Juuso Parssinen -- Tommy Novak -- Jonathan Marchessault
Cole Smith -- Michael McCarron -- Zachary L’Heureux
Brady Skjei -- Roman Josi
Jeremy Lauzon -- Alexandre Carrier
Marc Del Gaizo -- Luke Schenn
Juuse Saros
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: Mark Jankowski, Adam Wilsby, Philip Tomasino
Injured: None
Kraken projected lineup
Jared McCann -- Matty Beniers -- Andre Burakovsky
Jaden Schwartz -- Chandler Stephenson -- Daniel Sprong
Eeli Tolvanen -- Yanni Gourde -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Tye Kartye -- Ben Meyers -- Brandon Tanev
Jamie Oleksiak -- Brandon Montour
Ryker Evans -- Adam Larsson
Josh Mahura -- Will Borgen
Joey Daccord
Philipp Grubauer
Scratched: Shane Wright
Injured: Vince Dunn (mid-body), Jordan Eberle (undisclosed)
Status report
Each team held an optional morning skate. … Wright, a center, will be a healthy scratch for the second consecutive game. … Dunn, a defenseman, skated Wednesday for the first time since being placed on long-term injured reserve Oct. 17. Kraken coach Dan Bylsma said Dunn is still “at least 14 days away” from returning.
SABRES (8-9-1) at KINGS (10-6-3)
10:30 p.m. ET; FDSNW, MSG-B, SN
Sabres projected lineup
JJ Peterka -- Ryan McLeod -- Alex Touch
Zach Benson -- Dylan Cozens -- Jack Quinn
Jason Zucker -- Jiri Kulich -- Sam Lafferty
Beck Malenstyn -- Peyton Krebs -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Rasmus Dahlin -- Bowen Byram
Owen Power -- Jacob Bryson
Dennis Gilbert -- Henri Jokiharju
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
James Reimer
Scratched: Isak Rosen, Connor Clifton
Injured: Tage Thompson (lower body), Mattias Samuelsson (lower body), Jordan Greenway (undisclosed)
Kings projected lineup
Alex Turcotte -- Anze Kopitar -- Adrian Kempe
Warren Foegele -- Quinton Byfield -- Alex Laferriere
Trevor Moore -- Phillip Danault -- Kevin Fiala
Trevor Lewis -- Samuel Helenius -- Tanner Jeannot
Mikey Anderson -- Vladislav Gavrikov
Joel Edmundson -- Brandt Clarke
Jacob Moverare -- Jordan Spence
David Rittich
Erik Portillo
Scratched: Andreas Englund, Kyle Burroughs, Akil Thomas
Injured: Darcy Kuemper (upper body), Caleb Jones (upper body), Drew Doughty (ankle), Arthur Kaliyev (clavicle)
Status report
Thompson, a center, will miss his third straight game. He practiced each of the past two days. … Luukkonen will start after missing two games because of an undisclosed injury. … Tuch is expected to play despite being held out of the morning skate for maintenance. He missed practice Monday. … Rosen, a forward, was recalled from Rochester of the American Hockey League on Monday. Devon Levi, a goalie, was sent to the AHL in a corresponding move. … The Kings could use the same lineup that played in a 4-1 win against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.
