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

JETS (1C) at BLUES (WC2)
Western Conference First Round, Game 4
1 p.m. ET; FDSNMW, MAX, truTV, TBS, SN, TVAS, CBC
Winnipeg leads best-of-7 series 2-1
Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Alex Iafallo
Nino Niederreiter -- Vladislav Namestnikov -- Cole Perfetti
Morgan Barron -- Adam Lowry -- Mason Appleton
Brandon Tanev -- David Gustafsson -- Jaret Anderson-Dolan
Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg -- Neal Pionk
Logan Stanley -- Luke Schenn
Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie
Scratched: Dominic Toninato, Haydn Fleury, Colin Miller, Ville Heinola
Injured: Nikolaj Ehlers (lower body), Gabriel Vilardi (upper body), Rasmus Kupari (concussion)
Blues projected lineup
Pavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Jimmy Snuggerud
Jake Neighbours -- Brayden Schenn -- Jordan Kyrou
Mathieu Joseph -- Oskar Sundqvist -- Zack Bolduc
Alexey Toropchenko -- Radek Faksa -- Nathan Walker
Cam Fowler -- Colton Parayko
Philip Broberg -- Justin Faulk
Nick Leddy -- Tyler Tucker
Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer
Scratched: Alexandre Texier, Ryan Suter, Matthew Kessel
Injured: Dylan Holloway (lower body)
Status report
Vilardi will be a game-time decision; the forward wore a regular jersey at practice on Saturday but was skating as an extra. However, he did blend in on power-play drills. ... DeMelo will return after missing Game 3 with an illness and replace Miller, a defenseman. ... Barron and Tanev will flip lines while Gustafsson will slide into the middle. ... Joseph is expected to play after being a healthy scratch the past two games and replace Texier, a forward. ... Suter is expected to be a healthy scratch for a second straight game.
HURRICANES (2M) at DEVILS (3M)
Eastern Conference First Round, Game 4
3:30 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, MAX, truTV, MSGSN, TBS, SN360, TVAS
Carolina leads best-of-7 series 2-1
Hurricanes projected lineup
Seth Jarvis -- Sebastian Aho -- Jackson Blake
Taylor Hall -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Andrei Svechnikov
Jordan Martinook -- Jordan Staal -- Logan Stankoven
William Carrier -- Mark Jankowski -- Eric Robinson
Jaccob Slavin -- Brent Burns
Dmitry Orlov -- Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere -- Sean Walker
Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov
Scratched: Jack Roslovic, Tyson Jost, Alexander Nikishin, Riley Stillman, Ruslan Khazheyev
Injured: None
Devils projected lineup
Ondrej Palat -- Nico Hischier -- Timo Meier
Erik Haula -- Dawson Mercer -- Jesper Bratt
Paul Cotter -- Cody Glass -- Stefan Noesen
Tomas Tatar -- Justin Dowling -- Nathan Bastian
Brett Pesce -- Dougie Hamilton
Brian Dumoulin -- Dennis Cholowski
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Simon Nemec
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid, Nolan Foote, Curtis Lazar, Daniel Sprong, Seamus Casey
Injured: Luke Hughes (undisclosed), Brenden Dillon (undisclosed), Johnathan Kovacevic (undisclosed)
Status report
The Hurricanes officially registered an NHL contract with Nikishin on Saturday, so the defenseman is eligible to play Sunday. ... Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said Saturday there could be lineup changes but didn’t elaborate. ... Jankowski could make his playoff debut, replacing Roslovic on the fourth line. ... Defensemen Luke Hughes and Dillon each will miss his third straight game after sustaining injuries in Game 1 on April 20.
CAPITALS (1M) at CANADIENS (2WC)
Eastern Conference First Round, Game 4
6:30 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TBS, truTV, MNMT, MAX
Washington leads best-of-7 series 2-1
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Anthony Beauvillier
Connor McMichael -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Tom Wilson
Andrew Mangiapane -- Lars Eller -- Ryan Leonard
Brandon Duhaime -- Nic Dowd -- Taylor Raddysh
Jakob Chychrun -- John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin -- Matt Roy
Alex Alexeyev -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Ethen Frank, Dylan McIlrath, Ethan Bear, Clay Stevenson
Injured: Aliaksei Protas (lower body), Martin Fehervary (lower body), Sonny Milano (upper body)
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Juraj Slafkovsky
Josh Anderson -- Christian Dvorak -- Brendan Gallagher
Alex Newhook -- Jake Evans -- Ivan Demidov
Emil Heineman -- Oliver Kapanen -- Joel Armia
Mike Matheson -- Alexandre Carrier
Kaiden Guhle -- Lane Hutson
Arber Xhekaj -- David Savard
Jakub Dobes
Cayden Primeau
Scratched: Jayden Struble, Michael Pezzetta, Oliver Kapanen
Injured: Sam Montembeault (undisclosed), Patrik Laine (undisclosed)
Status report
Thompson was in the starter’s net for the morning skate but left the ice at the same time as Lindgren and will be a game-time decision; he left Game 3 with an undisclosed injury with 6:37 remaining in Game 3. … Protas, a forward, is also a game-time decision after taking part in the morning skate. He missed the first three games of the series and the last six of the regular season after he was injured in a 5-3 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on April 4. … Montembeault is day to day and is unlikely to play. … Primeau was recalled from Laval of the American Hockey League on Sunday. He was on the ice for the morning skate and is expected to back up Dobes, who will make his first Stanley Cup Playoffs start after getting the win in relief of Montembeault on Friday. … Savard had a maintenance day and did not take part in the morning skate but is expected to play. … Laine, a forward, was not on the ice for the morning skate and will miss his second straight game.
KINGS (2P) at OILERS (3P)
Western Conference First Round, Game 4
9:30 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TBS, truTV, MAX, FDSNW
Los Angeles leads best-of-7 series 2-1
Kings projected lineup
Andrei Kuzmenko -- Anze Kopitar -- Adrian Kempe
Warren Foegele -- Phillip Danault -- Trevor Moore
Kevin Fiala -- Quinton Byfield -- Alex Laferriere
Jeff Malott -- Samuel Helenius -- Trevor Lewis
Mikey Anderson -- Drew Doughty
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Jordan Spence
Joel Edmundson -- Brandt Clarke
Darcy Kuemper
David Rittich
Scratched: Kyle Burroughs, Jacob Moverare, Akil Thomas, Alex Turcotte
Injured: Tanner Jeannot (undisclosed)
Oilers projected lineup
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Connor McDavid -- Zach Hyman
Vasily Podkolzin -- Leon Draisaitl -- Viktor Arvidsson
Evander Kane -- Adam Henrique -- Connor Brown
Trent Frederic -- Mattias Janmark -- Corey Perry
Darnell Nurse -- Evan Bouchard
Jake Walman -- Ty Emberson
Brett Kulak -- John Klingberg
Calvin Pickard
Stuart Skinner
Scratched: Joshua Brown, Cam Dineen, Max Jones, Kasperi Kapanen, Olivier Rodrigue, Derek Ryan, Jeff Skinner
Injured: Mattias Ekholm (undisclosed), Troy Stecher (undisclosed)
Status report
The Kings held an optional morning skate after not practicing Saturday ... The Oilers’ lone change will see Draisaitl move down from McDavid’s left wing to center the second line.