Projected lineups, starting goalies for today
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LIGHTNING (25-17-3) at CANADIENS (23-19-4)
7 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN2, FDSNSUN
Lightning projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel -- Anthony Cirelli -- Nick Paul
Zemgus Girgensons -- Conor Geekie -- Mitchell Chafee
Michael Eyssimont -- Luke Glendening -- Cam Atkinson
Victor Hedman -- Darren Raddysh
Ryan McDonagh -- Maxwell Crozier
Emil Lilleberg -- Nick Perbix
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: None
Injured: J.J. Moser (upper body), Erik Cernak (lower body)
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Juraj Slafkovsky
Alex Newhook -- Kirby Dach -- Patrik Laine
Josh Anderson -- Christian Dvorak -- Brendan Gallagher
Joel Armia -- Jake Evans -- Owen Beck
Lane Hutson -- Mike Matheson
Kaiden Guhle -- Alexandre Carrier
Arber Xhekaj -- David Savard
Sam Montembeault
Jakub Dobes
Scratched: Jayden Struble, Michael Pezzetta
Injured: Emil Heineman (upper body)
Status report
The Lightning did not hold a morning skate following a 5-3 loss at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday. … Vasilevskiy is expected to start after Johansson made 23 saves against Toronto. … The Canadiens will dress the same 18 skaters they used in a 5-4 overtime win against the New York Rangers on Sunday.
SENATORS (24-18-4) at RANGERS (22-20-4)
7 p.m. ET; MSG, TSN5, RDS2
Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Josh Norris -- Drake Batherson
Claude Giroux -- Tim Stutzle -- Adam Gaudette
Nick Cousins -- Shane Pinto -- Ridly Greig
Matthew Highmore -- Zack Ostapchuk -- Michael Amadio
Jake Sanderson -- Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot -- Nick Jensen
Tyler Kleven -- Nikolas Matinpalo
Leevi Merilainen
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Donovan Sebrango
Injured: Linus Ullmark (back), Travis Hamonic (lower body), Jacob Bernard-Docker (high ankle sprain), David Perron (upper body), Noah Gregor (lower body), Cole Reinhardt (upper body)
Rangers projected lineup
Artemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck -- Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle -- Mika Zibanejad -- Reilly Smith
Chris Kreider -- Filip Chytil -- Arthur Kaliyev
Adam Edstrom -- Sam Carrick -- Matt Rempe
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Will Borgen
Urho Vaakanainen -- Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick
Scratched: Zac Jones, Jimmy Vesey, Jonny Brodzinski
Injured: None
Status report
Jensen did not participate in the morning skate but is expected to play. ... Perron was on the ice in a regular jersey and split time with Amadio in line rushes, an indication the forward is getting close to playing for the first time since Nov. 23; he is not expected to play Tuesday. ... Ullmark was on the ice following the morning skate; the goalie is still rehabbing from an injury sustained Dec. 22.
RED WINGS (21-21-4) at FLYERS (21-20-6)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, NBCSP, SN1
Red Wings projected lineup
Marco Kasper -- Dylan Larkin -- Lucas Raymond
Alex DeBrincat -- Andrew Copp -- Patrick Kane
Jonatan Berggren -- J.T. Compher -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Michael Rasmussen -- Christian Fischer -- Elmer Soderblom
Ben Chiarot -- Moritz Seider
Simon Edvinsson -- Albert Johansson
Erik Gustafsson -- Justin Holl
Alex Lyon
Cam Talbot
Scratched: William Lagesson, Joe Veleno
Injured: Jeff Petry (undisclosed), Tyler Motte (upper body)
Flyers projected lineup
Owen Tippett -- Morgan Frost -- Travis Konecny
Tyson Foerster -- Noah Cates -- Bobby Brink
Joel Farabee -- Sean Couturier -- Matvei Michkov
Olle Lycksell -- Rodrigo Abols -- Garnet Hathaway
Cam York -- Travis Sanheim
Egor Zamula -- Rasmus Ristolainen
Nick Seeler -- Jamie Drysdale
Samuel Ersson
Ivan Fedotov
Scratched: Erik Johnson, Scott Laughton, Aleksei Kolosov
Injured: Nicolas Deslauriers (upper body), Ryan Poehling (upper body)
Status report
Soderblom was recalled from Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League on Tuesday and will play his first NHL game since Jan. 7, 2023; he'll replace Veleno, a forward. ... The Flyers held an optional morning skate. ... Laughton, a forward, is out for personal reasons. ... Abols was recalled from Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League on Monday and will make his NHL debut. ... Poehling was placed on injured reserve Monday after the forward was injured during a 5-3 win at the New York Islanders on Thursday; there is no timetable for his return.
SHARKS (14-29-6) at PREDATORS (16-22-7)
8 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, NBCSCA
Sharks projected lineup
Fabian Zetterlund -- Mikael Granlund -- Will Smith
William Eklund -- Macklin Celebrini -- Alex Wennberg
Carl Grundstrom -- Luke Kunin -- Collin Graf
Barclay Goodrow -- Nico Strum -- Ty Dellandrea
Henry Thrun -- Cody Ceci
Timothy Liljegren -- Mario Ferraro
Jake Walman -- Jan Rutta
Alexandar Georgiev
Yaroslav Askarov
Scratched: Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Injured: Tyler Toffoli (lower body), Logan Couture (lower body), Vitek Vanecek (upper body), Nikolai Kovalenko (upper body), Klim Kostin (lower body)
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg -- Steven Stamkos -- Jonathan Marchessault
Gustav Nyquist -- Ryan O'Reilly -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Tommy Novak -- Fedor Svechkov -- Zachary L’Heureux
Cole Smith -- Michael McCarron -- Colton Sissons
Roman Josi -- Justin Barron
Brady Skjei -- Nick Blankenburg
Adam Wilsby -- Luke Schenn
Juuse Saros
Justus Annunen
Scratched: Spencer Stastney, Kieffer Bellows
Injured: Jeremy Lauzon (lower body), Luke Evangelista (lower body), Mark Jankowski (upper body)
Status report
Cole Smith will be a game-time decision for the Predators; the forward has missed 11 games because of a lower-body injury.
HURRICANES (28-16-3) at STARS (29-16-1)
8 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+
Hurricanes projected lineup
Seth Jarvis -- Sebastian Aho -- Jack Roslovic
Eric Robinson -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Martin Necas
Andrei Svechnikov -- Jordan Staal -- Jordan Martinook
Juha Jaaska -- Jack Drury -- Jackson Blake
Jaccob Slavin -- Brent Burns
Dmitry Orlov -- Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere -- Sean Walker
Pyotr Kochetkov
Frederik Andersen
Scratched: Ty Smith
Injured: Tyson Jost (lower body), William Carrier (lower body)
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz --Evgenii Dadonov
Jamie Benn -- Matt Duchene -- Wyatt Johnston
Logan Stankoven -- Mavrik Bourque -- Matej Blumel
Sam Steel -- Oskar Back -- Colin Blackwell
Miro Heiskanen -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Nils Lundkvist -- Esa Lindell
Mathew Dumba -- Thomas Harley
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Mathew Dumba
Injured: Mason Marchment (face), Tyler Seguin (hip)
Status report
The Hurricanes did not hold a morning skate following a 4-3 overtime win at the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday. … Hintz will return after missing three games with an upper-body injury. … The Stars assigned forward Justin Hryckowian to Texas of the American Hockey League on Monday.
CAPITALS (31-10-5) at OILERS (29-14-3)
9 p.m. ET; SNW, MNMT
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Connor McMichael
Aliaksei Protas -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Tom Wilson
Taylor Raddysh -- Lars Eller -- Ethen Frank
Brandon Duhaime -- Nic Dowd -- Andrew Mangiapane
Rasmus Sandin -- John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun -- Trevor Van Riemsdyk
Martin Fehervary -- Matt Roy
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Alexander Alexeyev, Dylan McIlrath, Jakub Vrana
Injured: None
Oilers projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Zach Hyman
Vasily Podkolzin -- Leon Draisaitl -- Viktor Arvidsson
Mattias Janmark -- Adam Henrique -- Connor Brown
Kasperi Kapanen -- Noah Philp -- Corey Perry
Mattias Ekholm -- Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse -- Troy Stecher
Brett Kulak -- Ty Emberson
Stuart Skinner
Calvin Pickard
Scratched: None
Injured: John Klingberg (hip)
Suspended: Connor McDavid
Status report
Each team held an optional morning skate. ... The Capitals will use the same lineup from their previous game, a 4-1 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. ... McDavid, a center, will serve the first of a three-game suspension for cross-checking Vancouver Canucks forward Conor Garland during a 3-2 loss Saturday. ... Nugent-Hopkins will move from his usual spot as the top line's left wing. .. Jeff Skinner returns to the lineup after being scratched Saturday.
PANTHERS (27-17-3) at DUCKS (18-22-6)
10 p.m. ET; Victory+, SCRIPPS, KCOP-13, SNO, SNE, SN1
Panthers projected lineup
Matthew Tkachuk -- Aleksander Barkov -- Sam Reinhart
Eetu Luostarinen -- Sam Bennett -- Mackie Samoskevich
Carter Verhaeghe -- Anton Lundell -- Jesper Boqvist
Evan Rodrigues -- Tomas Nosek -- A.J. Greer
Gustav Forsling -- Dmitry Kulikov
Niko Mikkola -- Nate Schmidt
Tobias Bjornfot -- Uvis Balinskis
Sergei Bobrovsky
Spencer Knight
Scratched: Adam Boqvist
Injured: Jonah Gadjovich (upper body), Aaron Ekblad (upper body)
Ducks projected lineup
Frank Vatrano -- Ryan Strome -- Troy Terry
Trevor Zegras -- Leo Carlsson -- Alex Killorn
Cutter Gauthier -- Mason McTavish -- Robby Fabbri
Nikita Nesterenko -- Jansen Harkins -- Brett Leason
Jackson LaCombe -- Radko Gudas
Pavel Mintyukov -- Jacob Trouba
Brian Dumoulin -- Olen Zellweger
Lukas Dostal
John Gibson
Scratched: Drew Helleson, Ross Johnston
Injured: Brock McGinn (ACL surgery), Isac Lundestrom (lower body)
Status report
Ekblad is traveling on the Panthers' four-game road trip and is "not far off" from returning, according to coach Paul Maurice; the defenseman, who has missed five games, remained on the ice following the morning skate. ... The Ducks held an optional morning skate. ... Zegras will return after missing 22 games with a torn meniscus in his right knee. ... McGinn is out for the rest of the season; the forward had surgery last week to repair a torn ACL. ... Lundestrom, a center, is day to day. ... Leason will re-enter the lineup in place of Johnston after being a healthy scratch for two games. ... Anaheim returned forward Sam Colangelo to San Diego of the American Hockey League on Monday.
SABRES (17-24-5) at CANUCKS (20-15-10)
10 p.m. ET; SNP, MSG-B
Sabres projected lineup
Jason Zucker -- Jiri Kulich -- Tage Thompson
JJ Peterka -- Dylan Cozens -- Alex Tuch
Zach Benson -- Peyton Krebs -- Jack Quinn
Beck Malenstyn -- Sam Lafferty -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Rasmus Dahlin -- Bowen Byram
Mattias Samuelsson -- Owen Power
Jacob Bryson -- Connor Clifton
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
James Reimer
Scratched: Henri Jokiharju, Dennis Gilbert, Tyson Kozak
Injured: Ryan McLeod (upper body), Jordan Greenway (middle body)
Canucks projected lineup
Jake DeBrusk -- Elias Pettersson -- Brock Boeser
Pius Suter -- J.T. Miller -- Conor Garland
Danton Heinen -- Teddy Blueger -- Kiefer Sherwood
Nils Hoglander -- Max Sasson -- Phil Di Giuseppe
Quinn Hughes -- Mark Friedman
Derek Forbort -- Filip Hronek
Carson Soucy -- Vincent Desharnais
Thatcher Demko
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Guillaume Brisebois
Injured: Dakota Joshua (lower body), Noah Juulsen (undisclosed)
Suspended: Tyler Myers
Status report
Luukkonen will return and start after missing one game with an undisclosed injury, so the Sabres sent goalie Devon Levi, who made 28 saves in a 6-4 loss at the Seattle Kraken on Monday, back to Rochester of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. … Zucker will be a game-time decision; he did not take part in the morning skate because of illness. ... Kozak was called up from the AHL on Tuesday and could take Zucker's place. … Friedman was called up from Abbotsford of the AHL after Myers, a defenseman, was suspended three games for a cross-check against Edmonton Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard on Saturday; Canucks coach Rick Tocchet said Friedman could play some shifts alongside Hughes, swapping places with Hronek depending on the situation.
