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SENATORS (27-22-7) at FLYERS (25-20-10)

7 p.m. ET; NBCSP, TSN5, RDS

Senators projected lineup

Drake Batherson -- Tim Stutzle -- Claude Giroux

Brady Tkachuk -- Dylan Cozens -- Ridly Greig

Nick Cousins -- Shane Pinto -- Michael Amadio

Stephen Halliday -- Lars Eller -- Fabian Zetterlund

Jake Sanderson -- Artem Zub

Thomas Chabot -- Nick Jensen

Tyler Kleven -- Jordan Spence

James Reimer

Hunter Shepard

Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid, Nikolas Matinpalo

Injured: Linus Ullmark (flu), David Perron (sports hernia)

Flyers projected lineup

Nikita Grebenkin -- Christian Dvorak -- Travis Konecny

Denver Barkey -- Trevor Zegras -- Owen Tippett

Matvei Michkov -- Noah Cates -- Bobby Brink

Carl Grundstrom -- Sean Couturier -- Garnet Hathaway

Travis Sanheim -- Rasmus Ristolainen

Cam York -- Jamie Drysdale

Nick Seeler -- Noah Juulsen

Dan Vladar

Aleksei Kolosov

Scratched: Emil Andrae, Nicolas Deslauriers

Injured: Tyson Foerster (arm), Rodrigo Abols (lower body), Samuel Ersson (lower body)

Status report

Ullmark starting in goal will be the only change in the Senators' lineup from a 4-3 loss at the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday. ... Ersson took part in the Flyers' optional morning skate and the goalie remains on schedule to return after the Olympic break. ... Hathaway will play after being scratched for a 4-2 win against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday; he'll replace Deslauriers, a forward.

ISLANDERS (31-21-5) at DEVILS (28-26-2)

7 p.m. ET; MSGSN2, MSGSN

Islanders projected lineup

Ondrej Palat -- Bo Horvat – Mathew Barzal

Emil Heineman -- Calum Ritchie -- Jonathan Drouin

Anders Lee -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Simon Holmstrom

Kyle MacLean -- Casey Cizikas -- Marc Gatcomb

Matthew Schaefer -- Ryan Pulock

Adam Pelech -- Tony DeAngelo

Carson Soucy -- Scott Mayfield

Ilya Sorokin

David Rittich

Scratched: Maxim Shabanov, Anthony Duclair, Adam Boqvist

Injured: Kyle Palmieri (ACL), Alexander Romanov (upper body), Semyon Varlamov (knee)

Devils projected lineup

Timo Meier -- Cody Glass -- Connor Brown

Arseny Gritsyuk -- Nico Hischier -- Lenni Hameenaho

Jesper Bratt -- Paul Cotter -- Dawson Mercer

Evgenii Dadonov -- Nick Bjugstad -- Maxim Tsyplakov

Jonas Siegenthaler -- Johnathan Kovacevic

Brett Pesce -- Dougie Hamilton

Brenden Dillon -- Simon Nemec

Jake Allen

Jacob Markstrom

Scratched: Colton White, Marc McLaughlin, Luke Glendening

Injured: Luke Hughes (shoulder), Zack MacEwen (ACL), Stefan Noesen (knee), Jack Hughes (lower body)

Status report

Ritchie will return to the lineup after missing the past six games with a lower-body injury. … Bjugstad, acquired in a trade with the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday, will make his Devils debut. ... Jack Hughes, who did skate on his own on Thursday, will miss his third straight game. ... Forward Juho Lammikko was placed on waivers Thursday for the purpose of terminating his contract.

PREDATORS (26-23-7) at CAPITALS (28-23-7)

7 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, MNMT

Predators projected lineup

Steven Stamkos -- Ryan O’Reilly -- Luke Evangelista

Filip Forsberg -- Erik Haula -- Jonathan Marchessault

Cole Smith -- Michael McCarron -- Michael Bunting

Ozzy Wiesblatt -- Tyson Jost -- Matthew Wood

Brady Skjei -- Roman Josi

Adam Wilsby -- Nick Perbix

Nick Blankenburg -- Nicolas Hague

Justus Annunen

Juuse Saros

Scratched: Justin Barron, Reid Schaefer

Injured: None

Capitals projected lineup

Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Anthony Beauvillier

Aliaksei Protas -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Tom Wilson

Ryan Leonard -- Justin Sourdif -- Ethen Frank

Brandon Duhaime -- Nic Dowd -- Hendrix Lapierre

Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson

Jakob Chychrun -- Matt Roy

Rasmus Sandin -- Trevor Van Riemsdyk

Logan Thompson

Clay Stevenson

Scratched: Declan Chisholm, Dylan McIlrath, Sonny Milano, Garin Bjorklund

Injured: Charlie Lindgren (lower body), Connor McMichael (upper body)

Status report

The Predators did not hold a morning skate following a 6-5 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday. … Annunen will start and Wiesblatt will enter the lineup, possibly for Schaefer, a forward. ... Dubois will return; the forward has been out since Oct. 31 because of abdominal surgery. … Thompson could start and return after missing four games because of an upper-body injury. … Milano, a forward, will not play for personal reasons. … The Capitals loaned forward Bogdan Trineyev to Hershey of the American Hockey League on Wednesday.

HURRICANES (35-15-6) at RANGERS (22-28-6)

7 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, MSG

Hurricanes projected lineup

Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis

Taylor Hall -- Logan Stankoven -- Jackson Blake

Nikolaj Ehlers -- Jordan Staal -- Jordan Martinook

William Carrier -- Mark Jankowski -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Jaccob Slavin -- Jalen Chatfield

K'Andre Miller -- Sean Walker

Shayne Gostisbehere -- Alexander Nikishin

Brandon Bussi

Frederik Andersen

Scratched: Mike Reilly

Injured: Pyotr Kochetkov (lower body), Eric Robinson (upper body)

Rangers projected lineup

J.T. Miller -- Mika Zibanejad -- Gabe Perreault

Will Cuylle -- Vincent Trocheck -- Alexis Lafreniere

Jonny Brodzinski -- Noah Laba -- Taylor Raddysh

Anton Blidh -- Sam Carrick -- Matt Rempe

Vladislav Gavrikov -- Braden Schneider

Matthew Robertson -- Will Borgen

Urho Vaakanainen -- Vincent Iorio

Jonathan Quick

Spencer Martin

Scratched: Scott Morrow, Brennan Othmann

Injured: Igor Shesterkin (lower body), Adam Fox (lower body), Adam Edstrom (lower body), Conor Sheary (lower body)

Status report

Bussi will make his third straight start. ... Iorio likely will make his Rangers debut after being claimed off waivers from the San Jose Sharks on Saturday; he would replace Morrow, a defenseman. … Blidh was recalled from Hartford of the American Hockey League on Wednesday and is expected to replace Othmann, a forward.

PENGUINS (28-15-12) at SABRES (32-18-6)

7 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, MSG-B, SNE

Penguins projected lineup

Rutger McGroarty -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust

Egor Chinakhov -- Tommy Novak -- Evgeni Malkin

Anthony Mantha -- Ben Kindel -- Justin Brazeau

Connor Dewar -- Kevin Hayes -- Noel Acciari

Parker Wotherspoon -- Erik Karlsson

Brett Kulak -- Ryan Shea

Ilya Solovyov -- Connor Clifton

Arturs Silovs

Stuart Skinner

Scratched: Blake Lizotte

Injured: Rickard Rakell (lower body), Kris Letang (foot fracture), Jack St. Ivany (hand surgery), Filip Hallander (blood clot), Ryan Graves (lower body), Caleb Jones (lower body)

Sabres projected lineup

Peyton Krebs -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch

Jason Zucker -- Ryan McLeod -- Jack Quinn

Josh Doan -- Noah Ostlund -- Konsta Helenius

Isak Rosen -- Tyson Kozak -- Beck Malenstyn

Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin

Bowen Byram -- Owen Power

Jacob Bryson -- Michael Kesselring

Alex Lyon

Colten Ellis

Scratched: Zach Metsa

Injured: Zach Benson (upper body) Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (lower body), Jordan Greenway (middle body), Josh Norris (upper body), Josh Dunne (middle body), Conor Timmins (broken leg), Jiri Kulich (blood clot), Justin Danforth (lower body)

Status report

Rakell is day to day after the forward left the Penguins morning skate early, coach Dan Muse said. ... Acciari will be a game-time decision; he was not at the skate because of illness. ... Lizotte, a forward, will miss the game because of the expected birth of his first child. … Norris is close but will miss his 12th straight game; Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said he anticipates the forward will be ready to return following the Olympic break. ... Benson will miss his second straight game; Ruff expects the forward back in the lineup after the break.

PANTHERS (29-24-3) at LIGHTNING (36-14-4)

7:30 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+, SNP, SNW, SNO, TVAS

Panthers projected lineup

Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart

Carter Verhaeghe -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk

A.J. Greer -- Evan Rodrigues -- Brad Marchand

Sandis Vilmanis -- Cole Schwindt -- Mackie Samoskevich

Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad

Niko Mikkola -- Uvis Balinskis

Donovan Sebrango -- Jeff Petry

Daniil Tarasov

Sergei Bobrovsky

Scratched: Luke Kunin, Jesper Boqvist

Injured: Tobias Bjornfot (undisclosed), Brad Marchand (lower body), Seth Jones (upper body), Aleksander Barkov (knee), Tomas Nosek (knee), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body), Dmitry Kulikov (shoulder)

Lightning projected lineup

Brandon Hagel -- Jake Guentzel -- Nikita Kucherov

Oliver Bjorkstrand -- Dominic James -- Gage Goncalves

Zemgus Girgensons -- Yanni Gourde -- Pontus Holmberg

Curtis Douglas -- Jack Finley -- Scott Sabourin

J.J. Moser -- Darren Raddysh

Ryan McDonagh -- Erik Cernak

Victor Hedman -- Declan Carlile

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Jonas Johansson

Scratched: Max Crozier

Injured: Brayden Point (lower body), Emil Lilleberg (undisclosed), Charle-Edouard D'Astous (undisclosed), Anthony Cirelli (upper body), Nick Paul (undisclosed)

Status report

Marchand is questionable for the second leg of a back-to-back after playing and scoring the deciding shootout goal in a 5-4 win against the Boston Bruins on Wednesday; the forward has missed nine of the Panthers' past 14 games. ... Bjornfot will not play after the defenseman left in the second period Wednesday. ... Vilmanis is expected to be available after missing the final two periods Wednesday. ... Point, a center, was a full participant in the Lightning's optional morning skate but will not be in the lineup and will not represent Canada in the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. ... Defensemen D'Astous and Lilleberg also took part in the skate; each is expected to return after the Olympic break.

KINGS (23-18-14) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (26-16-14)

10 p.m. ET; FDSNW, SCRIPPS, SNE, TVAS

Kings projected lineup

Trevor Moore -- Anze Kopitar -- Joel Armia

Corey Perry -- Alex Laferriere -- Adrian Kempe

Kevin Fiala -- Quinton Byfield -- Andrei Kuzmenko

Jeff Malott -- Samuel Helenius -- Taylor Ward

Brian Dumoulin -- Drew Doughty

Joel Edmundson -- Brandt Clarke

Jacob Moverare -- Cody Ceci

Anton Forsberg

Darcy Kuemper

Scratched: Warren Foegele, Joe Hicketts, Artemi Panarin

Injured: Mikey Anderson (upper body), Alex Turcotte (upper body)

Golden Knights projected lineup

Ivan Barbashev -- Jack Eichel -- Mark Stone

Reilly Smith -- Mitch Marner – Pavel Dorofeyev

Alexander Holtz -- Tomas Hertl -- Keegan Kolesar

Cole Reinhardt -- Kai Uchacz -- Branden Bowman

Jeremy Lauzon -- Shea Theodore

Noah Hanifin -- Rasmus Andersson

Ben Hutton – Kaedan Korczak

Adin Hill

Akira Schmid

Scratched: None

Injured: Carter Hart (lower body), Brett Howden (lower body), William Karlsson (lower body), Brayden McNabb (upper body), Jonas Rondbjerg (lower body), Brandon Saad (undisclosed), Colton Sissons (upper body)

Status report

Neither team held a morning skate after each team played Wednesday; the Kings in a 4-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken and the Golden Knights in a 5-2 win against the Vancouver Canucks. ... Panarin will not play; the forward was acquired in a trade with the New York Rangers on Wednesday and will make his Los Angeles debut after the Olympic break. ... Stone will return to the top line, where he finished the game Wednesday; Smith moves to the second line and Holtz drops to the third line.