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BLUES (14-15-8) at LIGHTNING (19-13-3)

7 p.m. ET; The Spot, FDSNMW, TVAS

Blues projected lineup

Jonatan Berggren -- Robert Thomas -- Pavel Buchnevich

Jake Neighbours -- Brayden Schenn -- Otto Stenberg

Pius Suter -- Dailbor Dvorsky -- Robby Fabbri

Alexey Toropchenko -- Oskar Sundqvist -- Mathieu Joseph

Philip Broberg -- Colton Parayko

Tyler Tucker -- Justin Faulk

Cam Fowler -- Logan Mailloux

Jordan Binnington

Joel Hofer

Scratched: Matthew Kessel

Injured: Jordan Kyrou (lower body), Dylan Holloway (high ankle sprain), Jimmy Snuggerud (wrist), Nathan Walker (upper body), Nick Bjugstad (upper body)

Lightning projected lineup

Brayden Point -- Anthony Cirelli -- Nikita Kucherov

Jake Guentzel -- Nick Paul -- Oliver Bjorkstrand

Pontus Holmberg -- Yanni Gourde -- Zemgus Girgensons

Gage Goncalves -- Jack Finley -- Dominic James

J.J. Moser -- Darren Raddysh

Ryan McDonagh -- Charle-Edouard D'Astous

Declan Carlile -- Max Crozier

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Jonas Johansson

Scratched: Curtis Douglas

Injured: Erik Cernak (undisclosed), Victor Hedman (elbow), Emil Lilleberg (undisclosed), Brandon Hagel (upper body)

Status report

The Blues are expected to dress the same 18 skaters from their 6-2 win at the Florida Panthers on Saturday. … Hagel participated in an optional morning skate wearing a regular jersey, but the forward is not expected to return until after the holiday break.

CANUCKS (15-17-3) at FLYERS (17-10-7)

7:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, NBCSP, Prime, TVAS2

Canucks projected lineup

Evander Kane -- Marco Rossi -- Brock Boeser

Jake DeBrusk -- David Kampf -- Conor Garland

Kiefer Sherwood -- Aatu Raty -- Drew O'Connor

Liam Ohgren -- Max Sasson -- Linus Karlsson

Marcus Pettersson -- Filip Hronek

Zeev Buium -- Tyler Myers

Elias Pettersson -- Tom Willander

Thatcher Demko

Kevin Lankinen

Scratched: P.O. Joseph, Nils Hoglander

Injured: Elias Pettersson (upper body), Filip Chytil (concussion protocol), Teddy Blueger (lower body), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)

Flyers projected lineup

Trevor Zegras -- Christian Dvorak -- Travis Konecny

Denver Barkey -- Sean Couturier -- Owen Tippett

Matvei Michkov -- Noah Cates -- Bobby Brink

Carl Grundstrom -- Rodrigo Abols -- Nikita Grebenkin

Cam York -- Travis Sanheim

Emil Andrae -- Jamie Drysdale

Nick Seeler -- Rasmus Ristolainen

Dan Vladar

Samuel Ersson

Scratched: Nicolas Deslauriers, Garnet Hathaway, Noah Juulsen

Injured: Tyson Foerster (upper body)

Status report

Pettersson and Hoglander participated in the morning skate, but neither forward will play. Canucks coach Adam Foote said Pettersson is close to returning and could play as soon as the first or second game after the holiday break. ... Dvorak will play after missing a 5-4 shootout loss at the New York Rangers on Saturday because of a lower-body injury. ... Vladar is expected to start after not dressing Saturday because of an upper-body injury; Flyers coach Rick Tocchet said the goalie would be a game-time decision. ... Philadelphia reassigned goalie Aleksei Kolosov to Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League.

BLUE JACKETS (14-15-6) at KINGS (15-10-9)

10 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, FDSNW, TVAS2

Blue Jackets projected lineup

Mason Marchment -- Adam Fantilli -- Kent Johnson

Boone Jenner -- Charlie Coyle -- Kirill Marchenko

Dimitri Voronkov -- Sean Monahan -- Miles Wood

Cole Sillinger -- Isac Lundestrom -- Yegor Chinakhov

Ivan Provorov -- Denton Mateychuk

Brendan Smith -- Damon Severson

Jake Christiansen -- Dante Fabbro

Jet Greaves

Elvis Merzlikins

Scratched: Luca Del Bel Belluz, Zach Aston-Reese

Injured: Zach Werenski (lower body), Erik Gudbranson (hip), Mathieu Olivier (upper body)

Kings projected lineup

Warren Foegele -- Anze Kopitar -- Adrian Kempe

Kevin Fiala -- Quinton Byfield -- Alex Laferriere

Trevor Moore -- Alex Turcotte -- Andrei Kuzmenko

Joel Armia -- Samuel Helenius -- Corey Perry

Mikey Anderson -- Drew Doughty

Joel Edmundson -- Brandt Clarke

Brian Dumoulin -- Cody Ceci

Anton Forsberg

Pheonix Copley

Scratched: Jeff Malott, Jacob Moverare

Injured: Darcy Kuemper (upper body)

Status report

Werenski, a defenseman, is day to day after blocking a shot against the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday. … Wood will play after being a late scratch Saturday because of a lower-body injury. … Kuemper, a goalie, worked out prior to the morning skate but will miss his third straight game.

KRAKEN (13-14-6) at DUCKS (21-13-2)

10 p.m. ET; KHN/Prime, Victory+, KING 5, KONG, KCOP-13, TVAS

Kraken projected lineup

Kaapo Kakko -- Matty Beniers -- Jordan Eberle

Eeli Tolvanen -- Chandler Stephenson -- Frederick Gaudreau

Jani Nyman -- Shane Wright -- Ryan Winterton

Tye Kartye -- Ben Meyers -- Jacob Melanson

Vince Dunn -- Adam Larsson

Ryan Lindgren -- Jamie Oleksiak

Ryker Evans -- Josh Mahura

Philipp Grubauer

Joey Daccord

Scratched: Cale Fleury

Injured: Matt Murray (lower body), Jaden Schwartz (lower body), Berkly Catton (upper body), Jared McCann (lower body), Brandon Montour (upper body)

Ducks projected lineup

Chris Kreider -- Mikael Granlund -- Troy Terry

Cutter Gauthier -- Mason McTavish -- Beckett Sennecke

Alex Killorn -- Ryan Strome -- Frank Vatrano

Ross Johnston -- Ryan Poehling -- Jansen Harkins

Jackson LaCombe -- Jacob Trouba

Pavel Mintyukov -- Radko Gudas

Olen Zellweger -- Ian Moore

Lukas Dostal

Petr Mrazek

Scratched: Drew Helleson, Nikita Nesterenko

Injured: Leo Carlsson (lower body)

Status report

Montour will be out four weeks after undergoing surgery on his hand; the defenseman was injured in the third period of a 5-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Dec. 16. ... Catton has been skating in a regular jersey since Saturday. The forward has been out since Dec. 6. ... Grubauer was in the starter's net at the morning skate, but Kraken coach Lane Lambert did not confirm his starting goalie afterwards. … Carlsson, a forward, will miss his first game of the season. He's day to day, but Ducks coach Joel Quenneville expects him to return at the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. Granlund will center the top line, and Harkins will play after being a healthy scratch for nine games.

TUESDAY

PENGUINS (15-11-9) at MAPLE LEAFS (15-15-5)

4 p.m. ET; SNO, TNT, truTV, HBO MAX

Penguins projected lineup

Rickard Rakell -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust

Justin Brazeau -- Thomas Novak -- Anthony Mantha

Ville Koivunen -- Ben Kindel -- Rutger McGroarty

Connor Dewar -- Kevin Hayes -- Noel Acciari

Parker Wotherspoon -- Erik Karlsson

Brett Kulak -- Kris Letang

Ryan Shea -- Jack St. Ivany

Stuart Skinner

Arturs Silovs

Scratched: Danton Heinen, Ryan Graves, Connor Clifton

Injured: Evgeni Malkin (upper body), Caleb Jones (lower body), Filip Hallander (blood clot), Blake Lizotte (undisclosed)

Maple Leafs projected lineup

Matthew Knies -- Auston Matthews -- Max Domi

Matias Maccelli -- John Tavares -- William Nylander

Dakota Joshua -- Scott Laughton -- Steven Lorentz

Nicholas Robertson -- Nicolas Roy -- Bobby McMann

Morgan Rielly -- Philippe Myers

Jake McCabe -- Troy Stecher

Simon Benoit -- Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Joseph Woll

Dennis Hildeby

Scratched: Easton Cowan, Calle Jarnkrok, Henry Thrun

Injured: Chris Tanev (upper body), Anthony Stolarz (upper body), Brandon Carlo (lower body), Dakota Mermis (lower body)

Status Report

The Penguins and Maple Leafs each had days off on Monday after back-to-back games on Saturday and Sunday.