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BLUE JACKETS (33-21-10) at PANTHERS (32-29-3)

7 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, SCRIPPS

Blue Jackets projected lineup

Cole Sillinger -- Adam Fantilli -- Kirill Marchenko

Kent Johnson -- Sean Monahan -- Conor Garland

Mason Marchment -- Charlie Coyle -- Mathieu Olivier

Dmitri Voronkov  -- Boone Jenner -- Isac Lundestrom

Zach Werenski -- Dante Fabbro

Ivan Provorov -- Denton Mateychuk

Damon Severson -- Jake Christiansen

Elvis Merzlikins

Jet Greaves

Scratched: Miles Wood, Egor Zamula, Danton Heinen

Injured: Erik Gudbranson (upper body)

Panthers projected lineup

Eetu Luostarinen -- Evan Rodrigues -- Sam Reinhart

A.J. Greer -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk

Mackie Samoskevich -- Tomas Nosek -- Cole Reinhardt

Jesper Boqvist -- Luke Kunin -- Vinnie Hinostroza

Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad

Niko Mikkola -- Dmitry Kulikov

Donovan Sebrango -- Mike Benning

Sergei Bobrovsky

Daniil Tarasov

Scratched: Carter Verhaeghe, Anton Lundell

Injured: Uvis Balinskis (lower body), Brad Marchand (lower body), Seth Jones (collarbone), Aleksander Barkov (knee), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body)

Status report

Gudbranson was injured during a 5-4 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Monday and did not travel to Florida; the defenseman could meet the team before their game at the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, Blue Jackets coach Rick Bowness said. ... Verhaeghe will not play after "something tightened up" during a 4-3 win against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, Panthers coach Paul Maurice said; the forward is expected to return at the Seattle Kraken on Sunday. ... Lundell will not play for rest purposes; the center practiced Wednesday and was on the ice for Florida's morning skate. … Balinskis, a defenseman, has a lingering injury after blocking a shot a few weeks ago and will not play. … Benning was recalled from Charlotte of the American Hockey League and will make his NHL debut. ... Reinhardt will make his Panthers debut after being claimed off waivers from the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday.

CAPITALS (32-27-7) at SABRES (40-19-6)

7 p.m. ET; MNMT2, MSG-B

Capitals projected lineup

Alex Ovechkin -- Justin Sourdif -- Anthony Beauvillier

Aleksei Protas -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Ryan Leonard

Connor McMichael -- Dylan Strome -- Tom Wilson

Brandon Duhaime -- Hendrix Lapierre -- Ethen Frank

Rasmus Sandin -- Matt Roy

Jakub Chychrun -- Trevor van Riemsdyk

Martin Fehervary -- Timothy Liljegren

Charlie Lindgren

Logan Thompson

Scratched: David Kampf, Ivan Miroshnichenko, Declan Chisholm, Dylan McIlrath

Injured: None

Sabres projected lineup

Zach Benson -- Tage Thompson -- Noah Ostlund

Jason Zucker -- Ryan McLeod -- Jack Quinn

Josh Doan -- Josh Norris -- Alex Tuch

Peyton Krebs -- Sam Carrick -- Beck Malenstyn

Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin

Bowen Byram -- Owen Power 

Logan Stanley -- Luke Schenn

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Colten Ellis

Scratched: Alex Lyon, Michael Kesselring, Tanner Pearson, Josh Dunne, Zach Metsa

Injured: Tyson Kozak (undisclosed), Jordan Greenway (middle body), Conor Timmins (broken leg), Jiri Kulich (blood clot), Justin Danforth (lower body)

Status report

The Capitals did not hold a morning skate following a 4-1 loss at the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday. … Lindgren is expected to start after Thompson made 18 saves at Philadelphia. ... Tuch is questionable after not playing the final 7:24 of a 6-3 win against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday as a precaution because of a lower-body issue. … Schenn and Pearson, each acquired in separate trades with the Winnipeg Jets prior to the NHL Trade Deadline on Friday, skated with the Sabres for the first time after receiving their work visas. … Schenn could make his Buffalo debut in place of Kesselring, who skated on a defense pair with Metsa during the Sabres morning skate. … Pearson, a forward, skated on a line with Dunne and Kozak.

DUCKS (36-25-3) at MAPLE LEAFS (27-27-11) 

7 p.m. ET; TSN4, KCOP-13, Victory+

Ducks projected lineup

Chris Kreider -- Leo Carlsson -- Cutter Gauthier

Mikael Granlund -- Mason McTavish -- Beckett Sennecke

Alex Killorn -- Ryan Poehling -- Jeffrey Viel

Jansen Harkins -- Tim Washe

Jackson LaCombe -- Jacob Trouba

Olen Zellweger -- Radko Gudas

Pavel Mintyukov -- Drew Helleson 

Ian Moore

Lukas Dostal

Ville Husso

Scratched: Frank Vatrano, Ross Johnston

Injured: Troy Terry (upper body), John Carlson (lower body)

Maple Leafs projected lineup 

Easton Cowan-- Auston Matthews -- William Nylander

Matthew Knies -- John Tavares -- Max Domi

Matias Maccelli-- Bo Groulx -- Nicholas Robertson

Michael Pezzetta -- Jacob Quillan -- Calle Jarnkrok

Morgan Rielly -- Brandon Carlo

Jake McCabe -- Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Simon Benoit -- Philippe Myers 

Joseph Woll

Anthony Stolarz

Scratched: Steven Lorentz, Dakota Joshua, Troy Stecher 

Injured: Chris Tanev (groin)

Status report

The Ducks could dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen with Helleson potentially drawing into the lineup after being a healthy scratch the past four games... Pezzetta was recalled from Toronto of the American Hockey League on Thursday and will make his season debut. ... Knies left the Maple Leafs morning skate after taking a puck to the face off a rebound in front of the net but is expected to play, coach Craig Berube said.

BLUES (25-29-10) at HURRICANES (41-17-6)

7 p.m. ET; FDSNMW, FDSNSO

Blues projected lineup

Dylan Holloway -- Robert Thomas -- Jimmy Snuggerud

Otto Stenberg -- Pius Suter -- Pavel Buchnevich 

Jake Neighbours -- Dalibor Dvorsky -- Jordan Kyrou

Alexey Toropchenko -- Jack Finley – Nathan Walker

Philip Broberg -- Logan Mailloux

Theo Lindstein -- Colton Parayko

Cam Fowler -- Tyler Tucker

Jordan Binnington

Joel Hofer

Scratched: Jonathan Drouin, Jonatan Berggren, Oskar Sundqvist, Justin Holl, Matthew Kessel

Injured: None

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 -- Eric Robinson

Jaccob Slavin -- Jalen Chatfield

K’Andre Miller -- Sean Walker

Mike Reilly -- Alexander Nikishin

Brandon Bussi

Frederik Andersen

Scratched: Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Nicolas Deslauriers

Injured: Shayne Gostisbehere (lower body), Pyotr Kochetkov (lower body) 

Status report 

Drouin, a forward acquired in a trade with the New York Islanders on Friday, was given permission to return to New York for personal reasons and was expected to return to St. Louis later Thursday. ... Suter will move from the fourth line to center the second line, moving Buchnevich to right wing. … Walker will draw into the lineup.

FLAMES (25-32-7) at DEVILS (32-30-2)

7 p.m. ET; MSGSN, SNW

Flames projected lineup

Blake Coleman -- Mikael Backlund -- Joel Farabee

Yegor Sharangovich -- Ryan Strome -- Victor Olofsson

Matvei Gridin -- Morgan Frost -- Matt Coronato

Connor Zary -- John Beecher -- Adam Klapka

Kevin Bahl -- Olli Maatta 

Yan Kuznetsov -- Hunter Brzustewicz

Joel Hanley -- Brayden Pachal

Dustin Wolf

Devin Cooley

Scratched: Ryan Lomberg, Martin Pospisil, Zayne Parekh

Injured: Jake Bean (undisclosed), Samuel Honzek (upper body), Jonathan Huberdeau (hip surgery), Zach Whitecloud (upper body)

Devils projected lineup

Timo Meier -- Nico Hischier -- Dawson Mercer

Jesper Bratt -- Jack Hughes -- Connor Brown

Arseny Gritsyuk -- Cody Glass -- Lenni Hameenaho

Paul Cotter -- Nick Bjugstad -- Maxim Tsyplakov

Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton

Luke Hughes -- Johnathan Kovacevic

Brenden Dillon -- Simon Nemec

Jacob Markstrom

Jake Allen

Scratched: Colton White, Dennis Cholowski, Evgenii Dadonov

Injured: Stefan Noesen (knee), Zack MacEwen (ACL), Brett Pesce (lower body)

Status report

Beecher will play after being a healthy scratch the past two games. ... Brzustewicz will enter the lineups for the first time in 12 games. ... Pesce is "progressing" but isn't close to a return, Devils coach Sheldon Keefe said; the defenseman will miss his fourth straight game.

RED WINGS (36-22-7) at LIGHTNING (39-20-4)

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

Red Wings projected lineup

Alex DeBrincat -- J.T. Compher  -- Patrick Kane

Emmitt Finnie -- Marco Kasper -- Lucas Raymond

Mason Appleton -- Michael Rasmussen -- Michael Brandsegg-Nygard

James van Riemsdyk -- Sheldon Dries -- Dominik Shine

Simon Edvinsson -- Moritz Seider

Ben Chiarot -- Justin Faulk

Albert Johansson -- Jacob Bernard-Docker

John Gibson

Cam Talbot

Scratched: Travis Hamonic, John Leonard, Axel Sandin-Pellikka, Edward Tralmaks, Austin Watson

Injured: David Perron (lower body), Dylan Larkin (lower body), Andrew Copp (lower body)

Lightning projected lineup

Brandon Hagel -- Anthony Cirelli -- Nikita Kucherov

Jake Guentzel -- Brayden Point -- Gage Goncalves

Zemgus Girgensons -- Yanni Gourde -- Pontus Holmberg

Corey Perry -- Connor Geekie -- Oliver Bjorkstrand

J.J. Moser -- Darren Raddysh

Ryan McDonagh -- Charle-Edouard D'Astous

Victor Hedman -- Declan Carlile

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Jonas Johansson

Scratched: Scott Sabourin, Steven Santini

Injured: Erik Cernak (undisclosed), Dominic James (lower body), Nick Paul (lower body), Max Crozier (core muscle), Emil Lilleberg (facial fracture)

Status report

Centers Larkin and Copp each will be out two weeks, Red Wings coach Todd McLellan said; Larkin left during the third period of a 3-1 loss to the Florida Panthers on Friday after losing an edge and having his right knee buckle following an awkward fall and Copp was injured when he got tangled up with Panthers forward Tomas Nosek after a second-period face-off, with Nosek landing on top of Copp's leg during a 4-3 loss at Florida on Tuesday. ... Perron was in a regular jersey and rotated in line rushes during Detroit's morning skate; the forward is recovering from a sports hernia. ... Watson, a forward, was recalled under emergency conditions from Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League on Thursday. ... Dries and forwards Leonard and Tralmaks each was recalled under the same conditions from Grand Rapids on Wednesday. ... Lilleberg, a defenseman, participated in the Lightning morning skate wearing a noncontact jersey. ...Paul, a forward, and Cernak, a defenseman, skated but will not play; each is day to day.

SHARKS (30-26-6) at BRUINS (36-22-6)

7 p.m. ET; NBCSCA, NESN, SNP, SNE

Sharks projected lineup

Will Smith -- Macklin Celebrini -- Collin Graf

Adam Gaudette -- Alexander Wennberg -- Kiefer Sherwood

William Eklund -- Michael Misa -- Tyler Toffoli

Barclay Goodrow -- Zack Ostapchuk – Ryan Reaves

Dmitry Orlov -- John Klingberg

Mario Ferraro -- Shakir Mukhamadullin

Sam Dickinson -- Vincent Desharnais

Alex Nedeljkovic

Yaroslav Askarov

Scratched: Pavol Regenda, Nick Leddy, Philipp Kurashev, Igor Chernsyhov

Injured: Ty Dellandrea (lower body)

Bruins projected lineup

Marat Khusnutdinov -- Elias Lindholm -- David Pastrnak

Casey Mittelstadt -- Pavel Zacha -- Viktor Arvidsson

Alex Steeves -- Fraser Minten -- Morgan Geekie 

Tanner Jeannot -- Sean Kuraly -- Mark Kastelic

Jonathan Aspirot -- Charlie McAvoy

Nikita Zadorov -- Andrew Peeke

Hampus Lindholm -- Mason Lohrei 

Jeremy Swayman 

Joonas Korpisalo

Scratched: Michael Eyssimont, Henri Jokiharju, Jordan Harris

Injured: None

Status report

Askarov tweaked a lower-body injury during the Sharks morning skate and might not be available to serve as backup. ... Eklund is questionable with a lower-body injury; he did not practice Wednesday but was on the ice for the morning skate. ... Celebrini will play after taking a maintenance day Wednesday. ... Chernsyhov, a forward, was recalled from San Jose of the American Hockey League on Thursday. ...  
Pastrnak did not participate in the morning skate but is expected to play after his wife gave birth to a daughter. ... Steeves will play after being a healthy scratch for a 2-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday, replacing Eyssimont, a forward.

FLYERS (30-23-11) at WILD (38-16-11) 

8 p.m. ET; FDSNWIX, FDSNNO, NBCSP

Flyers projected lineup

Alex Bump -- Christian Dvorak -- Travis Konecny

Carl Grundstrom -- Trevor Zegras -- Owen Tippett

Denver Barkey -- Noah Cates -- Matvei Michkov

Nikita Grebenkin -- Sean Couturier -- Garnet Hathaway

Travis Sanheim -- Rasmus Ristolainen

Cam York -- Jamie Drysdale

Nick Seeler -- Noah Juulsen

Dan Vladar

Samuel Ersson

Scratched: Emil Andrae, Luke Glendening

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

Wild projected lineup

Kirill Kaprizov -- Ryan Hartman -- Mats Zuccarello

Marcus Johansson -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Matt Boldy 

Yakov Trenin -- Danila Yurov -- Vladimir Tarasenko

Nick Foligno -- Michael McCarron – Robby Fabbri

Quinn Hughes -- Brock Faber

Jonas Brodin -- Jared Spurgeon

Jake Middleton -- Zach Bogosian

Jesper Wallstedt

Filip Gustavsson

Scratched: Daemon Hunt, Jeff Petry, Nico Sturm

Injured: Marcus Foligno (lower body), Bobby Brink (upper body)

Status report

The Flyers did not hold a morning skate following a 4-1 win against the Washington Capitals on Wednesday. ... Vladar could start after Ersson made 22 saves Wednesday. ... Brink will be a game-time decision against his former team; the forward was injured during the first period of a 5-0 win against the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday and finished the game, but Wild coach John Hynes said Thursday that Brink was still feeling some lingering effects.

OILERS (32-25-8) at STARS (40-14-10)

8 p.m. ET; ESPN+, Hulu, SNO, SN1

Oilers projected lineup

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Connor McDavid -- Zach Hyman

Vasily Podkolzin -- Leon Draisaitl -- Jack Roslovic

Matt Savoie -- Jason Dickinson -- Kasperi Kapanen

Adam Henrique -- Josh Samanski -- Trent Frederic 

Mattias Ekholm -- Evan Bouchard

Jake Walman -- Connor Murphy

Darnell Nurse -- Spencer Stastney

Tristan Jarry

Connor Ingram

Scratched: None

Injured: Colton Dach (undisclosed), Ty Emberson (undisclosed), Mattias Janmark (shoulder), Curtis Lazar (undisclosed)

Stars projected lineup

Jason Robertson -- Wyatt Johnston -- Mavrik Bourque

Sam Steel -- Matt Duchene -- Jamie Benn

Michael Bunting -- Justin Hryckowian -- Adam Erne

Oskar Back -- Arttu Hyry -- Colin Blackwell

Esa Lindell -- Miro Heiskanen

Thomas Harley -- Nils Lundkvist

Tyler Myers -- Lian Bichsel

Jake Oettinger

Casey DeSmith

Scratched: Nathan Bastian, Kyle Capobianco, Ilya Lyubushkin, Alexander Petrovic

Injured: Radek Faksa (lower body), Roope Hintz (lower body), Mikko Rantanen (lower body), Tyler Seguin (ACL)

Status report

Henrique will return to the Oilers lineup after missing the past two games with a knee injury sustained while blocking a shot on Mar. 6. … Dach, a forward, was injured in the first period of Tuesday’s 4-3 win against the Colorado Avalanche. Emberson, a defenseman, left Edmonton's game Tuesday in the first period. Dach and Emberson have each returned to Edmonton for further evaluation. … Dallas will use the same lineup it utilized in a 3-2 win aghainst the Vegas Golden Knights Tuesday.

RANGERS (26-30-8) at JETS (26-27-10)

8 p.m. ET; TSN3, MSG

Rangers projected lineup

Gabe Perreault -- Mika Zibanejad -- Alexis Lafreniere

Adam Edstrom -- Vincent Trocheck -- Will Cuylle

Tye Kartye -- Noah Laba – Conor Sheary

Jonny Brodzinski -- Juuso Parssinen -- Jaroslav Chmelar

Vladislav Gavrikov -- Adam Fox

Matthew Robertson -- Braden Schneider

Urho Vaakanainen -- Will Borgen

Igor Shesterkin

Jonathan Quick

Scratched: Vincent Iorio, Taylor Raddysh, Brett Berard

Injured: Matt Rempe (upper body), J.T. Miller (upper body)

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Alex Iafallo

Cole Perfetti -- Adam Lowry -- Gabriel Vilardi

Gustav Nyquist -- Jonathan Toews -- Isak Rosén

Cole Koepke -- Morgan Barron -- Brad Lambert

Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo

Dylan Samberg -- Elias Salomonsson

Haydn Fleury -- Jacob Bryson

Connor Hellebuyck

Eric Comrie

Scratched: Ville Heinola

Injured: Nino Niederreiter (knee), Neal Pionk (undisclosed), Colin Miller (knee), Vladislav Namestnikov (lower body)

Status report

Raddysh will miss his third straight game; the forward rejoined the team Wednesday after missing two games because of the death of his father. … Miller was on the ice for the Rangers' morning skate but the forward miss his fifth consecutive game; New York coach Mike Sullivan said, “We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it,” when asked about Miller potentially returning at the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. ... Shesterkin will start after Quick made 21 saves in a 4-0 win against the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. … The Jets will dress the same lineup they used in a 4-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday.

BLACKHAWKS (24-29-11) at MAMMOTH (34-26-5)

9 p.m. ET; Utah16, CHSN

Blackhawks projected lineup

Ryan Greene -- Connor Bedard -- Andre Burakovsky

Ryan Donato -- Frank Nazar -- Teuvo Teravainen

Nick Lardis -- Ilya Mikheyev -- Tyler Bertuzzi

Landon Slaggert -- Andrew Mangiapane -- Sam Lafferty

Alex Vlasic -- Louis Crevier

Wyatt Kaiser -- Sam Rinzel

Matt Grzelcyk -- Artyom Levshunov

Arvid Soderblom

Spencer Knight

Scratched: Ethan Del Mastro

Injured:  Oliver Moore (lower body)

Mammoth projected lineup

Clayton Keller -- Nick Schmaltz -- Logan Crouse

JJ Peterka -- Logan Cooley -- Dylan Guenther

Jack McBain -- Barrett Hayton -- Michael Cardone

Alexander Kerfoot -- Kevin Stenlund -- Kailer Yamamoto

Mikhail Sergachev -- MacKenzie Weegar

Nate Schmidt -- John Marino

Ian Cole -- Sean Durzi

Karel Vejmelka

Vitek Vanecek

Scratched: Liam O'Brien, Brandon Tanev, Dmitri Simashev, Maksymilian Szuber, Nick DeSimone

Injured: None

Status report

The Blackhawks held an optional morning skate … Knight will dress as the backup to Soderblom after missing three games because of illness. ... The Blackhawks assigned goalie Drew Commesso to Rockford of the American Hockey League on Wednesday … Sergachev took part in the Mammoth morning skate and could return after missing four games with a lower-body injury. ... Utah coach Andre Tourigny said there would be some game-time lineup decisions.

PREDATORS (29-27-8) at CANUCKS (19-37-8)

10 p.m. ET; SNP, FDSNSO

Predators projected lineup

Steven Stamkos -- Ryan O’Reilly -- Jonathan Marchessault

Filip Forsberg -- Matthew Wood -- Luke Evangelista

Zachary L’Heureux -- Erik Haula -- Ozzy Wiesblatt

Tyson Jost -- Fedor Svechkov -- Reid Schaefer

Brady Skjei -- Roman Josi

Nicolas Hague -- Justin Barron

Nick Perbix -- Ryan Ufko

Juuse Saros

Justus Annunen

Scratched: Joakim Kemell

Injured: Adam Wilsby (lower body)

Canucks projected lineup

Evander Kane -- Elias Pettersson -- Drew O’Connor

Liam Ohgren -- Marco Rossi -- Brock Boeser

Max Sasson -- Teddy Blueger -- Linus Karlsson

Curtis Douglas -- Aatu Raty -- Jake DeBrusk

Elias Pettersson -- Filip Hronek

Marcus Pettersson -- Tom Willander

Zeev Buium -- Victor Mancini

Nikita Tolopilo

Kevin Lankinen

Scratched: Nils Hoglander

Injured: P.O Joseph (upper body), Filip Chytil (facial fracture), Thatcher Demko (hip surgery), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)

Status report

Wiesblatt will enter the lineup after being a healthy scratch for a 4-2 win at the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday, but Predators coach Andrew Brunette did not say who was coming out; based on Nashville's morning skate, it appears Kemell, a forward, will be scratched. ... Kane will return after missing a 2-0 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Monday with an upper-body injury and will replace Hoglander, a forward. ... O’Connor and DeBrusk swapped spots on the Canucks' first and fourth lines.

PENGUINS (32-17-15) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (29-22-14)

10 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, SCRIPPS, SNE, TVAS

Penguins projected lineup

Egor Chinakhov -- Rickard Rakell -- Bryan Rust

Anthony Mantha -- Tommy Novak -- Ville Koivunen

Elmer Soderblom -- Ben Kindel -- Avery Hayes

Connor Dewar -- Blake Lizotte -- Noel Acciari

Parker Wotherspoon -- Erik Karlsson

Connor Clifton -- Ilya Solovyov

Ryan Shea -- Kris Letang

Arturs Silovs

Stuart Skinner

Scratched: Ryan Graves, Kevin Hayes

Injured: Sidney Crosby (lower body), Jack St. Ivany (hand surgery), Caleb Jones (lower body), Samuel Girard (upper body), Justin Brazeau (upper body)

Golden Knights projected lineup

Ivan Barbashev -- Jack Eichel -- Mark Stone

Pavel Dorofeyev--Tomas Hertl -- Mitch Marner

Brett Howden -- Colton Sissons -- Braeden Bowman

Cole Smith -- Nic Dowd -- Keegan Kolesar

Brayden McNabb -- Shea Theodore

Noah Hanifin -- Rasmus Andersson

Jeremy Lauzon -- Kaedan Korczak

Adin Hill

Akira Schmid

Scratched: Ben Hutton, Brandon Saad, Reilly Smith

Injured: Carter Hart (lower body), William Karlsson (lower body), Jonas Rondbjerg (lower body)

Status report

The Penguins will dress the same 18 skaters they used in a 5-4 shootout loss at the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday. … Stone, who has missed five games, will be a game-time decision; he wore a noncontact jersey during the Golden Knights morning skate, took line rushes on the first line and worked on the power play. ... If Stone doesn't play, either Saad or Smith, each a forward, will. ... Hanifin and Lauzon will swap defense partners.

AVALANCHE (43-11-9) at KRAKEN (29-25-9)

10 p.m. ET; KHN/Prime, KING 5, KONG, KTVD, ALT2

Avalanche projected lineup

Nazem Kadri -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Martin Necas

Ross Colton -- Brock Nelson -- Valeri Nichushkin

Parker Kelly -- Nicolas Roy  -- Gavin Brindley

Zakhar Bardakov -- Jack Drury -- Joel Kiviranta

Devon Toews -- Cale Makar

Josh Manson -- Brent Burns

Brett Kulak -- Sam Malinski

Mackenzie Blackwood

Scott Wedgewood

Scratched: Nick Blankenburg

Injured: Gabriel Landeskog (lower body), Artturi Lehkonen (upper body), Logan O’Connor (hip surgery)

Kraken projected lineup

Jared McCann -- Matty Beniers -- Jordan Eberle

Frederick Gaudreau -- Chandler Stephenson -- Eeli Tolvanen

Berkly Catton -- Shane Wright -- Kappo Kaako

Ryan Winterton -- Ben Meyers -- Jacob Melanson

Vince Dunn -- Adam Larsson

Jamie Oleksiak -- Brandon Montour

Ryker Evans -- Ryan Lindgren

Philipp Grubauer

Joey Daccord

Scratched: Josh Mahura, Cale Fleury, Matt Murray, Bobby McMann

Injured: Jaden Schwartz (upper body)

Status report

O’Connor, a forward, has been participating in practices but has yet to play this season. ... The Kraken held an optional morning skate. ... McMann, acquired in a trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday, was still waiting for his work visa to process; should it come through by game time, the forward will make his Seattle debut.