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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

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. ... 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.