Projected lineups, starting goalies for today
Latest line combinations, defense pairs, injury news from NHL.com writers
KINGS (25-23-14) at BLUE JACKETS (32-21-9)
4 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, FDSNW
Kings projected lineup
Artemi Panarin -- Anze Kopitar -- Adrian Kempe
Trevor Moore -- Quinton Byfield -- Alex Laferriere
Alex Turcotte -- Scott Laughton -- Jared Wright
Jeff Malott -- Samuel Helenius -- Taylor Ward
Mikey Anderson -- Drew Doughty
Joel Edmundson -- Brandt Clarke
Brian Dumoulin -- Cody Ceci
Darcy Kuemper
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Mathieu Joseph, Jacob Moverare
Injured: Joel Armia (back), Andrei Kuzmenko (meniscus), Kevin Fiala (fractured leg)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Mason Marchment -- Adam Fantilli -- Kirill Marchenko
Kent Johnson -- Sean Monahan -- Conor Garland
Cole Sillinger -- Charlie Coyle -- Mathieu Olivier
Isac Lundestrom -- Boone Jenner -- Miles Wood
Zach Werenski -- Damon Severson
Ivan Provorov -- Denton Mateychuk
Dante Fabbro -- Erik Gudbranson
Jet Greaves
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched: Jake Christiansen, Dmitri Voronkov, Danton Heinen, Egor Zamula
Injured: None
Status report
Neither team will hold a morning skate. ... The Kings could use the same lineup that played in a 4-3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. … Fabbro practiced Sunday and is a game-time decision after missing two games because of a lower-body injury. … Monahan and Coyle did not practice Sunday (maintenance) but are expected to play.
RANGERS (24-30-8) at FLYERS (29-22-11)
7 p.m. ET; MSGSN, NBCSP+, TVAS
Rangers projected lineup
Gabe Perreault -- Mika Zibanejad -- Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle -- Vincent Trocheck -- Jonny Brodzinski
Tye Kartye -- Noah Laba -- Conor Sheary
Adam Edstrom -- Juuso Parssinen -- Jaroslav Chmelar
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Adam Fox
Will Borgen -- Braden Schneider
Matthew Robertson -- Urho Vaakanainen
Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick
Scratched: Vincent Iorio, Aidan Thompson, Taylor Raddysh, Brendan Brisson
Injured: Matt Rempe (upper body), J.T. Miller (upper body)
Flyers projected lineup
Alex Bump -- Christian Dvorak -- Nikita Grebenkin
Denver Barkey -- Noah Cates -- Matvei Michkov
Carl Grundstrom -- Trevor Zegras -- Owen Tippett
Luke Glendening -- Sean Couturier -- Garnet Hathaway
Travis Sanheim -- Rasmus Ristolainen
Cam York -- Jamie Drysdale
Emil Andrae -- Noah Juulsen
Dan Vladar
Samuel Ersson
Scratched: None
Injured: Tyson Foerster (arm), Rodrigo Abols (lower body), Travis Konecny (upper body), Nick Seeler (lower body)
Status report
Raddysh is expected to miss two games following the death of the forward's father; Brodzinski will replace him Monday. ... Brisson was recalled from Hartford of the American Hockey League on Sunday, but the forward is unlikely to play. ... Vaakanainen will play after being scratched for five games. He'll replace Iorio, a defenseman. ... Konecny and Seeler took part in an optional morning skate; Flyers coach Rick Tocchet said the forward and defenseman each will be a game-time decision, but Konecny is closer to playing than Seeler.
FLAMES (25-30-7) at CAPITALS (31-26-7)
7 p.m. ET; MNMT, SNW
Flames projected lineup
Joel Farabee -- Morgan Frost -- Blake Coleman
Victor Olofsson -- Mikael Backlund -- Matt Coronato
Connor Zary -- Ryan Strome -- Matvei Gridin
Ryan Lomberg -- Yegor Sharangovich -- Adam Klapka
Kevin Bahl -- Yan Kuznetsov
Olli Maatta -- Brayden Pachal
Joel Hanley -- Zayne Parekh
Devin Cooley
Dustin Wolf
Scratched: Martin Pospisil, John Beecher, Hunter Brzustewicz
Injured: Jake Bean (undisclosed), Samuel Honzek (upper body), Jonathan Huberdeau (hip surgery), Zach Whitecloud (upper body)
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Anthony Beauvillier
Aliaksei Protas -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Tom Wilson
Connor McMichael -- Justin Sourdif -- Ryan Leonard
Brandon Duhaime -- Hendrix Lapierre -- Ethen Frank
Martin Fehervary -- Rasmus Sandin
Jakob Chychrun -- Matt Roy
Dylan McIlrath -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Logan Thompson
Charie Lindgren
Scratched: David Kampf, Ivan Miroshnichenko, Timothy Liljegren, Declan Chisholm
Injured: None
Status report
Olofsson will make his Flames debut after being acquired in a trade with the Colorado Avalanche on Friday. … Whitecloud did not travel with the Flames; the defenseman fell awkwardly into the boards in the first period of a 5-4 win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. … Gridin and Brzustewicz, a defenseman, were each recalled from Calgary of the American Hockey League on Sunday. Kampf, a forward, is still in the process of having his immigration status cleared after being acquired in a trade with the Vancouver Canucks on Friday. … Washington coach Spencer Carbery said Liljegren, who was acquired in a trade with the San Jose Sharks on Friday, will not play; the defenseman could make his Capitals debut at the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday.
MAMMOTH (34-25-4) at BLACKHAWKS (23-29-11)
8:30 p.m. ET; Utah16, CHSN
Mammoth projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Nick Schmaltz -- Dylan Guenther
JJ Peterka -- Logan Cooley -- Logan Crouse
Jack McBain -- Barrett Hayton -- Kailer Yamamoto
Alexander Kerfoot -- Kevin Stenlund -- Michael Carcone
Nate Schmidt -- Sean Durzi
Ian Cole -- Nick DeSimone
Dmitri Simashev -- John Marino
Vitek Vanecek
Karel Vejmelka
Scratched: Liam O'Brien, Brandon Tanev, MacKenzie Weegar
Injured: Mikhail Sergachev (lower body)
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
Drew Commesso
Arvid Soderblom
Scratched: Ethan Del Mastro
Injured: Spencer Knight (illness), Oliver Moore (undisclosed)
Status report
Sergachev, a defenseman, could be game-time decision; he has missed the past two games. … The Blackhawks held an optional morning skate following a 4-3 overtime loss at the Dallas Stars on Sunday … Knight, a goalie, will miss his third straight game … Moore, a forward, will not play after he was injured in the first period Sunday.
SENATORS (31-22-9) at CANUCKS (19-36-8)
9 p.m. ET; RDS, Prime
Senators projected lineup
Drake Batherson -- Tim Stutzle -- Claude Giroux
Brady Tkachuk -- Dylan Cozens -- Ridly Greig
Nick Cousins -- Shane Pinto -- Michael Amadio
Warren Foegele -- Lars Eller -- Fabian Zetterlund
Thomas Chabot -- Artem Zub
Nikolas Matinpalo -- Nick Jensen
Tyler Kleven -- Jordan Spence
James Reimer
Linus Ullmark
Scratched: Stephen Halliday, Kurtis MacDermid
Injured: Jake Sanderson (upper body)
Canucks projected lineup
Jake DeBrusk -- Elias Pettersson -- Nils Hoglander
Liam Ohgren -- Marco Rossi -- Brock Boeser
Evander Kane -- Aatu Raty -- Drew O’Connor
Max Sasson -- Teddy Blueger -- Linus Karlsson
Elias Nils Pettersson -- Filip Hronek
Marcus Pettersson -- Tom Willander
Zeev Buium -- Victor Mancini
Kevin Lankinen
Nikita Tolopilo
Scratched: Curtis Douglas
Injured: P.O Joseph (upper body), Filip Chytil (facial fracture), Thatcher Demko (hip surgery), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
Status report
Sanderson, a defenseman, is week to week, Senators coach Travis Green said. Sanderson was injured by a hit along the boards in the second period of a 7-4 win at the Seattle Kraken on Saturday. Chabot moves up into Sanderson’s spot on the top pair, and Matinpalo will enter the lineup for the first time in 12 games. … Reimer will start in goal for the first time in six games. … Kane, a forward, was not at the morning skate and Boeser left early, but Canucks coach Adam Foote said they were “just taking care of a couple things” and “should be fine.” … Douglas, a forward claimed off waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday, skated on the right side of Kane’s line at the morning skate and will make his Vancouver debut if either Kane or Boeser can’t play.
