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SHARKS (24-19-3) at RED WINGS (28-16-4)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, NHLN, NBCSCA, SNP, SNW
Sharks projected lineup
Igor Chernyshov -- Macklin Celebrini -- Collin Graf
William Eklund -- Alexander Wennberg -- Tyler Toffoli
Pavol Regenda -- Michael Misa -- Adam Gaudette
Barclay Goodrow -- Zack Ostapchuk -- Ryan Reaves
Dmitry Orlov -- John Klingberg
Mario Ferraro -- Timothy Liljegren
Sam Dickinson -- Vincent Iorio
Yaroslav Askarov
Alex Nedeljkovic
Scratched: Jeff Skinner, Nick Leddy
Injured: Ty Dellandrea (lower body), Vincent Desharnais (upper body), Philipp Kurashev (upper body), Will Smith (upper body), Shakir Mukhamadullin (upper body)
Red Wings projected lineup
James van Riemsdyk -- Dylan Larkin -- Lucas Raymond
Alex DeBrincat -- Andrew Copp -- Patrick Kane
Emmitt Finnie -- J.T. Compher -- Marco Kasper
Elmer Soderblom -- Michael Rasmussen -- Mason Appleton
Simon Edvinsson -- Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot -- Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Albert Johansson -- Jacob Bernard-Docker
John Gibson
Cam Talbot
Scratched: Travis Hamonic, Erik Gustafsson
Injured: None
Status report
The Sharks did not hold a morning skate following a 3-2 win at the Washington Capitals on Thursday. … Smith took part in San Jose's morning skate Thursday but did not play; the forward has missed 13 games. ... Red Wings coach Todd McLellan swapped the wings on his first and third lines during the morning skate Friday, with van Riemsdyk and Raymond moving up to replace Finnie and Kasper.
PANTHERS (24-18-3) at HURRICANES (28-15-4)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, SCRIPPS, SNO, TVAS
Panthers projected lineup
Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart
Carter Verhaeghe -- Sam Bennett -- A.J. Greer
Sandis Vilmanis -- Evan Rodrigues -- Mackie Samoskevich
Jesper Boqvist -- Cole Schwindt -- Luke Kunin
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola -- Uvis Balinskis
Donovan Sebrango -- Jeff Petry
Sergei Bobrovsky
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Tobias Bjornfot, Noah Gregor, Jack Studnicka
Injured: Brad Marchand (undisclosed), Seth Jones (upper body), Aleksander Barkov (knee), Matthew Tkachuk (lower body), Tomas Nosek (knee), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body), Dmitry Kulikov (shoulder)
Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Nikolaj Ehlers
Taylor Hall -- Logan Stankoven -- Jackson Blake
Jordan Martinook -- Jordan Staal -- Seth Jarvis
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, Mike Reilly, Shayne Gostisbehere
Injured: Pyotr Kochetkov (lower body), Noah Philp (concussion), William Carrier (undisclosed)
Status report
Tkachuk participated once again in the Panthers morning skate; the forward, who has not played this season, also took the morning skate prior to a 4-3 win at the Buffalo Sabres on Monday. ... Marchand, a forward who has missed three games, also skated; coach Paul Maurice did not have an update on either player. ... Schwindt will return after missing 27 games with an upper-body injury. ... The Hurricanes did not hold a morning skate Friday. ... Gostisbehere, a defensemen, did not practice Thursday because of an illness.
LIGHTNING (29-13-3) at BLUES (18-21-8)
8 p.m. ET; The Spot, FDSNMW
Lightning projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Nick Paul -- Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel -- Anthony Cirelli -- Gage Goncalves
Zemgus Girgensons -- Yanni Gourde -- Pontus Holmberg
Oliver Bjorkstrand -- Jack Finley -- Dominic James
J.J. Moser -- Darren Raddysh
Charle-Edouard D'Astous -- Erik Cernak
Declan Carlile -- Max Crozier
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brandon Halverson
Scratched: Simon Lundmark, Jack Finley
Injured: Brayden Point (lower body), Ryan McDonagh (lower body), Victor Hedman (elbow), Emil Lilleberg (undisclosed), Scott Sabourin (undisclosed), Jonas Johansson (undisclosed)
Blues projected lineup
Otto Stenberg -- Brayden Schenn -- Jimmy Snuggerud
Jake Neighbours -- Dalibor Dvorsky -- Jordan Kyrou
Pavel Buchnevich -- Nick Bjugstad -- Jonatan Berggren
Alexey Toropchenko -- Oskar Sundqvist -- Nathan Walker
Cam Fowler -- Colton Parayko
Tyler Tucker -- Justin Faulk
Logan Mailloux -- Matthew Kessel
Joel Hofer
Jordan Binnington
Scratched: Robby Fabbri
Injured: Robert Thomas (lower body), Philip Broberg (concussion), Dylan Holloway (high ankle sprain), Pius Suter (high ankle sprain), Mathieu Joseph (elbow infection)
Status report
The Lightning held an optional morning skate Friday. ... Johansson, a goalie, will not play; Halverson was recalled from Syracuse of the American Hockey League and will back up Vasilevskiy. ... Point was placed on injured reserve; the center will miss his second straight game after leaving in the second period of a 5-1 win at the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday. ... Thomas, a center, will be re-evaluated in two weeks after being placed on injured reserve Thursday. … Broberg, a defenseman, will be a game-time decision; if he plays, he will replace Kessel.
PREDATORS (22-20-4) at AVALANCHE (33-4-8)
9 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, KTVD, ALT, SNE (JIP), SN360, TVAS
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg -- Ryan O’Reilly -- Luke Evangelista
Michael Bunting -- Erik Haula -- Steve Stamkos
Tyson Jost -- Fedor Svechkov -- Matthew Wood
Reid Schaefer -- Michael McCarron -- Cole Smith
Roman Josi -- Nick Perbix
Brady Skjei -- Nicolas Hague
Justin Barron -- Nick Blankenburg
Juuse Saros
Justus Annunen
Scratched: Andreas Englund
Injured: Jonathan Marchessault (lower body), Ozzy Wiesblatt (upper body), Adam Wilsby (lower body)
Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen-- Nathan MacKinnon -- Martin Necas
Ross Colton -- Brock Nelson -- Valeri Nichushkin
Parker Kelly -- Jack Drury -- Victor Olofsson
Zakhar Bardakov -- Ivan Ivan -- Gavin Brindley
Sam Malinski -- Cale Makar
Josh Manson -- Brent Burns
Samuel Girard -- Ilya Solovyov
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: None
Injured: Gabriel Landeskog (upper body), Devon Toews (upper body), Joel Kiviranta (lower body), Logan O’Connor (hip surgery)
Status report
The Predators held an optional morning skate Friday. … Wilsby, a defenseman, is day to day. ... Hague is expected to return after missing a 4-3 overtime win against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday because of an illness. ...Englund, a defenseman, was recalled from Milwaukee of the American Hockey League on Friday. … Blackwood will return and start after missing six games with a lower-body injury; he was activated from injured reserve and was a full participant in practice Thursday. ... Colton will play after missing practice Thursday with an upper-body injury. … Ivan was recalled from Colorado of the AHL on Friday.
DUCKS (22-21-3) at KINGS (19-16-11)
10:30 p.m. ET; FDSNW, Victory+, KCOP-13, SNE (JIP), SNP, SNW, SNO
Ducks projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Mason McTavish -- Ryan Strome
Alex Killorn -- Mikael Granlund -- Beckett Sennecke
Cutter Gauthier -- Ryan Poehling -- Troy Terry
Ross Johnston -- Tim Washe -- Jansen Harkins
Jackson LaCombe -- Jacob Trouba
Olen Zellweger -- Radko Gudas
Pavel Mintyukov -- Drew Helleson
Lukas Dostal
Ville Husso
Scratched: Ian Moore, Jeffrey Viel
Injured: Frank Vatrano (fractured shoulder), Petr Mrazek (lower body), Leo Carlsson (lower body)
Kings projected lineup
Jeff Malott -- Alex Laferriere -- Adrian Kempe
Warren Foegele -- Quinton Byfield -- Joel Armia
Kevin Fiala -- Alex Turcotte -- Andrei Kuzmenko
Andre Lee -- Samuel Helenius -- Taylor Ward
Mikey Anderson -- Drew Doughty
Joel Edmundson -- Brandt Clarke
Brian Dumoulin -- Cody Ceci
Darcy Kuemper
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Corey Perry, Jacob Moverare
Injured: Anze Kopitar (upper body), Trevor Moore (upper body)
Status report
Terry will return after missing three games with an upper-body injury. ... Gauthier will return after missing a 3-1 win against the Dallas Stars on Tuesday because of an illness. ... Kreider missed the morning skate because of an illness and will be a game-time decision, Ducks coach Joel Quenneville said; Anaheim likely would insert Moore as a seventh defensemen if Kreider is unavailable ... Carlsson, a forward, will miss his second straight game and his status will be updated soon, Quenneville said. ... The Ducks acquired Viel, a forward, in a trade with the Boston Bruins on Friday for a fourth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. ... Anaheim assigned forward Nikita Nesterenko to San Diego of the American Hockey League on Thursday. ... Armia will return after missing five games with a lower-body injury.
SATURDAY
WILD (26-13-9) at SABRES (26-16-4)
12:30 p.m. ET; FDSNWI, FDSNNO, NHLN, MSG-B
Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov -- Danila Yurov -- Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Johansson -- Ryan Hartman -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Marcus Foligno -- Nico Sturm -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Yakov Trenin -- Ben Jones -- Tyler Pitlick
Quinn Hughes -- Brock Faber
Jake Middleton -- Jared Spurgeon
Daemon Hunt -- David Spacek
Filip Gustavsson
Jesper Wallstedt
Scratched: Vinnie Hinostroza, David Jiricek, Hunter Haight
Injured: Matt Boldy (lower body), Zach Bogosian (lower body), Joel Eriksson Ek (lower body), Jonas Brodin (lower body)
Sabres projected lineup
Zach Benson -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
Jason Zucker -- Ryan McLeod -- Jack Quinn
Peyton Krebs -- Noah Ostlund -- Josh Doan
Jordan Greenway -- Tyson Kozak -- Beck Malenstyn
Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin
Bowen Byram -- Owen Power
Jacob Bryson -- Zach Metsa
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Colten Ellis
Scratched: Michael Kesselring, Konsta Helenius
Injured: Josh Norris (upper body), Josh Dunne (middle body), Alex Lyon (lower body), Conor Timmins (broken leg), Jiri Kulich (blood clot), Justin Danforth (lower body)
Status report
Forwards Boldy and Eriksson Ek each was placed on injured reserve Friday; Boldy played 19:16 during a 6-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday and Eriksson Ek has missed three games. ... The Wild recalled Aube-Kubel, Haight, a forward, and Jiricek, a defenseman, from Iowa of the American Hockey League and reassigned defenseman Carson Lambos to Iowa. ... Minnesota coach John Hynes said Thursday he was “not sure” if Bogosian, a defenseman, would travel for the three-game road trip; Bogosian has missed five games. ... Norris is day to day after he was cross-checked by Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Nick Seeler during a 5-2 win Wednesday; the center missed a 5-3 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. ... It’s unknown if Kesselring will be in the lineup; the defenseman has been available to play since Wednesday after missing five games with a lower-body injury. … Helenius, a forward, was recalled from Rochester of the American Hockey League on Thursday but did not dress against Montreal; if he plays, it would be his NHL debut.
RANGERS (20-22-6) at FLYERS (22-16-8)
1 p.m. ET; NBCSP, MSG
Rangers projected lineup
Gabe Perreault -- Mika Zibanejad -- J.T. Miller
Artemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck -- Alexis Lafreniere
Brennan Othmann -- Noah Laba -- Will Cuylle
Taylor Raddysh -- Sam Carrick -- Jonny Brodzinski
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Braden Schneider
Matthew Robertson -- Will Borgen
Urho Vaakanainen -- Scott Morrow
Jonathan Quick
Spencer Martin
Scratched: Carson Soucy, Matt Rempe, Connor Mackey
Injured: Igor Shesterkin (lower body), Adam Fox (lower body), Adam Edstrom (lower body), Conor Sheary (lower body)
Flyers projected lineup
Nikita Grebenkin -- Christian Dvorak -- Travis Konecny
Trevor Zegras -- Noah Cates -- Owen Tippett
Matvei Michkov -- Sean Couturier -- Denver Barkey
Carl Grundstrom -- Rodrigo Abols -- Garnet Hathaway
Cam York -- Travis Sanheim
Jamie Drysdale -- Emil Andrae
Nick Seeler -- Noah Juulsen
Aleksei Kolosov
Samuel Ersson
Scratched: Nicolas Deslauriers
Injured: Tyson Foerster (arm), Bobby Brink (upper body), Dan Vladar (undisclosed), Rasmus Ristolainen (upper body)
Status report
Fox, a defenseman, and Shesterkin, a goalie, each skated before practice Friday but neither is expected to play Saturday. ... Vaakanainen, who had been scratched the previous four games, is expected to replace Soucy; the defenseman will not play because of personal reasons. ... Mackey was recalled from Hartford of the American Hockey League on Friday but it's unlikely the defenseman will play. ... Kolosov could make his second start of the season; he was recalled from Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League on Thursday and made 13 saves in relief of Ersson in a 6-3 loss at the Pittsburgh Penguins that night. ... The Flyers did not practice Friday after playing back-to-back road games Wednesday and Thursday.
KRAKEN (21-16-9) at MAMMOTH (24-20-4)
5 p.m. ET; Utah 16, KHN/Prime, KONG
Kraken projected lineup
Kaapo Kakko -- Matty Beniers -- Jordan Eberle
Jaden Schwartz -- Chandler Stephenson -- Eeli Tolvanen
Berkly Catton -- Shane Wright -- Jared McCann
Ryan Winterton -- Frederick Gaudreau -- Jacob Melanson
Vince Dunn -- Adam Larsson
Ryan Lindgren -- Cale Fleury
Ryker Evans -- Jamie Oleksiak
Joey Daccord
Philipp Grubauer
Scratched: Tye Kartye, Josh Mahura, Ben Meyers
Injured: Matt Murray (lower body), Brandon Montour (upper body)
Mammoth projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Nick Schmaltz -- Lawson Crouse
JJ Peterka -- Barrett Hayton -- Daniil But
Michael Carcone -- Jack McBain -- Dylan Guenther
Brandon Tanev -- Kevin Stenlund -- Liam O’Brien
Mikhail Sergachev -- Sean Durzi
Nate Schmidt -- John Marino
Ian Cole -- Nick DeSimone
Karel Vejmelka
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched: Olli Maatta, Kailer Yamamoto, Kevin Rooney
Injured: Logan Cooley (lower body), Alexander Kerfoot (upper body)
Status report
The Kraken did not practice Friday following a 4-2 loss at the Boston Bruins on Thursday. ... The Mammoth, who practiced Friday, are expected to dress the same 18 skaters they used in a 2-1 win against the Dallas Stars on Thursday.
