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WILD (28-13-9) at CANADIENS (27-15-7)

7 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN2, FDSNNO, FDSNWI

Wild projected lineup

Kirill Kaprizov -- Ryan Hartman -- Mats Zuccarello

Yakov Trenin -- Danila Yurov -- Vladimir Tarasenko

Marcus Foligno -- Hunter Haight -- Vinnie Hinostroza

Ben Jones -- Nico Sturm -- Tyler Pitlick

Quinn Hughes -- Brock Faber

Jake Middleton -- Jared Spurgeon

Daemon Hunt -- David Jiricek

Jesper Wallstedt

Filip Gustavsson

Scratched: David Spacek, Nicolas Aube-Kubel

Injured: Matt Boldy (lower body), Zach Bogosian (lower body), Joel Eriksson Ek (lower body), Jonas Brodin (lower body), Marcus Johansson (lower body)

Canadiens projected lineup

Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Kirby Dach

Juraj Slafkovsky -- Oliver Kapanen -- Ivan Demidov

Zachary Bolduc -- Phillip Danault -- Josh Anderson

Joe Veleno -- Jake Evans -- Brendan Gallagher

Mike Matheson -- Noah Dobson

Lane Hutson -- Alexandre Carrier

Kaiden Guhle -- Jayden Struble

Sam Montembeault

Jakub Dobes

Scratched: Sammy Blais, Arber Xhekaj

Injured: Alexandre Texier (lower body), Patrik Laine (lower body), Alex Newhook (broken ankle)

Status report

The Wild did not hold a morning skate following a 6-3 win at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday. Wallstedt will likely start after Gustavsson made 27 saves. … Dach will return after missing 31 games with a broken foot (Nov. 15). … Texier, a forward, is day to day and will not play. … Struble will replace Xhekaj, a defenseman, who will be a healthy scratch.

SHARKS (25-20-3) at LIGHTNING (30-13-4)

7 p.m. ET; The Spot, NBCSCA, SNP, SNW, SNO

Sharks projected lineup

Collin Graf -- Macklin Celebrini -- Will Smith

William Eklund -- Alexander Wennberg -- Tyler Toffoli

Pavol Regenda -- Michael Misa -- Igor Chernyshov

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, Adam Gaudette, Vincent Desharnais

Injured: Kiefer Sherwood (undisclosed), Ty Dellandrea (lower body), Philipp Kurashev (upper body), Shakir Mukhamadullin (upper body)

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

Jonas Johansson

Scratched: Simon Lundmark, Jack Finley

Injured: Brayden Point (lower body), Ryan McDonagh (lower body), Victor Hedman (elbow), Emil Lilleberg (undisclosed), Scott Sabourin (undisclosed)

Status report

Sherwood, a forward, was acquired from the Vancouver Canucks on Monday for a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, a second-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft and defenseman Cole Clayton. Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky said Sherwood will likely be slotted among the top nine forwards when healthy. ...Askarov will likely start after Nedeljkovic made 35 saves in a 4-1 win at the Florida Panthers on Monday. ... Lightning coach Jon Cooper said defensemen Hedman, McDonagh and Lilleberg have started light skating again. Cooper also said that Sabourin, a forward, should be available to return next week.

SENATORS (22-19-7) at BLUE JACKETS (22-19-7)

7 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, TSN5, RDS2

Senators projected lineup

Fabian Zetterlund -- Tim Stutzle -- Drake Batherson

Brady Tkachuk -- Dylan Cozens -- Ridly Greig

Michael Amadio -- Shane Pinto -- Claude Giroux

Nick Cousins -- Lars Eller -- David Perron

Jake Sanderson -- Artem Zub

Thomas Chabot -- Nick Jensen

Tyler Kleven -- Jordan Spence

James Reimer

Hunter Shepard

Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid, Nikolas Matinpalo

Injured: None

Blue Jackets projected lineup

Cole Sillinger -- Adam Fantilli -- Kirill Marchenko

Boone Jenner -- Sean Monahan -- Kent Johnson

Danton Heinen -- Charlie Coyle -- Mathieu Olivier

Dimitri Voronkov -- Brendan Gaunce -- Zach Aston-Reese

Zach Werenski -- Damon Severson

Ivan Provorov -- Erik Gudbranson

Egor Zamula -- Jake Christiansen

Elvis Merzlikins

Jet Greaves

Scratched: None

Injured: Brendan Smith (knee surgery), Miles Wood (lower body), Mason Marchment (upper body), Denton Mateychuk (upper body), Dante Fabbro (lower body), Isac Lundestrom (lower body)

Status report

The Senators will use the same lineup from a 4-3 overtime loss at the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday. … In a swap of goalties, Shepard was recalled from Belleville of the American Hockey League, and Leevi Merilainen reassigned on Tuesday. … Ottawa goalie Linus Ullmark participated in the morning skate; he has not played since being granted a leave of absence on Dec. 28. … Christiansen will replace Fabbro, a defenseman who was injured in the first period at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. Fabbro is expected to miss at least the next three games. … Marchment, a forward who will miss his eighth game since Jan. 6, will practice fully on Wednesday, Blue Jackets coach Rick Bowness said.

BRUINS (28-19-2) at STARS (27-13-9)

7:30 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, TNT, NESN, SNE

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 -- Billy Sweezey

Hampus Lindholm -- Mason Lohrei

Jeremy Swayman

Joonas Korpisalo

Scratched: Michael Eyssimont

Injured: Jordan Harris (ankle), Andrew Peeke (lower body)

Stars projected lineup

Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Mavrik Bourque

Justin Hryckowian -- Wyatt Johnston -- Mikko Rantanen

Sam Steel -- Matt Duchene -- Jamie Benn

Oskar Back -- Radek Faksa -- Colin Blackwell

Esa Lindell -- Miro Heiskanen

Thomas Harley -- Nils Lundkvist

Kyle Capobianco -- Ilya Lyubushkin

Jake Oettinger

Casey DeSmith

Scratched: Nathan Bastian, Adam Erne, Alexander Petrovic

Injured: Tyler Seguin (ACL), Lian Bichsel (lower body)

Status report

Bruins defenseman Henri Jokiharju was designated as non-roster on Sunday because of a personal matter; in a corresponding move, Sweezey was an emergency recall from Providence of the American Hockey League. ... Peeke will be a game-time decision after missing a 5-2 win at the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday; the defenseman participated in an optional morning skate. ... Boston placed defenseman Vladislav Kolyachonok on waivers Tuesday with the purpose of assigning him to Providence. ... A few undisclosed Stars players have illnesses and will be game-time decisions, coach Glen Gulutzan said. ... Rantanen is expected to play after not practicing Monday (maintenance).

SABRES (26-17-5) at PREDATORS (23-21-4)

8 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, MSG-B

Sabres projected lineup

Zach Benson -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch

Jason Zucker -- Ryan McLeod -- Jack Quinn

Konsta Helenius -- Noah Ostlund -- Josh Doan

Jordan Greenway -- Peyton Krebs -- Beck Malenstyn

Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin

Bowen Byram -- Owen Power

Michael Kesselring -- Zach Metsa

Alex Lyon

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Scratched: Jacob Bryson, Colten Ellis, Tyson Kozak

Injured: Josh Norris (upper body), Josh Dunne (middle body), Conor Timmins (broken leg), Jiri Kulich (blood clot), Justin Danforth (lower body)

Predators projected lineup

Filip Forsberg -- Ryan O’Reilly -- Luke Evangelista

Michael Bunting -- Erik Haula -- Steven Stamkos

Matthew Wood -- Fedor Svechkov -- Jonathan Marchessault

Tyson Jost -- Michael McCarron -- Cole Smith

Brady Skjei -- Roman Josi

Nicolas Hague -- Nick Perbix

Nick Blankenburg -- Justin Barron

Juuse Saros

Justus Annunen

Scratched: None

Injured: Ozzy Wiesblatt (upper body), Adam Wilsby (lower body)

Status report

The Sabres did not hold a morning skate after a 2-1 loss at the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday. Lyon could make his first start since Dec. 29; he was out with a lower-body injury but backed up Luukkonen at Carolina. … Kesselring tweaked an ankle injury and was unavailable Monday but could play. … Wiesblatt, a forward, will be a game-time decision. … The Predators reassigned forward Reid Schaefer to Milwaukee of the American Hockey League on Tuesday.

BLUES (19-22-8) at JETS (19-23-6)

8 p.m. ET; TSN3, FDSNMW

Blues projected lineup

Otto Stenberg -- Brayden Schenn -- Jimmy Snuggerud

Jonatan Berggren -- Dalibor Dvorsky -- Jordan Kyrou

Jake Neighbours -- Nick Bjugstad -- Pavel Buchnevich

Alexey Toropchenko -- Robby Fabbri -- Nathan Walker

Philip Broberg -- Colton Parayko

Tyler Tucker -- Justin Faulk

Cam Fowler -- Logan Mailloux

Joel Hofer

Jordan Binnington

Scratched: Matthew Kessel, Dylan Holloway

Injured: Mathieu Joseph (elbow), Pius Suter (lower body), Robert Thomas (lower body), Oskar Sundqvist (cut ankle)

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Alex Iafallo

Cole Perfetti -- Jonathan Toews -- Gabriel Vilardi

Nino Niederreiter -- Adam Lowry -- Vladislav Namestnikov

Cole Koepke -- Morgan Barron -- Tanner Pearson

Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo

Dylan Samberg -- Luke Schenn

Isaak Phillips -- Logan Stanley

Eric Comrie

Connor Hellebuyck

Scratched: Gustav Nyquist, Danny Zhilkin

Injured: Haydn Fleury (bruised back), Colin Miller (knee), Neal Pionk (undisclosed), Elias Salomonsson (illness)

Status report

Sundqvist, a forward, will not play and is day to day, according to Blues coach Jim Montgomery. He sustained a deep cut above his ankle after colliding with Connor McDavid in the third period of a 5-0 loss at the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. … Berggren and Fabbri will play and Holloway, a forward, is expected to be scratched. … The Jets did not hold a morning skate following a 2-0 loss at the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday. … Salomonsson was a late scratch after becoming ill.

DEVILS (25-22-2) at OILERS (25-17-8)

10 p.m. ET; TVAS, SNW, TNT, truTV, HBO MAX

Devils projected lineup

Timo Meier -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt

Ondrej Palat -- Nico Hischier -- Dawson Mercer

Evgenii Dadonov -- Paul Cotter -- Conner Brown

Arseny Gritsyuk -- Cody Glass -- Lenni Hameenaho

Brenden Dillon -- Brett Pesce

Jonas Siegenthaler -- Johnathan Kovacevic

Simon Nemec -- Dougie Hamilton

Jake Allen

Jacob Markstrom

Scratched: Luke Glendening, Juho Lammikko

Injured: Luke Hughes (shoulder), Zack MacEwen (ACL), Stefan Noesen (knee)

Oilers projected lineup

Vasily Podkolzin -- Connor McDavid -- Zach Hyman

Trent Frederic -- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Jack Roslovic

Andrew Mangiapane -- Curtis Lazar -- Mattias Janmark

Isaac Howard -- Matthew Savoie

Mattias Ekholm -- Evan Bouchard

Darnell Nurse -- Ty Emberson

Jake Walman -- Spencer Stastney

Alex Regula

Tristan Jarry

Connor Ingram

Scratched: Leon Draisaitl, Calvin Pickard

Injured: Adam Henrique (upper body), Kasperi Kapanen (lower body)

Status report

Luke Hughes, a defenseman, will not play after he was injured during a 2-1 overtime win at the Calgary Flames on Monday. He’ll be replaced by Kovacevic. ... The Oilers will use 11 forwards and seven defensemen; Kapanen, a forward, is day to day after leaving in the first period of a 5-0 win against the St. Louis Blues on Sunday ... Draisaitl, a forward, remains on a leave of absence and will miss his third consecutive game, but coach Kris Knoblauch said he is expected to return later this week.

RANGERS (21-23-6) at KINGS (19-16-13)

10 p.m. ET; FDSNW, MSG, SNP, SNE

Rangers projected lineup

J.T. Miller -- Mika Zibanejad -- Gabe Perreault

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

Carson Soucy -- Scott Morrow

Jonathan Quick

Spencer Martin

Scratched: Anton Blidh, Matt Rempe, Urho Vaakanainen

Injured: Igor Shesterkin (lower body), Adam Fox (lower body), Adam Edstrom (lower body), Conor Sheary (lower body)

Kings projected lineup

Corey Perry -- Alex Laferriere -- Adrian Kempe

Warren Foegele -- Quinton Byfield -- Joel Armia

Kevin Fiala -- Alex Turcotte -- Andrei Kuzmenko

Jeff Malott -- Samuel Helenius -- Taylor Ward

Mikey Anderson -- Drew Doughty

Joel Edmundson -- Brandt Clarke

Brian Dumoulin -- Cody Ceci

Darcy Kuemper

Anton Forsberg

Scratched: Jacob Moverare

Injured: Anze Kopitar (upper body), Trevor Moore (upper body)

Status report

Soucy will return after missing two games for the birth of his child. … Quick will start after Martin made 21 saves in a 5-3 loss at the Anaheim Ducks on Monday. … Perry will play after missing three games to attend to an ill family member. … The Kings reassigned forward Andre Lee to Ontario of the American Hockey League on Monday.