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AVALANCHE (19-2-6) at RANGERS (15-12-2)

12:30 p.m. ET; MSG, ALT, SN

Avalanche projected lineup

Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Martin Necas

Valeri Nichushkin -- Brock Nelson -- Gabriel Landeskog

Parker Kelly -- Jack Drury -- Victor Olofsson

Ross Colton -- Zakhar Bardakov -- Joel Kiviranta

Devon Toews -- Cale Makar

Josh Manson -- Brent Burns

Samuel Girard -- Sam Malinski

Mackenzie Blackwood

Trent Miner

Scratched: Ilya Solovyov

Injured: Scott Wedgewood (back), Gavin Brindley (lower body), Logan O'Connor (hip surgery)

Rangers projected lineup

Artemi Panarin -- Mika Zibanejad -- Alexis Lafreniere

J.T. Miller -- Vincent Trocheck -- Jonny Brodzinski

Will Cuylle -- Noah Laba -- Brett Berard

Conor Sheary -- Sam Carrick -- Taylor Raddysh

Vladislav Gavrikov -- Braden Schneider

Carson Soucy -- Will Borgen

Matthew Robertson -- Scott Morrow

Igor Shesterkin

Jonathan Quick

Scratched: Urho Vaakanainen, Brennan Othmann

Injured: Adam Fox (upper body), Matt Rempe (upper body), Adam Edstrom (lower body)

Status report

Wedgewood did not dress for the Avalanche's 6-3 loss at the New York Islanders on Thursday. It's not clear if the goalie will be able to return Saturday. … Quick (lower body) was activated from injured reserve and will back up Shesterkin; the Rangers reassigned goalie Spencer Martin to Hartford of the American Hockey League

BLUE JACKETS (13-9-5) at PANTHERS (12-12-2)

3:30 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, SCRIPPS, SN, TVAS

Blue Jackets projected lineup

Dimitri Voronkov -- Adam Fantilli -- Kent Johnson

Kirill Marchenko -- Sean Monahan -- Cole Sillinger

Luca Del Bel Belluz -- Charlie Coyle -- Isac Lundestrom

Miles Wood -- Brendan Gaunce -- Yegor Chinakhov

Zach Werenski -- Ivan Provorov

Denton Mateychuk -- Damon Severson

Brendan Smith -- Dante Fabbro

Jet Greaves

Elvis Merzlikins

Scratched: Jake Christiansen, Zach Aston-Reese

Injured: Erik Gudbranson (hip), Boone Jenner (upper body), Mathieu Oliver (upper body)

Panthers projected lineup

Carter Verhaeghe -- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart

A.J. Greer -- Sam Bennett -- Brad Marchand

Jesper Boqvist -- Evan Rodrigues -- Mackie Samoskevich

Noah Gregor -- Jack Studnicka -- Luke Kunin

Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad

Niko Mikkola -- Seth Jones

Donovan Sebrango -- Uvis Balinskis

Sergei Bobrovsky

Daniil Tarasov

Scratched: Jeff Petry, Jack Devine

Injured: Aleksander Barkov (knee), Matthew Tkachuk (lower body), Tomas Nosek (knee), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body), Dmitry Kulikov (shoulder), Eetu Luostarinen (lower body), Cole Schwindt (arm)

Status report

Neither team will have a morning skate. … Jenner did not travel with the team and the forward is not expected to play during the Blue Jackets' three-game road trip. … Werenski, Monahan, and Mateychuk each missed practice Friday for maintenance but will play. … Luostarinen returned to practice for the first time since sustaining severe burns during a grilling accident last month. Coach Paul Maurice said it is possible the forward, who practiced on the left side of Florida's top line Friday, could return as early as this weekend depending on medical clearance.

CANADIENS (14-9-3) at MAPLE LEAFS (13-11-3)

7 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SNE, SNO, SNP

Canadiens projected lineup

Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Juraj Slafkovsky

Alexandre Texier -- Oliver Kapanen -- Ivan Demidov

Josh Anderson -- Jake Evans -- Brendan Gallagher

Jared Davidson -- Joe Veleno -- Zack Bolduc

Mike Matheson -- Noah Dobson

Jayden Struble -- Lane Hutson

Arber Xhekaj -- Alexandre Carrier

Jakub Dobes

Sam Montembeault

Scratched: Adam Engstrom, Florian Xhekaj

Injured: Kirby Dach (broken foot), Alex Newhook (broken ankle), Kaiden Guhle (lower body), Patrik Laine (lower body)

Maple Leafs projected lineup

Mathew Knies -- Auston Matthews -- Max Domi

Easton Cowan -- John Tavares -- William Nylander

Steven Lorentz -- Scott Laughton -- Nicholas Robertson

Dakota Joshua -- Nicolas Roy -- Bobby McMann

Morgan Rielly -- Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Jake McCabe -- Troy Stecher

Simon Benoit -- Philippe Myers

Dennis Hildeby

Artur Akhtyamov

Scratched: Dakota Mermis, Calle Jarnkrok, Matias Maccelli

Injured: Chris Tanev (upper body), Auston Matthews (lower body), Anthony Stolarz (upper body), Brandon Carlo (lower body), Joseph Woll (lower body)

Status report

The Canadiens will use the same lineup from their 3-2 shootout win against the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday. ... Woll, a goalie, was placed on injured reserve and will miss about one week after he was injured during a 5-1 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday; Akhtyamov was recalled from Toronto of the American Hockey League and will back up Hildeby. ... Tanev participated in the morning skate in a noncontact jersey. Berube said he will be reevaluated this week.

DEVILS (16-11-1) at BRUINS (16-13-0)

7 p.m. ET; NESN, MSG

Devils projected lineup

Timo Meier -- Nico Hischier -- Stefan Noesen

Ondrej Palat -- Dawson Mercer -- Jesper Bratt

Arseny Gritsyuk -- Cody Glass -- Connor Brown

Paul Cotter -- Luke Glendening -- Angus Crookshank

Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton

Brenden Dillon -- Luke Hughes

Colton White -- Simon Nemec

Jake Allen

Jacob Markstrom

Scratched: Dennis Cholowski, Juho Lammikko

Injured: Jack Hughes (finger), Zack MacEwen (lower body), Brett Pesce (hand), Johnathan Kovacevic (knee), Evgenii Dadonov (upper body)

Bruins projected lineup

Alex Steeves -- Elias Lindholm -- Morgan Geekie

Casey Mittelstadt -- Pavel Zacha -- Viktor Arvidsson

Tanner Jeannot -- Fraser Minten -- Mark Kastelic

Marat Khusnutdinov -- Sean Kuraly -- Michael Eyssimont

Hampus Lindholm -- Andrew Peeke

Nikita Zadorov -- Jonathan Aspirot

Mason Lohrei -- Victor Soderstrom

Jeremy Swayman

Joonas Korpisalo

Scratched: Jeffrey Viel

Injured: David Pastrnak (undisclosed), Charlie McAvoy (upper body), Jordan Harris (ankle), Matej Blumel (lower body), Henri Jokiharju (undisclosed), Michael Callahan (lower body)

Status report

Allen could start after Markstrom made 22 saves in a 3-0 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday. ... McAvoy began skating in a noncontact jersey this week; the defenseman said on Friday he has lost nearly 20 pounds while on an all-liquid diet since having facial surgery after taking a puck to the face against the Montreal Canadiens on Nov. 15. ... Pastrnak, a forward, skated before practice Friday for the first time since last playing Nov. 26. He will miss a fifth straight game.

BLUES (9-12-7) at SENATORS (13-10-4)

7 p.m. ET; SN1, FDSNMW

Blues projected lineup

Brayden Schenn -- Robert Thomas -- Jake Neighbours

Dylan Holloway -- Pius Suter -- Jordan Kyrou

Aleksanteri Kaskimaki -- Dalibor Dvorsky -- Pavel Buchnevich

Mathieu Joseph -- Oskar Sundqvist -- Nick Bjugstad

Philip Broberg -- Colton Parayko

Matthew Kessel -- Justin Faulk

Cam Fowler -- Logan Mailloux

Joel Hofer

Jordan Binnington

Scratched: Matt Luff, Tyler Tucker

Injured: Jimmy Snuggerud (wrist), Alexey Toropchenko (leg burns), Nathan Walker (upper body)

Senators projected lineup

Brady Tkachuk -- Tim Stutzle -- Fabian Zetterlund

David Perron -- Dylan Cozens -- Drake Batherson

Michael Amadio -- Ridly Greig -- Claude Giroux

Nick Cousins -- Stephen Halliday -- Hayden Hodgson

Jake Sanderson -- Artem Zub

Tyler Kleven -- Jordan Spence

Nikolas Matinpalo -- Nick Jensen

Linus Ullmark

Leevi Merilainen

Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid, Dennis Gilbert

Injured: Thomas Chabot (upper body), Lars Eller (undisclosed), Shane Pinto (lower body)

Status report

The Blues held an optional morning skate. … Kessel will replace Tucker on the second defense pair. … Pinto, a center who left a 4-2 loss against the New York Rangers on Thursday, was placed on injured reserve Saturday and will miss at least two weeks, Senators coach Travis Green said. Pinto, who will not require surgery, will be replaced by Greig on the third line, and Hodgson was recalled from Belleville of the American Hockey League. … Zub will make his return after missing one game due to a lower-body injury.

MAMMOTH (14-12-3) at FLAMES (10-15-4)

7 p.m. ET; CITY, SNW, NHLN, Utah16

Mammoth projected lineup

Clayton Keller -- Nick Schmaltz -- JJ Peterka

Daniil But -- Logan Cooley -- Dylan Guenther

Michael Carcone -- Jack McBain -- Lawson Crouse

Liam O'Brien -- Kevin Stenlund -- Kailer Yamamoto

Mikhail Sergachev -- John Marino

Nate Schmidt -- Sean Durzi

Ian Cole -- Maveric Lamoureux

Vitek Vanecek

Karel Vejmelka

Scratched: Barrett Hayton, Brandon Tanev, Nick DeSimone

Injured: Alex Kerfoot (lower body), Olli Maatta (upper body)

Flames projected lineup

Jonathan Huberdeau -- Morgan Frost -- Matt Coronato

Yegor Sharangovich -- Nazem Kadri -- Joel Farabee

Connor Zary -- Mikael Backlund -- Blake Coleman

Ryan Lomberg -- John Beecher -- Adam Klapka

Kevin Bahl -- Rasmus Andersson

Yan Kuznetsov -- MacKenzie Weegar

Joel Hanley -- Jake Bean

Dustin Wolf

Devin Cooley

Scratched: Brayden Pachal, Dryden Hunt

Injured: Martin Pospisil (undisclosed), Zayne Parekh (upper body), Samuel Honzek (upper body)

Status report

The Mammoth did not hold a morning skate following a 4-1 win at the Vancouver Canucks on Friday; Vanecek could start after Vejmelka made 31 saves. … The Flames also did not hold a morning skate. … Parekh, a rookie defenseman, skated in a noncontact jersey at practice on Friday but will miss his 14th straight game.

ISLANDERS (15-10-3) at LIGHTNING (16-9-2)

7 p.m. ET; The Spot, MSGSN

Islanders projected lineup

Emil Heineman -- Bo Horvat -- Maxim Shabanov

Anders Lee -- Mathew Barzal -- Maxim Tsyplakov

Anthony Duclair -- Calum Ritchie -- Simon Holmstrom

Kyle MacLean -- Casey Cizikas -- Marc Gatcomb

Matthew Schaefer -- Ryan Pulock

Adam Pelech -- Tony DeAngelo

Adam Boqvist -- Scott Mayfield

Ilya Sorokin

David Rittich

Scratched: Travis Mitchell

Injured: Kyle Palmieri (torn ACL), Alexander Romanov (upper body), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (upper body), Semyon Varlamov (knee), Ethan Bear (upper body), Jonathan Drouin (lower body)

Lightning projected lineup

Brandon Hagel -- Anthony Cirelli -- Nick Paul

Jake Guentzel -- Dominic James -- Oliver Bjorkstrand

Zemgus Girgensons -- Yanni Gourde -- Pontus Holmberg

Curtis Douglas -- Jack Finely -- Gage Goncalves

Victor Hedman -- J.J. Moser

Charle-Edouard D'Astous -- Emil Lilleberg

Darren Raddysh -- Max Crozier

Jonas Johansson

Brandon Halverson

Scratched: Jack Finley, Steven Santini

Injured: Brayden Point (undisclosed), Ryan McDonagh (undisclosed), Erik Cernak (undisclosed), Andrei Vasilevskiy (undisclosed), Nikita Kucherov (undisclosed)

Status report

Pageau, a center, has been upgraded to day to day from week to week and could return as early as Sunday against the Florida Panthers. He will miss his seventh straight game. ...Drouin did not travel with the Islanders; the forward is also day to day. … Hedman will play for the first time since Nov. 8 after missing 12 games with an undisclosed injury. … Kucherov, a forward, participated in the morning skate but will not play. ... Vasilevskiy, a goalie, will miss his second straight game.

PREDATORS (10-13-4) at HURRICANES (16-8-2)

7 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, FDSNSO

Predators projected lineup

Steven Stamkos -- Ryan O’Reilly -- Luke Evangelista

Filip Forsberg -- Erik Haula -- Jonathan Marchessault

Reid Schaefer -- Fedor Svechkov -- Matthew Wood

Michael Bunting -- Michael McCarron -- Tyson Jost

Nicolas Hague -- Roman Josi

Brady Skjei -- Adam Wilsby

Nick Blankenburg -- Michael McCarron

Juuse Saros

Justus Annunen

Scratched: None

Injured: Ozzy Wiesblatt (upper body), Cole Smith (lower body), Justin Barron (lower body), Nick Perbix (upper body)

Hurricanes projected lineup

Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis

Nikolaj Ehlers -- Logan Stankoven -- Jackson Blake

William Carrier -- Jordan Staal -- Jordan Martinook

Taylor Hall – Mark Jankowski -- Eric Robinson

K’Andre Miller -- Sean Walker

Shayne Gostisbehere -- Jalen Chatfield

Alexander Nikishin -- Joel Nystrom

Brandon Bussi

Pyotr Kochetkov

Scratched: Mike Reilly, Frederik Andersen

Injured: Jaccob Slavin (lower body), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (lower body), Pyotr Kochetkov (undisclosed)

Status report

Wiesblatt, a forward, will miss 8-10 weeks for the Predators after sustaining an injury during a 2-1 overtime win against the Florida Panthers on Thursday. … Perbix, a defenseman participated in Nashville’s morning skate; he has not played since Nov. 29. … The Hurricanes did not hold a morning skate. … Slavin, who has not played since Oct. 11, practiced in a regular jersey Friday, and the defenseman said he could return “soon.”

BLACKHAWKS (12-9-6) at KINGS (12-8-7)

9 p.m. ET; FDSNW, CHSN, KCAL

Blackhawks projected lineup

Ryan Greene -- Connor Bedard -- Andre Burakovsky

Oliver Moore -- Frank Nazar -- Tyler Bertuzzi

Teuvo Teravainen -- Jason Dickinson -- Ilya Mikheyev

Colton Dach -- Ryan Donato

Alex Vlasic -- Louis Crevier

Wyatt Kaiser -- Artyom Levshunov

Matt Grzelcyk -- Connor Murphy

Sam Rinzel

Spencer Knight

Arvid Soderblom

Scratched: Sam Lafferty, Landon Slaggert

Injured: Nick Foligno (left hand)

Kings projected lineup

Alex Laferriere -- Anze Kopitar -- Adrian Kempe

Kevin Fiala -- Quinton Byfield -- Joel Armia

Warren Foegele -- Phillip Danault -- Trevor Moore

Andrei Kuzmenko -- Alex Turcotte -- Corey Perry

Brandt Clarke -- Drew Doughty

Mikey Anderson -- Joel Edmundson

Brian Dumoulin -- Cody Ceci

Darcy Kuemper

Anton Forsberg

Scratched: Jeff Malott, Samuel Helenius, Jacob Moverare

Injured: None

Status report

The Blackhawks did not hold a morning skate. … Teravainen is questionable to play after he was hit in the face by a puck in the third period of a 2-1 win against the Kings on Thursday. … Los Angeles will carry over the line changes it made in the third period Thursday.

JETS (14-12-1) at OILERS (12-11-5)

10 p.m. ET; CBC, SNE, SNO, SNW

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Gabriel Vilardi

Vladislav Namestnikov -- Jonathan Toews -- Cole Perfetti

Nino Niederreiter -- Adam Lowry -- Alex Iafallo

Cole Koepke -- Morgan Barron -- Tanner Pearson

Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo

Dylan Samberg -- Neal Pionk

Logan Stanley -- Elias Salomonsson

Thomas Milic

Eric Comrie

Scratched: Colin Miller, Gustav Nyquist, Luke Schenn

Injured: Connor Hellebuyck (knee), Hadyn Fleury (concussion protocol)

Oilers projected lineup

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

Vasily Podkolzin -- Leon Draisaitl -- Matthew Savoie

Mattias Janmark -- Adam Henrique -- Andrew Mangiapane

Trent Frederic -- Curtis Lazar – David Tomasek

Mattias Ekholm -- Evan Bouchard

Darnell Nurse -- Alec Regula

Brett Kulak -- Ty Emberson

Stuart Skinner

Calvin Pickard

Scratched: None

Injured: Connor Clattenburg (upper body), Kasperi Kapanen (knee), Noah Philp (undisclosed), Jack Roslovic (undisclosed), (Jake Walman (lower body)

Status report

The Jets did not hold a morning skate following a 4-1 win at home against the Buffalo Sabres on Friday. ... Clattenberg was not on the ice for the Oilers’ morning skate; he received stitches over his eye from a high-stick during a 9-4 win against the Seattle Kraken on Thursday. He’ll be replaced at forward by Tomasek.

WILD (15-8-5) at CANUCKS (10-15-3)

10 p.m. ET; CITY, SNP, FDSNNOX, FDSNWI

Wild projected lineup

Kirill Kaprizov -- Danila Yurov -- Mats Zuccarello

Marcus Johansson -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Matt Boldy

Yakov Trenin -- Nico Sturm -- Vladimir Tarasenko

Liam Ohgren -- Ryan Hartman -- Tyler Pitlick

Jacob Middleton -- Jared Spurgeon

Jonas Brodin -- Brock Faber

Zeev Buium -- Zach Bogosian

Jesper Wallstedt

Filip Gustavsson

Scratched: Daemon Hunt, Hunter Haight, Ben Jones

Injured: Marcus Foligno (lower body), Vinnie Hinostroza (lower body), Marco Rossi (lower body)

Canucks projected lineup

Evander Kane -- Elias Pettersson -- Jake DeBrusk

Brock Boeser -- David Kampf -- Kiefer Sherwood

Drew O'Connor -- Aatu Raty -- Conor Garland

Arshdeep Bains -- Max Sasson -- Linus Karlsson

Quinn Hughes -- Filip Hronek

Elias Nils Pettersson -- Tyler Myers

Marcus Pettersson -- Tom Willander

Nikita Tolopilo

Kevin Lankinen

Scratched: Jonathan Lekkerimaki, Lukas Reichel, P.O. Joseph

Injured: Thatcher Demko (lower body), Filip Chytil (concussion protocol), Teddy Blueger (lower body), Nils Hoglander (lower body), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)

Status report

Yurov will return after missing two games with an undisclosed injury, replacing Hartman on the top forward line, replacing Jones. … Rossi, a forward out since Nov. 11, remains week to week. … The Canucks did not hold a morning skate. … Tolopilo is expected to start after Lankinen made 14 saves in a 4-1 loss to the Utah Mammoth on Friday. … Kane, a top-line forward who missed the game Friday, could return.

RED WINGS (14-11-3) at KRAKEN (11-8-6)

10 p.m. ET; FDSNDETX, KHN/Prime, KONG

Red Wings projected lineup

Emmett Finnie -- Dylan Larkin -- Lucas Raymond

Alex DeBrincat -- Andrew Copp -- Patrick Kane

Elmer Soderblom -- Nate Danielson -- Marco Kasper

James van Riemsdyk -- J.T. Computer-- Michael Rasmussen

Simon Edvinsson -- Moritz Seider

Ben Chiarot -- Axel Sandin-Pellikka

Travis Hamonic -- Albert Johansson

John Gibson

Cam Talbot

Scratched: Jonathan Berggren, Jacob Bernard-Docker

Injured: Mason Appleton (lower body)

Kraken projected lineup

Jared McCann -- Matty Beniers -- Jordan Eberle

Kaapo Kakko -- Chandler Stephenson -- Eeli Tolvanen

Berkly Catton -- Frederick Gaudreau -- Mason Marchment

Tye Kartye -- Shane Wright -- Ryan Winterton

Vince Dunn -- Adam Larsson

Ryan Lindgren -- Brandon Montour

Ryker Evans -- Josh Mahura

Joey Daccord

Philipp Grubauer

Scratched: Jamie Oleksiak, Cale Fleury, Jani Nyman

Injured: Matt Murray (lower body), Jaden Schwartz (lower body)

Status report

The Red Wings held an optional morning skate. … Oleksiak, a defenseman, is expected to be a healthy scratch for the first time since he was selected by the Kraken from the Dallas Stars in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft. Seattle coach Lane Lambert said it will be “a game-time decision, so really there’s no reason talking about it right now.” Mahura would be expected to replace Oleksiak; it would be the defenseman’s first game since a 6-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Nov. 5.

SUNDAY

AVALANCHE (20-2-6) at FLYERS (15-8-3)

1 p.m. ET; NHLN, NBCSP, ALT, SN, TVAS

Avalanche projected lineup

Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Martin Necas

Valeri Nichushkin -- Brock Nelson -- Gabriel Landeskog

Parker Kelly -- Jack Drury -- Victor Olofsson

Ross Colton -- Zakhar Bardakov -- Joel Kiviranta

Devon Toews -- Cale Makar

Josh Manson -- Brent Burns

Samuel Girard -- Sam Malinski

Trent Miner

Mackenzie Blackwood

Scratched: Ilya Solovyov

Injured: Scott Wedgewood (back), Gavin Brindley (lower body), Logan O'Connor (hip surgery)

Flyers projected lineup

Matvei Michkov -- Sean Couturier -- Owen Tippett

Trevor Zegras -- Christian Dvorak -- Travis Konecny

Nikita Grebenkin -- Noah Cates -- Bobby Brink

Nicolas Deslauriers -- Rodrigo Abols -- Garnet Hathaway

Nick Seeler -- Travis Sanheim

Emil Andrae -- Jamie Drysdale

Egor Zamula -- Noah Juulsen

Dan Vladar

Samuel Ersson

Scratched: Noah Juulsen, Carl Grundstrom, Ty Murchison

Injured: Rasmus Ristolainen (triceps), Tyson Foerster (upper body), Cam York (upper body)

Status report

Miner could start after Blackwood made 24 saves in the Avalanche’s 3-2 overtime win at the New York Rangers on Saturday. ... York did not practice Saturday, but Flyers coach Rick Tocchet said the defenseman is a "slight option" to play. ... Ristolainen practiced Saturday in a noncontact jersey; Tocchet said the defenseman is getting closer to making his season debut. ... Murchison was recalled from Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League; if the defenseman plays it would be his first NHL game.

PENGUINS (14-7-5) at STARS (19-5-5)

6 p.m. ET; Victory+, SN-PIT

Penguins projected lineup

Kevin Hayes -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust

Tommy Novak -- Evgeni Malkin -- Anthony Mantha

Rutger McGroarty -- Ben Kindel -- Ville Koivunen

Connor Dewar -- Blake Lizotte -- Bokondji Imama

Ryan Shea -- Kris Letang

Parker Wotherspoon -- Erik Karlsson

Ryan Graves -- Connor Clifton

Tristan Jarry

Arturs Silovs

Scratched: Joona Koppanen, Mathew Dumba

Injured: Rickard Rakell (hand), Caleb Jones (lower body), Justin Brazeau (upper body), Noel Acciari (upper body), Filip Hallander (blood clot)

Stars projected lineup

Jamie Benn -- Wyatt Johnston -- Mikko Rantanen

Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Mavrik Bourque

Oskar Back -- Justin Hryckowian -- Nathan Bastian

Sam Steel -- Radek Faksa -- Colin Blackwell

Esa Lindell -- Miro Heiskanen

Vladislav Kolyachonok -- Ilya Lybushkin

Kyle Capobianco -- Alex Petrovic

Jake Oettinger

Casey DeSmith

Scratched: None

Injured: Tyler Seguin (ACL), Matt Duchene (upper body), Adam Erne (lower body), Thomas Harley (lower body), Nils Lundkvist (lower body), Lian Bichsel (lower body)

Status report

Brazeau and Acciari, each a forward, were full participants at practice on Saturday. … Malkin took a maintenance day but is expected to play. … Harley and Lundkvist, each a defenseman, and Duchene, a forward, practiced Saturday and are day to day. … Seguin, a forward, and Bichsel, a defenseman, were placed on long-term injured reserve on Saturday.