Projected lineups, starting goalies for today
Latest line combinations, defense pairs, injury news from NHL.com writers
SATURDAY
LIGHTNING (48-25-6) at BRUINS (43-26-10)
12:30 p.m. ET; ABC, SNW
Lightning projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Gage Goncalves -- Anthony Cirelli -- Corey Perry
Zemgus Girgensons -- Yanni Gourde -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Jakob Pelletier -- Nick Paul -- Scott Sabourin
J.J. Moser -- Darren Raddysh
Ryan McDonagh -- Erik Cernak
Charle-Edouard D'Astous -- Emil Lilleberg
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: Steve Santini, Victor Hedman
Injured: Declan Carlile (lower body), Max Crozier (core muscle), Dominic James (lower body), Brandon Hagel (lower body), Pontus Holmberg (upper body)
Bruins projected lineup
Morgan Geekie -- Elias Lindholm -- David Pastrnak
Casey Mittelstadt -- Pavel Zacha -- Viktor Arvidsson
Michael Eyssimont -- Fraser Minten -- Marat Khusnutdinov
Tanner Jeannot -- Sean Kuraly -- Mark Kastelic
Jonathan Aspirot -- Charlie McAvoy
Nikita Zadorov -- Andrew Peeke
Hampus Lindholm -- Mason Lohrei
Jeremy Swayman
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Alex Steeves, Jordan Harris, Henri Jokiharju, Lukas Reichel, James Hagens
Injured: None
Status report
The Lightning held an optional practice Friday following a 2-1 loss at the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. ... Hagens participated in his first full practice with the Bruins Friday after the 19-year-old forward signed a three-year entry-level contract Thursday; coach Marco Sturm said Hagens will not play Saturday, wanting to give him more time to get acclimated to the new surroundings. Hagens played six games with Providence of the American Hockey League after completing his NCAA career at Boston College.
SENATORS (42-27-10) at ISLANDERS (43-31-5)
1 p.m. ET; MSGSN, TSN5, TVAS
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
Jake Sanderson -- Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot -- Jordan Spence
Lassi Thomson -- Nikolas Matinpalo
Linus Ullmark
James Reimer
Scratched: Stephen Halliday, Kurtis MacDermid, Cameron Crotty
Injured: Nick Jensen (lower body), Dennis Gilbert (upper body), Tyler Kleven (upper body)
Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Bo Horvat -- Simon Holmstrom
Calum Ritchie -- Mathew Barzal -- Brayden Schenn
Maxim Shabanov -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Emil Heineman
Ondrej Palat -- Casey Cizikas -- Marc Gatcomb
Matthew Schaefer -- Ryan Pulock
Adam Pelech -- Tony DeAngelo
Carson Soucy -- Scott Mayfield
Ilya Sorokin
David Rittich
Scratched: Anthony Duclair, Adam Boqvist, Isaiah George
Injured: Kyle Palmieri (ACL), Alexander Romanov (upper body), Semyon Varlamov (knee)
Status report
The Senators did not practice Friday following a 5-1 win against the Florida Panthers on Thursday. ... Schaefer, Shabanov and Sorokin each is expected to play after not practicing Friday due to maintenance.
CAPITALS (40-30-9) at PENGUINS (41-22-16)
3 p.m. ET; ABC, TVAS
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Anthony Beauvillier
Aliaksei Protas -- Ilya Protas -- Tom Wilson
Connor McMichael -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Ryan Leonard
Brandon Duhaime -- Justin Sourdif -- Ivan Miroshnichenko
Martin Fehervary -- Rasmus Sandin
Jakub Chychrun -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Cole Hutson -- Matt Roy
Logan Thompson
Mitchell Gibson
Scratched: Hendrix Lapierre, Ethen Frank, David Kampf, Declan Chisholm, Dylan McIlrath, Timothy Liljegren
Injured: Charlie Lindgren (upper body)
Penguins projected lineup
Egor Chinakhov -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Tommy Novak -- Rickard Rakell -- Evgeni Malkin
Anthony Mantha -- Ben Kindel -- Justin Brazeau
Elmer Soderblom -- Noel Acciari -- Avery Hayes
Parker Wotherspoon -- Erik Karlsson
Samuel Girard -- Kris Letang
Ryan Shea -- Connor Clifton
Arturs Silovs
Stuart Skinner
Scratched: Ilya Solovyov, Ryan Graves
Injured: Connor Dewar (lower body), Kevin Hayes (upper body), Filip Hallander (blood clot), Blake Lizotte (upper body), Jack St. Ivany (upper body)
Status report
Lindgren remains day to day, Capitals coach Spencer Carbery said; the goalie was to accompany the team to Pittsburgh after being a full practice participant Friday. ... Dewar is day to day; the forward missed a 5-2 win at the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.
RANGERS (33-37-9) at STARS (47-20-12)
5 p.m. ET; Victory+, MSG
Rangers projected lineup
Gabe Perreault -- Mika Zibanejad -- Alexis Lafreniere
Tye Kartye -- J.T. Miller -- Conor Sheary
Will Cuylle -- Vincent Trocheck -- Jonny Brodzinski
Adam Sykora -- Noah Laba -- Jaroslav Chmelar
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Adam Fox
Matthew Robertson -- Will Borgen
Drew Fortescue -- Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick
Scratched: Vincent Iorio, Adam Edstrom, Taylor Raddysh, Dylan Garand
Injured: Matt Rempe (upper body), Urho Vaakanainen (upper body)
Stars projected lineup
Justin Hryckowian -- Wyatt Johnston -- Mikko Rantanen
Jason Robertson -- Matt Duchene -- Mavrik Bourque
Adam Erne -- Arttu Hyry -- Jamie Benn
Cameron Hughes -- Oskar Back -- Colin Blackwell
Thomas Harley -- Tyler Myers
Esa Lindell -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Lian Bichsel -- Kyle Capobianco
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Alexander Petrovic
Injured: Nathan Bastian (hand), Michael Bunting (lower body), Radek Faksa (lower body), Miro Heiskanen (lower body), Roope Hintz (lower body), Nils Lundkvist (sickness), Tyler Seguin (ACL), Sam Steel (undisclosed)
Status report
The Rangers are expected to dress the same 18 skaters they used in a 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday. ... Shesterkin, Quick and Garand, a goalie, will travel on the season-ending three-game road trip; it's possible Garand could play one of the games after making his NHL debut in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Winnipeg Jets on March 22, but New York coach Mike Sullivan did not confirm which game he would play. … The Stars held an optional practice Friday. … Heiskanen will not play after leaving in the first period of a 5-4 win against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday; the defenseman's status for the playoffs was not known on Friday, when he was scheduled to have an MRI. ... Forwards Faksa and Bunting each is close to returning; it's possible Bunting will dress Saturday and if available would replace Hughes.
DEVILS (40-36-3) at RED WINGS (41-29-9)
5 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, MSGSN
Devils projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Nico Hischier -- Dawson Mercer
Jesper Bratt -- Jack Hughes -- Connor Brown
Lenni Hameenaho -- Cody Glass -- Nick Bjugstad
Paul Cotter -- Marc McLaughlin -- Brian Halonen
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Dennis Cholowski -- Johnathan Kovacevic
Brenden Dillon -- Simon Nemec
Nico Daws
Jake Allen
Scratched: Evgenii Dadonov, Maxim Tsyplakov
Injured: Luke Hughes (upper body), Arseny Gritsyuk (upper body), Stefan Noesen (knee), Zack MacEwen (ACL), Brett Pesce (lower body), Jacob Markstrom (undisclosed)
Red Wings projected lineup
Emmitt Finnie -- Dylan Larkin -- Lucas Raymond
Alex DeBrincat -- Andrew Copp -- Patrick Kane
David Perron -- J.T. Compher -- Carter Mazur
James van Riemsdyk -- Marco Kasper -- Dominik Shine
Simon Edvinsson -- Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot -- Justin Faulk
Albert Johansson -- Jacob Bernard-Docker
John Gibson
Cam Talbot
Scratched: Travis Hamonic, Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Injured: Michael Rasmussen (lower body), Mason Appleton (upper body)
Status report
Markstrom, the Devils' No. 1 goalie, will be shut down for the final three games of the regular season for rest and to rehabilitate nagging injuries, coach Sheldon Keefe said Friday. ... Gibson is expected to start after leaving in the second period of a 6-3 win against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday because of a stiff neck.
