Projected lineups, starting goalies for today
Latest line combinations, defense pairs, injury news from NHL.com writers
FLAMES (26-33-7) at RED WINGS (36-23-8)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, Prime
Flames projected lineup
Blake Coleman -- Mikael Backlund -- Joel Farabee
Yegor Sharangovich -- Ryan Strome -- Victor Olofsson
Matvei Gridin -- Morgan Frost -- Matt Coronato
Connor Zary -- Ryan Lomberg -- Martin Pospisil
Kevin Bahl -- Zach Whitecloud
Hunter Brzustewicz -- Olli Maatta
Joel Hanley -- Zayne Parekh
Dustin Wolf
Devin Cooley
Scratched: John Beecher, Adam Klapka, Brayden Pachal, Yan Kuznetsov
Injured: Jake Bean (undisclosed), Samuel Honzek (upper body), Jonathan Huberdeau (hip surgery)
Red Wings projected lineup
Alex DeBrincat -- J.T. Compher -- Patrick Kane
David Perron -- Emmitt Finnie -- Lucas Raymond
John Leonard -- Marco Kasper -- James van Riemsdyk
Mason Appleton -- Sheldon Dries -- Dominik Shine
Simon Edvinsson -- Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot -- Justin Faulk
Albert Johansson -- Jacob Bernard-Docker
John Gibson
Cam Talbot
Scratched: Axel Sandin-Pellikka, Travis Hamonic
Injured: Dylan Larkin (lower body), Andrew Copp (lower body), Michael Rasmussen (undisclosed), Michael Brandsegg-Nygard (undisclosed)
Status report
Red Wings coach Todd McLellan said nothing has changed with their injured forwards. Larkin and Copp will miss at least two weeks, Rasmussen will be out for at least a week and Brandsegg-Nygard is day to day. … The Flames are expected to make four lineup changes from their 3-2 loss at the New York Islanders on Saturday; Beecher and Klapka would go in at forward for Pospisil and Lomberg, Kuznetsov would replace Brzustewicz on defense and Cooley in goal for Wolf.
BRUINS (37-23-6) at DEVILS (33-31-2)
7 p.m. ET; ESPN, TVAS
Bruins projected lineup
David Pastrnak -- Fraser Minten -- Marat Khusnutdinov
Casey Mittelstadt -- Pavel Zacha -- Viktor Arvidsson
Alex Steeves -- Elias Lindholm -- Morgan Geekie
Tanner Jeannot -- Sean Kuraly -- Mark Kastelic
Jonathan Aspirot -- Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm -- Mason Lohrei
Nikita Zadorov -- Henri Jokiharju
Joonas Korpisalo
Jeremy Swayman
Scratched: Michael Eyssimont, Andrew Peeke, Jordan Harris
Injured: None
Devils projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Nico Hischier -- Dawson Mercer
Jesper Bratt -- Jack Hughes -- Connor Brown
Arseny Gritsyuk -- Cody Glass -- Lenni Hameenaho
Paul Cotter -- Nick Bjugstad -- Maxim Tsyplakov
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Luke Hughes -- Johnathan Kovacevic
Brenden Dillon -- Simon Nemec
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
Scratched: Colton White, Dennis Cholowski, Evgenii Dadonov
Injured: Stefan Noesen (knee), Zack MacEwen (ACL), Brett Pesce (lower body)
Status report
Korpisalo will start for the first time in four games. ... Jokiharju will play after missing being a healthy scratch for seven games. ... The Devils’ line combinations will remain unchanged from their 6-4 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
KINGS (27-24-15) at RANGERS (28-30-8)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNW, MSG
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
Anton Forsberg
Darcy Kuemper
Scratched: Mathieu Joseph, Jacob Moverare
Injured: Joel Armia (back), Andrei Kuzmenko (meniscus)
Rangers projected lineup
Gabe Perreault-- Mika Zibanejad -- Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle -- Vincent Trocheck -- J.T. Miller
Tye Kartye -- Noah Laba – Conor Sheary
Taylor Raddysh -- Adam Edstrom -- Jaroslav Chmelar
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Adam Fox
Matthew Robertson -- Braden Schneider
Urho Vaakanainen -- Will Borgen
Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick
Scratched: Vincent Iorio, Jonny Brodzinski, Juuso Parssinen
Injured: Matt Rempe (upper body)
Status report
Kings coach D.J. Smith said there could be lineup changes from their previous game, a 6-4 loss at the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, but it wouldn't be determined until warmups. ... Kempe (maintenance) did not participate in the morning skate but is expected to play. … The Rangers are not expected to make any changes from a 4-2 win at the Minnesota Wild on Saturday.
MAMMOTH (34-27-6) at STARS (42-14-10)
8 p.m. ET; FOX4, Utah16, Victory+
Mammoth projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Nick Schmaltz – Lawson Crouse
JJ Peterka -- Logan Cooley -- Dylan Guenther
Jack McBain -- Barrett Hayton -- Michael Cardone
Alexander Kerfoot -- Kevin Stenlund -- Kailer Yamamoto
Mikhail Sergachev -- MacKenzie Weegar
Nate Schmidt -- John Marino
Ian Cole -- Sean Durzi
Karel Vejmelka
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched: Liam O'Brien, Brandon Tanev, Nick DeSimone
Injured: None
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson -- Wyatt Johnston -- Mavrik Bourque
Sam Steel -- Matt Duchene -- Jamie Benn
Michael Bunting -- Justin Hryckowian -- Colin Blackwell
Oskar Back -- Arttu Hyry -- Adam Erne
Esa Lindell -- Miro Heiskanen
Thomas Harley -- Nils Lundkvist
Tyler Myers -- Lian Bichsel
Casey DeSmith
Jake Oettinger
Scratched: Nathan Bastian, Kyle Capobianco, Ilya Lyubushkin, Alexander Petrovic
Injured: Radek Faksa (lower body), Roope Hintz (lower body), Mikko Rantanen (lower body), Tyler Seguin (ACL)
Status report
Mammoth coach Andre Tourigny said they have a few game-time decisions. … Rantanen, a forward, has resumed skating after being injured during the 2026 Winter Olympics. He is at least 10 days away from returning, Stars coach Glen Gulutzan said. … Erne will replace Bastian at forward.
PENGUINS (33-18-15) at AVALANCHE (44-12-9)
9:30 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, ESPN, Prime, TVAS
Penguins projected lineup
Anthony Mantha -- Rickard Rakell -- Bryan Rust
Egor Chinakhov -- Tommy Novak -- Evgeni Malkin
Ville Koivunen -- Ben Kindel -- Justin Brazeau
Elmer Soderblom -- Connor Dewar -- Noel Acciari
Parker Wotherspoon -- Erik Karlsson
Ryan Shea -- Kris Letang
Ilya Solovyov -- Connor Clifton
Arturs Silovs
Stuart Skinner
Scratched: Jack St. Ivany, Avery Hayes
Injured: Blake Lizotte (undisclosed), Sidney Crosby (lower body), Caleb Jones (lower body), Samuel Girard (upper body), Kevin Hayes (upper body), Filip Hallander (blood clot)
Avalanche projected lineup
Nazem Kadri -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Martin Necas
Nicolas Roy -- Brock Nelson -- Valeri Nichushkin
Parker Kelly -- Jack Drury -- Joel Kiviranta
Gavin Brindley -- Zakhar Bardakov
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Josh Manson -- Brent Burns
Brett Kulak -- Sam Malinski
Nick Blankenburg
Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scratched: None
Injured: Ross Colton (upper body), Gabriel Landeskog (lower body), Artturi Lehkonen (upper body), Logan O’Connor (hip surgery)
Status report
Malkin will return after serving a five-game suspension for slashing defenseman Rasmus Dahlin in a 5-1 loss against the Buffalo Sabres on March 5. … Brazeau will return after missing the past four games with an upper-body injury. … St. Ivany, a defenseman, was recalled on Monday from his conditioning stint with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. … Colorado will go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen for the third straight game.
