Projected lineups, starting goalies for today
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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. ... 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 will make his second start of the season; he was recalled from Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League on Thursday and made 16 saves in relief of Ersson in a 6-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins that night. ... Brink skated before the game and coach Rick Tocchet said the forward could play at the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday. ... Vladar is day to day; Tocchet said the goalie could travel with the team on its three-game road trip, which starts at Vegas on Monday. ... Ristolainen will not be on the road trip; Tocchet said the defenseman could be out at least another week.
ISLANDERS (26-16-5) at FLAMES (20-23-4)
3 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, MSGSN
Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Mathew Barzal -- Anthony Duclair
Jonathan Drouin -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Simon Holmstrom
Max Shabanov -- Calum Ritchie -- Emil Heineman
Kyle MacLean -- Casey Cizikas -- Marc Gatcomb
Matthew Schaefer -- Ryan Pulock
Adam Pelech -- Tony DeAngelo
Adam Boqvist -- Scott Mayfield
David Rittich
Ilya Sorokin
Scratched: Cole McWard, Maxim Tsyplakov
Injured: Ethan Bear (wrist), Pierre Engvall (ankle), Bo Horvat (lower body), Kyle Palmieri (lower body), Alexander Romanov (shoulder), Semyon Varlamov (knee)
Flames projected lineup
Yegor Sharangovich -- Mikael Backlund -- Matt Coronato
Connor Zary -- Nazem Kadri -- Matvei Gridin
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Morgan Frost -- Joel Farabee
Ryan Lomberg -- Justin Kirkland -- Adam Klapka
Kevin Bahl -- Rasmus Andersson
Yan Kuznetsov -- Mackenzie Weegar
Joel Hanley -- Hunter Brzustewicz
Dustin Wolf
Devin Cooley
Scratched: Brayden Pachal, Dryden Hunt
Injured: Jake Bean (undisclosed), Samuel Honzek (upper body), John Beecher (upper body), Blake Coleman (upper body)
Status report
The Islanders practiced in Calgary on Friday following a 1-0 win at the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. … Sorokin made 35 saves Thursday for his NHL-leading fifth shutout of the season; it’s expected he’ll back up Rittich. … New York coach Patrick Roy swapped left wings on his second and third lines during the game Thursday and kept them the same on Friday, with Drouin skating with Pageau and Holmstrom while Shabanov skated with Ritchie and Heineman. … The Flames did not practice Friday following a 3-1 win at the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday. ... Gridin was recalled from Calgary of the American Hockey League Saturday. ... Forward William Stromgren was sent down to the AHL. ... Defenseman Zayne Parekh and forward Martin Pospisil each was assigned to Calgary of the AHL on a conditioning loan.
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.
PANTHERS (24-19-3) at CAPITALS (24-18-6)
7 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, MNMT
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
Daniil Tarasov
Sergei Bobrovsky
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)
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Ethen Frank
Aliaksei Protas -- Connor McMichael -- Ryan Leonard
Brandon Duhaime -- Nic Dowd -- Anthony Beauvillier
Ivan Miroshnichenko -- Hendrix Lapierre -- Brett Leason
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun -- Matt Roy
Rasmus Sandin -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Declan Chisholm, Dylan McIlrath, Sonny Milano
Injured: Pierre-Luc Dubois (lower body), Tom Wilson (lower body), Justin Sourdif (upper body)
Status report
Tkachuk, a forward who has not played this season, was among a group of Panthers extras on the ice; Florida did not hold a full morning skate following a 9-1 loss at the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday. … Miroshnichenko was recalled from Hershey of the American Hockey League on Friday. … Capitals coach Spencer Carbery said there is a chance Wilson could return, but the forward stayed on with the scratches after the morning skate. … Sourdif skated without a noncontact jersey but will miss his third straight game after being hit in the mouth with a puck in a 3-2 loss at the Nashville Predators on Sunday; the forward was placed on injured reserve Friday.
HURRICANES (29-15-4) at DEVILS (24-21-2)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, MSGSN
Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis
Taylor Hall -- Logan Stankoven -- Jackson Blake
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Jordan Staal -- Jordan Martinook
Eric Robinson -- -- Mark Jankowski -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Jaccob Slavin -- Jalen Chatfield
K’Andre Miller -- Sean Walker
Mike Reilly – Alexander Nikishin
Frederik Andersen
Brandon Bussi
Scratched: Shayne Gostisbehere, Joel Nystrom
Injured: Pyotr Kochetkov (lower body), Noah Philp (concussion), William Carrier (lower body)
Devils projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt
Ondrej Palat -- Nico Hischier -- Dawson Mercer
Arseny Gritsyuk -- Cody Glass -- Connor Brown
Paul Cotter -- Luke Glendening -- Evgenii Dadonov
Luke Hughes -- Brett Pesce
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Johnathan Kovacevic
Brenden Dillon -- Dougie Hamilton
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
Scratched: Simon Nemec, Juho Lammikko, Colton White
Injured: Stefan Noesen (knee)
Status report
The Hurricanes did not hold a morning skate following a 9-1 win against the Florida Panthers on Friday. ... Nystrom, a defenseman, was recalled from Chicago of the American Hockey League on Friday. ... Gostisbehere, a defenseman, is questionable because of an illness. ... Palat did not participate in the morning skate and is questionable with an illness.
BLUE JACKETS (21-19-7) at PENGUINS (22-14-10)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, SN-PIT
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Cole Sillinger -- Adam Fantilli -- Kirill Marchenko
Boone Jenner -- Sean Monahan -- Kent Johnson
Dimitri Voronkov -- Charlie Coyle -- Mathieu Olivier
Zach Aston-Reese -- Brendan Gaunce -- Mikael Pyyhtia
Zach Werenski -- Dante Fabbro
Ivan Provorov -- Damon Severson
Egor Zamula -- Erik Gudbranson
Elvis Merzlikins
Jet Greaves
Scratched: Dysin Mayo, Danton Heinen, Jake Christiansen
Injured: Isac Lundestrom (lower body), Brendan Smith (knee surgery), Miles Wood (lower body), Mason Marchment (upper body), Denton Mateychuk (upper body)
Penguins projected lineup
Rickard Rakell -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Egor Chinakhov -- Tommy Novak -- Evgeni Malkin
Anthony Mantha -- Ben Kindel -- Justin Brazeau
Connor Dewar -- Blake Lizotte -- Noel Acciari
Brett Kulak -- Kris Letang
Parker Wotherspoon -- Jack St. Ivany
Ryan Shea -- Connor Clifton
Arturs Silovs
Stuart Skinner
Scratched: Kevin Hayes, Ryan Graves
Injured: Erik Karlsson (lower body), Rutger McGroarty (concussion), Caleb Jones (lower body), Filip Hallander (blood clot)
Status report
Aston-Reese and Zamula will enter the lineup after each was a healthy scratch for a 4-1 win against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday; Aston-Reese will come in for Heinen, a forward, and Zamula will replace Christiansen, a defenseman. ... Merzlikins will start a second straight game after making 30 saves Thursday. ... Silovs starting is the only expected change in the Penguins lineup from a 6-3 win against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday.
MAPLE LEAFS (23-16-8) at JETS (19-22-5)
7 p.m. ET; CBC, SNO, SNW, SNP, NHLN
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Matthew Knies -- Auston Matthews -- Max Domi
Matias Maccelli -- John Tavares -- Calle Jarnkrok
Easton Cowan -- Nicolas Roy -- Nicholas Robertson
Bobby McMann -- Scott Laughton -- Steven Lorentz
Morgan Rielly -- Brandon Carlo
Jake McCabe -- Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Simon Benoit -- Troy Stecher
Dennis Hildeby
Joseph Woll
Scratched: Matt Benning, Philippe Myers
Injured: Anthony Stolarz (upper body), Chris Tanev (groin), Dakota Joshua (kidney), William Nylander (lower body)
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 -- Elias Salomonsson
Logan Stanley -- Luke Schenn
Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie
Scratched: Gustav Nyquist, Danny Zhilkin, Isaak Phillips
Injured: Haydn Fleury (bruised back), Colin Miller (knee), Neal Pionk (undisclosed)
Status report
The Maple Leafs held an optional morning skate. ... Nylander will not play and is also doubtful to play against the Minnesota Wild on Monday, coach Craig Berube said; the forward aggravated an injury in the first period of a 6-5 overtime loss at the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday. He will be replaced by Jarnkrok. … The Jets will dress the same lineup from a 6-2 win at Minnesota on Thursday. … Miller recently had knee surgery and the defenseman is week to week, Winnipeg coach Scott Arniel said.
CANADIENS (26-15-7) at SENATORS (22-19-5)
7 p.m. ET; TVAS, CITY, SNE
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Alexandre Texier
Juraj Slafkovsky -- Oliver Kapanen -- Ivan Demidov
Zachary Bolduc -- Phillip Danault -- Josh Anderson
Sammy Blais -- Jake Evans -- Brendan Gallagher
Mike Matheson -- Noah Dobson
Lane Hutson -- Alexandre Carrier
Kaiden Guhle -- Arber Xhekaj
Sam Montembeault
Jakub Dobes
Scratched: Joe Veleno, Jayden Struble
Injured: Patrik Laine (lower body), Kirby Dach (broken foot), Alex Newhook (broken ankle)
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
Leevi Merilainen
James Reimer
Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid, Nikolas Matinpalo
Injured: None
Status report
The Canadiens did not hold a morning skate. ... Montreal coach Martin St. Louis said lineup decisions will be made after warmups, with Evans expected to return after missing 13 games with a lower-body injury. Veleno, a forward, could come out of the lineup to make room for Evans. … Laine and Dach will not play; each forward practiced Friday in Ottawa wearing regular jerseys. … The Senators are expected to dress the same 18 skaters they used in an 8-4 win at the New York Rangers on Wednesday. … Ottawa coach Travis Green would not confirm any lineup changes or whether Merilainen would make his 10th consecutive start. ... Ullmark practiced with the Senators on Friday for the first time since the goalie took a leave of absence Dec. 28, but there remains no timeline for his return to the lineup.
BRUINS (27-19-2) at BLACKHAWKS (19-21-7)
8 p.m. ET; CHSN, NESN
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 -- Henri Jokiharju
Mason Lohrei -- Hampus Lindholm
Joonas Korpisalo
Jeremy Swayman
Scratched: Michael Eyssimont, Vladislav Kolyachonok, Billy Sweezey
Injured: Jordan Harris (ankle), Andrew Peeke (lower body)
Blackhawks projected lineup
Connor Bedard -- Ryan Greene -- Andre Burakovsky
Tyler Bertuzzi -- Jason Dickinson -- Ilya Mikheyev
Ryan Donato -- Oliver Moore -- Nick Lardis
Colton Dach -- Nick Foligno -- Landon Slaggert
Alex Vlasic -- Louis Crevier
Wyatt Kaiser -- Artyom Levshunov
Matt Grzelcyk -- Connor Murphy
Arvid Soderblom
Spencer Knight
Scratched: Sam Lafferty
Injured: Frank Nazar (face), Teuvo Teravainen (upper body)
Status report
Peeke took part in the morning skate but will "most likely not" play, Bruins coach Marco Sturm said; the defenseman left in the first period of a 4-2 win against the Seattle Kraken on Thursday. ... Hampus Lindholm could come off injured reserve and play if Peeke cannot; the defenseman has missed six games. ... Sweezey, a defenseman, was recalled on an emergency basis from Providence of the American Hockey League on Friday. ... Teravainen, a forward, will miss his second straight game … Dickinson is expected to play after leaving the morning skate early with an apparent injury. ... Nazar took part in the morning skate wearing a noncontact jersey; the forward is expected to practice Sunday but won't be ready to face the Winnipeg Jets on Monday, Chicago coach Jeff Blashill said.
KINGS (19-16-12) at DUCKS (23-21-3)
10 p.m. ET; FDSNW, Victory+
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
Anton Forsberg
Darcy Kuemper
Scratched: Corey Perry, Jacob Moverare
Injured: Anze Kopitar (upper body), Trevor Moore (upper body)
Ducks projected lineup
Cutter Gauthier -- Mason McTavish -- Ryan Strome
Alex Killorn -- Mikael Granlund -- Beckett Sennecke
Jansen Harkins -- Ryan Poehling -- Sam Colangelo
Ross Johnston -- Tim Washe -- Jeffrey Viel
Jackson LaCombe -- Jacob Trouba
Olen Zellweger -- Radko Gudas
Pavel Mintyukov -- Ian Moore
Ville Husso
Lukas Dostal
Scratched: Drew Helleson
Injured: Frank Vatrano (fractured shoulder), Petr Mrazek (lower body), Leo Carlsson (lower body), Troy Terry (upper body), Chris Kreider (illness)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate following the Ducks' 3-2 shootout win at the Kings on Friday. … Forsberg is expected to start after Kuemper made 26 saves Friday. … Carlsson, a forward, will be out 3-5 weeks after having a procedure Friday to treat a Morel-Lavallee lesion in his left thigh. … Husso is likely to start after Dostal made 26 saves Friday. ... Viel could make his Anaheim debut after being acquired in a trade with the Boston Bruins on Friday.
PREDATORS (23-20-4) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (23-11-12)
10 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, SCRIPPS
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
Justus Annunen
Juuse Saros
Scratched: Andreas Englund
Injured: Jonathan Marchessault (lower body), Ozzy Wiesblatt (upper body), Adam Wilsby (lower body)
Golden Knights projected lineup
Ivan Barbashev -- Jack Eichel -- Mark Stone
Reilly Smith -- Mitch Marner -- Pavel Dorofeyev
Branden Bowman -- Tomas Hertl -- Keegan Kolesar
Cole Reinhardt -- Tanner Laczynski -- Alexander Holtz
Noah Hanifin -- Zach Whitecloud
Jeremy Lauzon -- Shea Theodore
Ben Hutton -- Kaedan Korczak
Akira Schmid
Adin Hill
Scratched: Dylan Coghlan
Injured: Carter Hart (lower body), Brett Howden (lower body), William Karlsson (lower body), Brayden McNabb (upper body), Brandon Saad (undisclosed), Colton Sissons (upper body)
Status report
The Predators did not hold a morning skate following a 7-3 win at the Colorado Avalanche on Friday. … Lacyzynski will play in his second consecutive game after being called up from Henderson of the American Hockey League on Thursday. ... Sissons, a center, remains day to day. ... Coghlan, a defenseman, was recalled from Henderson on Saturday.
OILERS (23-17-8) at CANUCKS (16-26-5)
10 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, CITY
Oilers projected lineup
Vasily Podkolzin -- Connor McDavid -- Zach Hyman
Trent Frederic -- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Kasperi Kapanen
Isaac Howard -- Jack Roslovic -- Matthew Savoie
Andrew Mangiapane -- Curtis Lazar -- Mattias Janmark
Mattias Ekholm -- Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse -- Ty Emberson
Jake Walman -- Spencer Stastney
Tristan Jarry
Calvin Pickard
Scratched: Leon Draisaitl, Alec Regula, Connor Ingram
Injured: Adam Henrique (upper body)
Canucks projected lineup
Liam Ohgren -- Elias Pettersson -- Brock Boeser
Jake DeBrusk -- David Kampf -- Evander Kane
Drew O’Connor -- Aatu Raty -- Conor Garland
Arshdeep Bains -- Max Sasson -- Linus Karlsson
Marcus Pettersson -- Filip Hronek
Zeev Buium -- Tyler Myers
Tom Willander -- Victor Mancini
Nikita Tolopilo
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: P.O Joseph, Nils Hoglander
Injured: Thatcher Demko (lower body), Kiefer Sherwood (undisclosed), Marco Rossi (lower body), Filip Chytil (concussion protocol), Teddy Blueger (lower body), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
Status report
Draisaitl is taking a leave of absence to attend to a family illness in Germany; the center is expected to return later next week. … Mangiapane will enter the lineup after being a healthy scratch for six of the past nine games. ... Ingram, a goalie, remained in Edmonton and will start there against the St. Louis Blues on Sunday. … The Canucks had an extra practice goalie on the ice for their morning skate Saturday because Lankinen is “under the weather,” according to coach Adam Foote, but Lankinen is still expected to dress and back up Tolopilo. ... Chytil and Blueger each skated Saturday and could return as early as Monday against the New York Islanders; each center has been out since Oct. 19.
SUNDAY
LIGHTNING (29-13-4) at STARS (27-12-9)
2 p.m. ET; The Spot, Victory+, NHLN, SN, TVAS
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)
Stars projected lineup
Sam Steel -- Wyatt Johnston -- Mikko Rantanen
Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Matt Duchene
Oskar Back -- Justin Hryckowian -- Mavrik Bourque
Jamie Benn -- Radek Faksa -- Colin Blackwell
Esa Lindell -- Miro Heiskanen
Thomas Harley -- Alexander Petrovic
Kyle Capobianco -- Nils Lundkvist
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Nathan Bastian, Adam Erne, Ilya Lyubushkin
Injured: Tyler Seguin (ACL), Lian Bichsel (lower body)
Status report
The Lightning did not practice Saturday following a 3-2 shootout loss at the St. Louis Blues on Friday. ... Heiskanen is expected to return after missing two games to attend to a personal matter.
