Projected lineups, starting goalies for today
Latest line combinations, defense pairs, injury news from NHL.com writers
BLUES (27-29-10) at JETS (27-28-10)
3 p.m. ET; TSN3, NHLN, FDSNMW
Blues projected lineup
Dylan Holloway -- Robert Thomas -- Jimmy Snuggerud
Jake Neighbours -- Pavel Buchnevich -- Jordan Kyrou
Otto Stenberg -- Pius Suter -- Jonatan Berggren
Alexey Toropchenko -- Jack Finley -- Oskar Sundqvist
Philip Broberg -- Logan Mailloux
Theo Lindstein -- Colton Parayko
Cam Fowler -- Justin Holl
Joel Hofer
Jordan Binnington
Scratched: Nathan Walker, Matthew Kessel, Tyler Tucker, Dalibor Dvorsky, Jonathan Drouin
Injured: None
Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Alex Iafallo
Cole Perfetti -- Adam Lowry -- Gabriel Vilardi
Gustav Nyquist -- Jonathan Toews -- Isak Rosen
Cole Koepke -- Morgan Barron -- Brad Lambert
Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg -- Elias Salomonsson
Haydn Fleury -- Jacob Bryson
Eric Comrie
Connor Hellebuyck
Scratched: Ville Heinola
Injured: Nino Niederreiter (knee), Neal Pionk (undisclosed), Colin Miller (knee), Vladislav Namestnikov (lower body)
Status report
Comrie is expected to start with the Jets completing a back-to-back after Hellebuyck made 28 saves in a 3-1 win against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. Otherwise, Winnipeg is expected to use the same lineup.
SHARKS (32-26-6) at SENATORS (33-23-9)
5 p.m. ET; TVAS, TSN5, NBCSCA
Sharks projected lineup
Collin Graf -- Macklin Celebrini -- Will Smith
Adam Gaudette -- Alexander Wennberg -- Kiefer Sherwood
William Eklund -- Michael Misa -- Tyler Toffoli
Barclay Goodrow -- Zack Ostapchuk -- Ryan Reaves
Dmitry Orlov -- John Klingberg
Mario Ferraro -- Shakir Mukhamadullin
Sam Dickinson -- Vincent Desharnais
Laurent Brossoit
Alex Nedeljkovic
Scratched: Pavol Regenda, Nick Leddy, Philipp Kurashev
Injured: Ty Dellandrea (lower body), Yaroslav Askarov (lower body) Igor Chernyshov (undisclosed)
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
Thomas Chabot -- Artem Zub
Tyler Kleven -- Jordan Spence
Dennis Gilbert -- Nikolas Matinpalo
James Reimer
Linus Ullmark
Scratched: Stephen Halliday, Kurtis MacDermid
Injured: Jake Sanderson (upper body), Nick Jensen (lower body)
Status report
Brossoit could play his first NHL game since April 28, 2024. He was recalled from San Jose of the American Hockey League on Friday and was the backup for a 4-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday with Askarov day to day. ... Chernyshov left the game Saturday and did not return, so Reeves might take his place. ... Reimer will start the second of a back to back after Ullmark made 23 saves in a 2-0 win against the Anaheim Ducks in Ottawa on Saturday. ... Jensen, a defenseman, remains day to day.
DUCKS (36-27-3) at CANADIENS (36-19-10)
7 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN2, KCOP-13, Victory+
Ducks projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Leo Carlsson -- Cutter Gauthier
Mason McTavish -- Mikael Granlund -- Beckett Sennecke
Jeffrey Viel -- Ryan Poehling -- Alex Killorn
Frank Vatrano -- Tim Washe -- Jansen Harkins
Jackson LaCombe -- Jacob Trouba
Olen Zellweger -- Ian Moore
Pavel Mintukov -- Drew Helleson
Lukas Dostal
Ville Husso
Scratched: Ross Johnston
Injured: Troy Terry (upper body), John Carlson (lower body)
Suspended: Radko Gudas
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Juraj Slafkovsky
Alex Newhook -- Oliver Kapanen -- Ivan Demidov
Zachary Bolduc -- Jake Evans -- Kirby Dach
Josh Anderson -- Phillip Danault -- Brendan Gallagher
Mike Matheson -- Noah Dobson
Kaiden Guhle -- Lane Hutson
Jayden Struble -- Alexandre Carrier
Jacob Fowler
Jakub Dobes
Scratched: Arber Xhekaj, Joe Veleno, Alexandre Texier, Samuel Montembeault
Injured: Patrik Laine (lower body)
Status report
The Ducks held an optional morning skate following a 2-0 loss at the Ottawa Senators on Saturday; Dostal will likely start after Husso made 27 saves. … Carlson could make his debut with Anaheim; he hasn’t played since Feb. 5 before being traded by the Washington Capitals. … The Canadiens did not hold a morning skate following a 4-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Saturday; Fowler is expected to start after Dobes made 17 saves. … Gallagher is expected to play; Montreal coach Martin St. Louis said the 33-year-old forward would be back in the lineup after making him a healthy scratch Saturday for the first time since he made his NHL debut on Jan. 22, 2013. It is unknown who Gallagher would replace; Texier, a forward, played the past two games after being a healthy scratch the previous five.
MAPLE LEAFS (28-27-12) at WILD (38-17-12)
7:30 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, truTV, TNT, SNO
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Matias Maccelli -- John Tavares -- William Nylander
Matthew Knies -- Max Domi -- Easton Cowan
Dakota Joshua -- Bo Groulx -- Nicholas Robertson
Michael Pezzetta -- Jacob Quillan -- Calle Jarnkrok
Morgan Rielly -- Brandon Carlo
Jake McCabe -- Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Simon Benoit -- Philippe Myers
Anthony Stolarz
Joseph Woll
Scratched: Steven Lorentz, Troy Stecher
Injured: Chris Tanev (groin), Auston Matthews (MCL tear)
Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov -- Ryan Hartman -- Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Johansson -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Matt Boldy
Yakov Trenin -- Danila Yurov -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Nick Foligno -- Michael McCarron -- Nico Sturm
Quinn Hughes -- Brock Faber
Jonas Brodin -- Jared Spurgeon
Jake Middleton -- Zach Bogosian
Jesper Wallstedt
Filip Gustavsson
Scratched: Daemon Hunt, Jeff Petry, Robby Fabbri
Injured: Marcus Foligno (lower body), Bobby Brink (upper body)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate, each playing the second of a back-to-back. … Brink, a forward, has missed two games and is day to day.
PANTHERS (33-29-3) at KRAKEN (30-26-9)
8 p.m. ET; KHN/Prime, SCRIPPS, KONG
Panthers projected lineup
Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Matthew Tkachuk
Carter Verhaeghe -- Evan Rodrigues -- Mackie Samoskevich
Cole Reinhardt -- Tomas Nosek -- A.J. Greer
Jesper Boqvist -- Luke Kunin -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola -- Dmitry Kulikov
Donovan Sebrango -- Mike Benning
Daniil Tarasov
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched: None
Injured: Sam Reinhart (undisclosed), Sam Bennett (undisclosed), Uvis Balinskis (lower body), Brad Marchand (lower body), Seth Jones (collarbone), Aleksander Barkov (knee), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body)
Kraken projected lineup
Bobby McMann -- Matty Beniers -- Jordan Eberle
Jared McCann -- Chandler Stephenson -- Eeli Tolvanen
Berkly Catton -- Shane Wright -- Kaapo Kakko
Ben Meyers -- Freddy Gaudreau -- Ryan Winterton
Vince Dunn -- Adam Larsson
Ryan Lindgren -- Brandon Montour
Ryker Evans -- Jamie Oleksiak
Joey Daccord
Philipp Grubauer
Scratched: Cale Fleury, Josh Mahura, Jacob Melanson, Matt Murray
Injured: Jaden Schwartz (upper body)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate. … Reinhart, a forward, did not travel with the Panthers and will miss at least four games. … Bennett, a center, will not play but could return against the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. … Balinskis and Jones, each a defenseman, could also return Tuesday; Jones has been out since Jan. 2. … Verhaeghe and Lundell are expected to play after each missed a 2-1 overtime win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday.
