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GOLDEN KNIGHTS (12-6-8) at DEVILS (16-10-1)

7 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, MSGSN, NHLN, SNW, SNO, SNE, TVAS

Golden Knights projected lineup

Ivan Barbashev -- Jack Eichel -- Braeden Bowman

Mitch Marner -- Brett Howden -- Mark Stone

Brandon Saad -- Tomas Hertl -- Pavel Dorofeyev

Cole Reinhardt -- Colton Sissons -- Keegan Kolesar

Brayden McNabb -- Shea Theodore

Noah Hanifin -- Zach Whitecloud

Ben Hutton -- Kaedan Korczak

Akira Schmid

Jesper Vikman

Scratched: Alexander Holtz, Reilly Smith, Jaycob Megna, Carter Hart

Injured: Adin Hill (lower body), Jeremy Lauzon (undisclosed), William Karlsson (lower body)

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

Jacob Markstrom

Jake Allen

Scratched: Dennis Cholowski, Juho Lammikko

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

Status report

The Golden Knights did not hold a morning skate. ... Vikman was recalled from Henderson of the American Hockey League on Friday. ... Schmid could make his first start against his former team. ... Crookshank was recalled from Utica of the AHL and will make his Devils debut.

SABRES (11-12-4) at JETS (13-12-1)

7 p.m. ET; TSN3, MSG-B

Sabres projected lineup

Zach Benson -- Josh Norris -- Tage Thompson

Jason Zucker -- Ryan McLeod -- Jack Quinn

Josh Doan -- Noah Ostlund -- Alex Tuch

Jordan Greenway -- Peyton Krebs -- Beck Malenstyn

Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin

Bowen Byram -- Conor Timmins

Jacob Bryson -- Owen Power

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Colten Ellis

Scratched: Alex Lyon, Tyson Kozak, Josh Dunne

Injured: Michael Kesselring (lower body), Jiri Kulich (blood clot), Justin Danforth (lower body)

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

Eric Comrie

Thomas Milic

Scratched: Luke Schenn, Gustav Nyquist, Colin Miller

Injured: Haydn Fleury (concussion), Connor Hellebuyck (knee)

Status report

Greenway is expected to return to the lineup in place of Dunne, a forward. … The Jets will use the same lineup from their 3-2 shootout loss in Montreal on Wednesday. … Fleury has been removed from concussion protocol. The defenseman skated on his own Friday and will travel with the team for its game agains the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.

SHARKS (13-12-3) at STARS (18-5-5)

8 p.m. ET; Victory+, NBCSCA

Sharks projected lineup

Tyler Toffoli -- Macklin Celebrini -- Will Smith

William Eklund -- Alexander Wennberg -- Adam Gaudette

Jeff Skinner -- Ty Dellandrea -- Collin Graf

Pavol Regenda -- Barclay Goodrow -- Ryan Reaves

Dmitry Orlov -- Timothy Liljegren

Mario Ferraro -- John Klingberg

Sam Dickinson -- Vincent Iorio

Yaroslav Askarov

Alex Nedeljkovic

Scratched: Philipp Kurashev, Nick Leddy, Shakir Mukhamadullin, Zack Ostapchuk

Injured: Vincent Desharnais (upper body)

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 Lyubushkin

Kyle Capobianco -- Alexander 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

Skinner will play after missing 10 games because of a lower-body injury sustained Nov. 13. … Harley and Lundkvist took part in the morning skate and each of the defensemen is considered day to day. Stars coach Glen Gulutzan said both could return to the lineup next week.

MAMMOTH (13-12-3) at CANUCKS (10-14-3)

9 p.m. ET; SNP, 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

Karel Vejmelka

Vitek Vanecek

Scratched: Barrett Hayton, Brandon Tanev, Nick DeSimone

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

Canucks projected lineup

Jake DeBrusk -- Elias Pettersson -- Linus Karlsson

Brock Boeser -- Max Sasson -- Conor Garland

Drew O'Connor -- David Kampf -- Kiefer Sherwood

Arshdeep Bains -- Aatu Raty -- Jonathan Lekkerimaki

Quinn Hughes -- Filip Hronek

Elias Nils Pettersson -- Tyler Myers

Marcus Pettersson -- Tom Willander

Kevin Lankinen

Nikita Tolopilo

Scratched: Lukas Reichel, P.O Joseph

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

Status report

Hayton and Tanev each will be a healthy scratch for the second straight game after the forwards sat out a 7-0 win at the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday. … Kane is doubtful to play. The forward left a 3-1 loss at the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday because of a skate cut, and missed practice Thursday and the morning skate Friday because of illness. … Garland returns after missing two games because of an upper-body injury. … Demko, who last played Nov. 11, took part in a portion of practice Thursday. The goalie could return next week. … Hoglander is practicing and the forward could make his season debut next week. He is working his way back following surgery for an injury sustained during the preseason.

CAPITALS (17-9-2) at DUCKS (16-10-1)

10 p.m. ET; Victory+, MNMT, KCOP-13, SNW, SNO, SNE, TVAS

Capitals projected lineup

Anthony Beauvillier -- Dylan Strome -- Alex Ovechkin

Aliaksei Protas -- Connor McMichael -- Tom Wilson

Ryan Leonard -- Nic Dowd -- Ethen Frank

Brandon Duhaime -- Hendrix Lapierre -- Sonny Milano

Martin Fehervary -- Rasmus Sandin

Jakob Chychrun -- Matt Roy

Declan Chisholm -- Trevor van Riemsdyk

Logan Thompson

Charlie Lindgren

Scratched: Dylan McIlrath

Injured: Pierre-Luc Dubois (lower body), Justin Sourdif (lower body), John Carlson (upper body)

Ducks projected lineup

Chris Kreider -- Leo Carlsson -- Troy Terry

Cutter Gauthier -- Mason McTavish -- Beckett Sennecke

Frank Vatrano -- Mikael Granlund -- Ryan Strome

Ross Johnston -- Ryan Poehling -- Alex Killorn

Jackson LaCombe -- Jacob Trouba

Olen Zellweger -- Radko Gudas

Pavel Mintyukov -- Drew Helleson

Ville Husso

Vyacheslav Buteyets

Scratched: Nikita Nesterenko, Jansen Harkins, Ian Moore

Injured: Lukas Dostal (upper body), Petr Mrazek (lower body)

Status report

Carlson will miss his second straight game. The defenseman participated in warmups before a 7-1 win at the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday, but did not play. ... Sourdif attended the morning skate and will be a game-time decision. The forward was injured during the final minutes of a 3-1 win at the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday and did not play Wednesday. ... Granlund will return after missing 10 games because of a lower-body injury. ... Ryan Strome will return after being scratched the past two games. ... Trouba moved to the top pair with LaCombe at the morning skate and Helleson went to the third pair. ... Ducks coach Joel Quenneville did not rule out keeping Moore in the lineup as a seventh defenseman, something he did the previous two games.

SATURDAY

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

Spencer Martin

Scratched: Urho Vaakanainen, Brennan Othmann

Injured: Adam Fox (upper body), Jonathan Quick (lower 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 has been skating, but the goalie has missed six consecutive games. … Neither team practiced Friday after both played Thursday.

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.