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HURRICANES (14-3-2) vs. KRAKEN (9-6-1)

2026 NHL Global Series Finland

At Veikkaus Arena, Helsinki

12 p.m. ET; HHN, Prime Video, CARNHL, KONG, NHLN, SN+, TVAS

Hurricanes projected lineup

William Carrier -- Sebastian Aho -- Andrei Svechnikov

Nikolaj Ehlers -- Logan Stankoven -- Jackson Blake

Taylor Hall -- Mark Jankowski -- Seth Jarvis

Eric Robinson -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Jordan Martinook

Jacob Slavin -- Jalen Chatfield

K’Andre Miller -- Sean Walker

Shayne Gostisbehere -- Juuso Valimaki 

Brandon Bussi

Pyotr Kochetkov

Scratched: Mike Reilly, Alexander Nikishin, Nicolas Deslauriers, Cayden Primeau

Injured: Jordan Staal (calf)

Kraken projected lineup

Bobby McMann -- Matty Beniers -- Jordan Eberle

Jani Nyman -- Chandler Stephenson -- Mackie Samoskevich

Kaapo Kakko -- Berkly Catton -- Matthew Wood 

Ben Meyers -- Frederick Gaudreau -- Ryan Winterton

Vince Dunn -- Adam Larsson

Ryker Evans -- Brandon Montour

Josh Mahura -- Ville Ottavainen

Philipp Grubauer

Joey Daccord

Scratched: Cale Fleury, Jagger Firkus, Logan Morrison, Nikke Kokko

Injured: Jacob Melanson (upper body), Ryan Lindgren (upper body), Jared McCann (lower body), Curtis Douglas (upper body)

Status report

Hall will become the first player in NHL history to play his 1,000th game outside North America. … The Kraken will become the 27th active franchise to appear in a regular-season game outside North America. … Staal, a forward, has practiced with the Hurricanes twice on this trip, but is not expected to play Thursday. … Lindgren, a defenseman, practiced in a regular jersey Wednesday after previously skating in a non-contact jersey, but Kraken coach Lane Lambert said he is "not 100 percent sure that he will" be ready to play on this trip. … Douglas, a forward, and Melanson, a forward, are on the trip with the Kraken and have practiced in non-contact jerseys.

CANADIENS (11-3-4) at BRUINS (13-4-1)

7 p.m. ET; NESN, TSN2, RDS

Canadiens projected lineup

Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Juraj Slafkovsky

Chris Kreider -- Jake Evans -- Josh Anderson

Zachary Bolduc -- Phillip Danault -- Alexandre Texier

Alex Newhook -- Oliver Kapanen -- Kirby Dach

Lane Hutson -- Noah Dobson

Kaiden Guhle -- Alexandre Carrier

Mike Matheson -- Arber Xhekaj

Jacob Fowler

Jakub Dobes

Scratched: Florian Xhekaj, Owen Beck, Adam Engstrom

Injured: Ivan Demidov (lower body), Samuel Montembeault (lower body)

Bruins projected lineup

JJ Peterka -- Pavel Zacha -- David Pastrnak

Mikey Eyssimont -- Fraser Minten -- Morgan Geekie

Casey Mittelstadt -- Elias Lindholm -- Marat Khusnutdinov

Tanner Jeannot -- Matthew Poitras -- Mark Kastelic

Hampus Lindholm -- Charlie McAvoy

Nikita Zadorov -- William Borgen

Frederic Brunet -- Mason Lohrei

Jeremy Swayman

Michael DiPietro

Scratched: Connor Clifton, Jonathan Aspirot, Sean Kuraly

Injured: James Hagens (back)

Status report

Fowler will make his third straight start and eighth in the past 10 games. … Matheson will play for the first time since Oct. 27. He missed the past six games with a lower-body injury.  … Engstrom, a defenseman, will sit after playing the past seven games. … Suzuki and Evans made the trip and are expected to play after each had a therapy day Wednesday. … The Bruins are expected to dress the same lineup from a 4-1 win against the Florida Panthers on Sunday.

LIGHTNING (12-4-2) at BLUE JACKETS (7-9-0)

7 p.m. ET; WWHO, CBJHN, CBJNHL, The Spot

Lightning projected lineup

Brandon Hagel -- Anthony Cirelli -- Nikita Kucherov

Jake Guentzel -- Sam O'Reilly -- Yanni Gourde

Ilya Mikheyev -- Zemgus Girgensons -- Pontus Holmberg

Jeffrey Viel -- Conor Geekie -- Scott Sabourin

J.J. Moser -- John Carlson

Ryan McDonagh -- Max Crozier

Victor Hedman -- Charle-Edouard D'Astous

Dennis Hildeby

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Scratched: Emil Lilleberg, Gage Goncalves

Injured: Brayden Point (lower body), Erik Cernak (undisclosed)

Blue Jackets projected lineup

Matthew Knies -- Adam Fantilli -- Kent Johnson

Valeri Nichushkin -- Sean Monahan -- Dmitri Voronkov 

Cole Sillinger -- Charlie Coyle -- Mathieu Olivier

Ryan Lomberg -- Jack Williams -- Steven Lorentz 

Zach Werenski -- Damon Severson

Ivan Provorov -- Dante Fabbro 

Jake Christiansen -- Denton Mateychuk

Jet Greaves

Cam Talbot

Scratched: Luca Del Bel Belluz, Erik Gudbranson

Injured: Isac Lundestrom (lower body), Conor Garland (upper body)

Status report

The Lightning did not hold a morning skate. … Hildeby could start after Vasilevskiy made 28 saves in an 8-3 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday. … Cernak, a defenseman, may not play. He was injured in the game when he was checked by Beck Malenstyn at the Lightning bench and collided with the curved glass with 5:54 left in second period. … Christiansen goes in for Gudbranson, a defenseman. … Fantilli and Monahan swapped lines.

CAPITALS (10-6-0) at DEVILS (13-6-0)

7 p.m. ET; MNMT, MSGSN

Capitals projected lineup

Alex Tuch -- Dylan Strome -- Jordan Kyrou

Aliaksei Protas -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Tom Wilson

Alex Ovechkin -- Justin Sourdif -- Anthony Beauvillier

Boone Jenner -- Ilya Protas -- Ryan Leonard

Jakob Chychrun -- Matt Roy

Martin Fehervary -- Timothy Liljegren

Cole Hutson -- Jack St. Ivany

Logan Thompson

Charlie Lindgren

Scratched: Ethen Frank, Ivan Miroshnichenko, Justin Holl

Injured: Rasmus Sandin (knee), Vincent Desharnais (appendectomy)

Devils projected lineup

Arseny Gritsyuk -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt

Timo Meier -- Nico Hischier -- Luke Evangelista

Stefan Noesen -- Evan Rodrigues -- Connor Brown

Jesper Boqvist -- Cody Glass -- Lenni Hameenaho

Jonas Seigenthaler -- Luke Hughes

Declan Chisholm -- Dougie Hamilton

Brenden Dillon -- Vladislav Kolyachonok

Connor Hellebuyc

Jake Allen

Scratched: Amadeus Lombardi

Injured: Anthony Mantha (throat), Brett Pesce (ill), Johnathan Kovacevic (lower body)

Status report

The Capitals did not have a morning skate. ... The Devils placed Mantha, a forward, on long-term injured reserve, retroactive to Nov. 7, loaned forward Riley Tufte to Utica of the American Hockey League, and recalled forwards Hameenaho and Noesen from Utica. ... Pesce, a defenseman, is day to day. ... Kovacevic, a defenseman, is having imaging done today and there is no timetable for his return. ... Kolyachonok was recalled from Utica on Thursday and will play. ... Lombardi, a forward, will be a healthy scratch.

WILD (13-3-4) at MAPLE LEAFS (8-10-2) 

7 p.m. ET; SN, MINNHL, WILD+

Wild projected lineup

Kirill Kaprizov -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Matt Boldy

Maxim Shabanov -- Danila Yurov -- Yakov Trenin

Blake Coleman -- Michael McCarron -- Bobby Brink

Marcus Foligno -- Ryan Hartman -- Nick Foligno

Quinn Hughes -- Jonas Brodin

Olli Maatta -- Jared Spurgeon

Matt Kiersted -- Zach Bogosian

Jesper Wallstedt

Calvin Pickard

Scratched: Nico Sturm, David Spacek

Injured: Brock Faber (skull fracture), Filip Gustavsson (lower body)

Maple Leafs projected lineup

Easton Cowan -- Auston Matthews -- Jack Roslovic

Ryan Tverberg -- John Tavares -- William Nylander

Gavin McKenna -- Nick Paul -- Dakota Joshua

Brandon Duhaime -- Teddy Blueger -- Zack MacEwen

Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Troy Stecher

Jake McCabe -- Darren Raddysh

Dakota Mermis -- Cole McWard

Anthony Stolarz

Sergei Bobrovsky

Scratched: Chris Tanev

Injured: Max Domi (undisclosed), Kirill Marchenko (lower body), Marshall Rifai (lower body), Nick Blankenburg (upper body), Jack Roslovic (lower body), Morgan Rielly (lower body), Colton Sissons (lower body)

Status report

The Wild will use the same lineup from a 2-1 overtime win against the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday... Faber, a defenseman who was injured in a preseason game, could make his season-debut on Saturday against the Boston Bruins, Wild coach John Hynes said, though he added it is not a guarantee. If not Saturday, it would not be long after that... Tanev will be scratched for scheduled maintenance.

AVALANCHE (11-6-2) at SENATORS (11-6-2)

7 p.m. ET; RDS2, TSN5, ALT

Avalanche projected lineup

Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Martin Necas

Jaden Schwartz -- Brock Nelson -- T.J. Hughes

Gabriel Landeskog -- Nazem Kadri -- Nicolas Roy

Parker Kelly -- Fedor Svechkov -- Logan O'Connor

Brett Kulak -- Cale Makar

Devon Toews -- Sam Malinski

Noah Juulsen -- Brent Burns

Scott Wedgewood

Mackenzie Blackwood

Scratched: Alex Gagne

Injured: Zachary L'Heureux (upper body), Josh Manson (lower body)

Senators projected lineup

Fabian Zetterlund -- Tim Stutzle -- Dylan Cozens

Philip Tomasino -- Shane Pinto -- Drake Batherson

Michael Amadio -- Ridly Greig -- Claude Giroux

Samuel Blais -- Stephen Halliday -- Hayden Hodgson

Jake Sanderson -- Artem Zub

Thomas Chabot -- Jordan Spence

Tyler Kleven -- Nikolas Matinpalo

Linus Ullmark

Samuel Ersson

Scratched: Carter Yakemchuk, Jackson Parsons

Injured: Warren Foegele (lower body), William Eklund (ankle), Andre Burakovsky (lower body), Nick Cousins (upper body)

Status report

Ullmark will start for the Senators after missing nine games with a lower-body injury. … Blais, a forward, will come into the lineup with Cousins expected to miss 7-10 days. … MacKinnon and Makar did not participate in the Avalanche's morning skate but will play.

RED WINGS (7-9-3) at PANTHERS (10-7-2)

7:30 p.m. ET; Disney+, HULU, ESPN+, SN+

Red Wings projected lineup

Alex DeBrincat -- Emmitt Finnie -- Viktor Arvidsson

Michael Brandsegg-Nygard -- Andrew Copp -- Lucas Raymond

Carter Mazur -- J.T. Compher -- Marco Kasper

Sheldon Dries -- Mason Appleton -- Keegan Kolesar

Ben Chiarot -- Moritz Seider

William Wallinder -- Justin Faulk

Andreas Englund -- Anton Johansson

John Gibson

Daniil Tarasov

Scratched: Michael Rasmussen

Injured: None

Suspended: Dylan Larkin

Panthers projected lineup

Brady Tkachuk -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk

Carter Verhaeghe -- Sam Reinhart -- Lars Eller

Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Sandis Vilmanis

Bokondji Imama -- Cole Schwindt - - Garnet Hathaway

Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad

Niko Mikkola -- Seth Jones

Dmitry Kulikov -- Radko Gudas

Akira Schmid

Jacob Markstrom 

Scratched: Uvis Balinskis, Cole Reinhardt, Jack Devine

Injured: Aleksander Barkov (knee), Brad Marchand (knee), Jonah Gadjovich (neck)

Status report

The Red Wings will make one lineup change from a 3-2 loss at the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday with Mazur replacing Rasmussen. "We just want to give (Mazur) a chance to go," coach Todd McLellan said. … Vilmanis returns to the Panthers lineup after missing the past two games. The rookie left a 4-1 loss to the Boston Bruins after being boarded in the first period. … Marchand and Barkov, both forwards, joined Florida's morning skate for the second straight game. Paul Maurice said Tuesday the two could return in the next two weeks.

SABRES (8-7-3) at BLACKHAWKS (4-13-1)

8 p.m. ET; CHSN, MSG-B

Sabres projected lineup

Peyton Krebs -- Josh Norris -- Tage Thompson 

Zach Benson -- Noah Ostlund -- Jack Quinn

Jason Zucker -- Ryan McLeod -- Josh Doan

Beck Malenstyn -- Tyson Kozak -- Sam Carrick

Rasmus Dahlin -- Mattias Samuelsson

Olen Zellweger -- Owen Power 

Conor Timmins -- Louis Crevier

Colten Ellis

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Scratched: Jiri Kulich, Zach Metsa

Injured: Konsta Helenius (upper body), Justin Danforth (upper body), Matt Grzelcyk (lower body), Alex Lyon (upper body)

Blackhawks projected lineup

Roman Kantserov -- Connor Bedard -- Tyler Bertuzzi

Andrew Mangiapane -- Anton Frondell -- Teuvo Teravainen

Oliver Moore -- Frank Nazar -- Ryan Donato

Cole Smith -- Ryan Greene -- Jordan Greenway

Alex Vlasic -- Ian Cole

Ethan Del Mastro -- Artyom Levshunov

Wyat Kaiser -- Sam Rinzel

Spencer Knight

Drew Commesso

Scratched: Dillon Boucher, Kevin Korchinski

Injured: Bowen Byram (upper body), Patrick Kane (upper body)

Status report

The Sabres did not hold a morning skate following an 8-3 loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday … Lyon, a goalie, could join the Sabres on their six-game road trip that begins in Chicago … Crevier could play against his former team after he was a healthy scratch for three straight games … The Blackhawks held an optional morning skate … Kane, a forward, is "hopeful to probable" to return, Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill said. Kane as missed three games … Commesso was recalled from Rockford of the American Hockey League on Sunday after the team waived goalie Arvid Soderblom and assigned him to Rockford.

JETS (8-8-3) at STARS (10-5-2)

8 p.m. ET; Prime Video, KDFI, TSN3

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Gabriel Vilardi

Cole Perfetti -- Brayden Yager -- Dawson Mercer

Alex Iafallo -- Adam Lowry -- Viggo Bjorck

Cole Koepke -- Morgan Barron -- Isak Rosen

Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo

Dylan Samberg -- Neal Pionk

Mario Ferraro -- Tyrel Bauer

Stuart Skinner

Nico Daws

Scratched: Clay Stevenson, Nino Niederreiter, Haydn Fleury

Injured: Nick Bjugstad (undisclosed)

Stars projected lineup

Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Arttu Hyry

Jamie Benn -- Wyatt Johnston -- Mikko Rantanen

Sam Steel -- Justin Hryckowian -- Tyler Seguin

Joel Kiviranta -- Radek Faksa -- David Perron

Thomas Harley -- Nils Lundkvist

Lian Bichsel -- Esa Lindell

Trey Taylor -- Tyler Myers

Jake Oettinger

Casey DeSmith

Scratched: Colin Blackwell, Remi Poirier

Injured: Kyle Capobianco (lower body), Miro Heiskanen (upper body), Oskar Back (finger), Matt Duchene (lower body)

Status report

Heiskanen, a defenseman, will miss his third consecutive game with an upper body injury. He is still a possibility to play against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.

BLUES (8-8-2) at MAMMOTH (10-8-1)

9 p.m. ET; BN+, Mammoth+, Utah16, STLNHL

Blues projected lineup  

Dylan Holloway -- Robert Thomas -- Jimmy Snuggerud

Jake Neighbours -- Mason McTavish -- Jonatan Berggren

Dalibor Dvorsky -- Connor McMichael -- Pavel Buchnevich

Alexey Toropchenko -- Pius Suter -- Ross Johnston

Philip Broberg -- Logan Mailloux

Justin Barron -- Colton Parayko

Cam Fowler -- Brandon Carlo

Joel Hofer

Jordan Binnington

Scratched: Aleksanteri Kaskimaki, Calle Rosen

Injured: Tyler Tucker (knee), Dillon Dube (neck)

Mammoth projected lineup

Clayton Keller -- Nick Schmaltz -- Daniil But

Jack McBain -- Vincent Trocheck -- Lawson Crouse

Anders Lee -- Barrett Hayton -- Kailer Yamamoto

Liam O’Brien -- Kevin Stenlund -- Michael Carcone

Mikhail Sergachev -- Mackenzie Weegar

Dmitri Simashev -- Andrew Peeke

Artem Duda -- Nick DeSimone

Karel Vejmelka

Sebastian Cossa

Scratched: Zac Jones, Ben McCartney

Injured: Dylan Guenther (upper body), Logan Cooley (upper body), Nate Schmidt (upper body), John Marino (upper body), Maveric Lamoureux (shoulder)

Status report

The Blues held an optional skate on Thursday.… The Mammoth did not skate after a 5-3 loss at the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday. ... Schmaltz left the game Wednesday with a lower-body injury and did not return. Mammoth head coach Andre Tourigny said Schmaltz will be a game-time decision... Cooley, a forward, was listed as day to day on Wednesday and will not play against the Blues... Guenther, a forward, was placed on injured reserve on Wednesday and is expected to miss two to four weeks... Schmidt, a defenseman, was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Nov. 5.

ISLANDERS (7-6-4) at KINGS (5-9-2)

10 p.m. ET; Disney+, HULU, ESPN+, SN, TVAS

Islanders projected lineup

Simon Holmstrom -- Bo Horvat -- Kyle Palmieri

Emil Heineman-- Brayden Schenn -- Victor Eklund

Ondrej Palat -- Casey Cizikas -- Anthony Duclair

Matias Maccelli -- Kyle MacLean -- Mitchell Chaffee

Logan Stanley -- Matthew Schaefer

Adam Pelech – Ryan Pulock

Ben Hutton -- Tony DeAngelo 

Ilya Sorokin

Semyon Varlamov

Scratched: Scott Mayfield, Matthew Kessel

Injured: Jean-Gabriel Pageau (lower body), Mathew Barzal (knee), Alexander Romanov (torn right ACL), Cal Ritchie (lower body)

Kings projected lineup

Artemi Panarin -- Alex Laferriere -- Adrian Kempe

Kevin Fiala -- Quinton Byfield -- Mats Zuccarello 

Trevor Moore -- Alex Turcotte -- Corey Perry

Andre Lee -- Scott Laughton  -- Erik Haula

Joel Edmundson -- Brandt Clarke

Brian Dumoulin -- Drew Doughty

Mikey Anderson -- Cody Ceci

Anton Forsberg

Darcy Kuemper

Scratched: Samuel Helenius, Joel Armia 

Injured: Erik Gustafsson (undisclosed)

Status report 

Pageau was ruled out after participating in the morning skate, leaving the Islanders forward lines in flux. It is possible New York could use 11 forwards and seven defensemen in his absence. … Maccelli returns after missing nine games because of a lower-body injury. … Pulock had not played since Oct. 29 because of an upper-body injury. … Fiala will make his season debut. He fractured his left leg playing for Team Switzerland in the 2026 Winter Olympics in February and underwent a follow-up procedure in September. … Doughty will play after taking a slap shot off his right ankle in the third period of a 3-0 loss to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. He was able to finish out the game but had to miss practice on Wednesday. … Kenny Connors, a forward, was assigned to Ontario of the American Hockey League on Thursday.