Projected lineups, starting goalies for today
Latest line combinations, defense pairs, injury news from NHL.com writers
KINGS (26-23-15) at ISLANDERS (37-23-5)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNW, MSGSN
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
Darcy Kuemper
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Mathieu Joseph, Jacob Moverare
Injured: Joel Armia (back), Andrei Kuzmenko (meniscus), Kevin Fiala (fractured leg)
Islanders projected lineup
Emil Heineman -- Bo Horvat -- Calum Ritchie
Ondrej Palat -- Brayden Schenn -- Mathew Barzal
Anders Lee -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Simon Holmstrom
Max Shabanov -- Casey Cizikas -- Marc Gatcomb
Matthew Schaefer -- Ryan Pulock
Adam Pelech -- Tony DeAngelo
Carson Soucy -- Scott Mayfield
Ilya Sorokin
David Rittich
Scratched: Anthony Duclair, Kyle MacLean, Adam Boqvist
Injured: Kyle Palmieri (ACL), Alexander Romanov (upper body), Semyon Varlamov (knee)
Status report
Each team held an optional morning skate with each team playing the first half of a back to back; on Saturday, the Kings visit the New Jersey Devils and the Islanders host the Calgary Flames. ... Sorokin will start against Los Angeles with Rittich starting against Calgary.
OILERS (32-26-8) at BLUES (26-29-10)
8 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+, SNP, SNW
Oilers projected lineup
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Connor McDavid -- Zach Hyman
Vasily Podkolzin -- Leon Draisaitl -- Jack Roslovic
Matt Savoie -- Jason Dickinson -- Kasperi Kapanen
Adam Henrique -- Josh Samanski -- Trent Frederic
Mattias Ekholm -- Evan Bouchard
Jake Walman -- Connor Murphy
Darnell Nurse -- Spencer Stastney
Connor Ingram
Tristan Jarry
Scratched: None
Injured: Colton Dach (undisclosed), Ty Emberson (undisclosed), Mattias Janmark (shoulder), Curtis Lazar (undisclosed)
Blues projected lineup
Dylan Holloway -- Robert Thomas -- Jimmy Snuggerud
Jonathan Drouin -- Pavel Buchnevich -- Otto Stenberg
Jake Neighbours -- Dalibor Dvorsky -- Jordan Kyrou
Alexey Toropchenko -- Jack Finley -- Pius Suter
Philip Broberg -- Logan Mailloux
Theo Lindstein -- Colton Parayko
Cam Fowler -- Tyler Tucker
Joel Hofer
Jordan Binnington
Scratched: Nathan Walker, Jonatan Berggren, Oskar Sundqvist, Justin Holl, Matthew Kessel
Injured: None
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate after each played Thursday; the Oilers lost 7-2 at the Dallas Stars, and the Blues won 3-1 at the Carolina Hurricanes. ... Ingram could start after Jarry made 20 saves Thursday. ... Hofer could start after Binnington made 31 saves Thursday. ... Drouin is expected to be back in the lineup after missing the game Thursday for personal reasons.
SATURDAY
DUCKS (36-26-3) at SENATORS (32-23-9)
1 p.m. ET; TVAS, TSN5, KCOP-13, Victory+
Ducks projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Leo Carlsson -- Cutter Gauthier
Mikael Granlund -- Mason McTavish -- Beckett Sennecke
Alex Killorn -- Ryan Poehling -- Jeffrey Viel
Jansen Harkins -- Tim Washe -- Ian Moore
Jackson LaCombe -- Jacob Trouba
Olen Zellweger -- Radko Gudas
Pavel Mintyukov -- Drew Helleson
Lukas Dostal
Ville Husso
Scratched: Frank Vatrano, Ross Johnston
Injured: Troy Terry (upper body), John Carlson (lower body)
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
Carlson could make his Ducks debut; the team said in a post on X on Thursday that the defenseman, who has not played since Feb. 5 because of a lower-body injury, would play either Saturday or at the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday; Carlson was acquired in a trade with the Washington Capitals on March 5. ... Moore could move from forward to defense and the Ducks could dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen if Gudas is suspended; Gudas had a hearing scheduled with the NHL Department of Player Safety following a knee-on-knee hit against Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews during a 6-4 loss Thursday. ... Jensen, a defenseman, is day to day.
BRUINS (36-23-6) at CAPITALS (33-27-7)
3 p.m. ET; ABC, SN360, TVAS
Bruins projected lineup
Marat Khusnutdinov -- Elias Lindholm -- David Pastrnak
Casey Mittelstadt -- Pavel Zacha -- Viktor Arvidsson
Michael Eyssimont -- Fraser Minten -- Morgan Geekie
Tanner Jeannot -- Sean Kuraly -- Mark Kastelic
Jonathan Aspirot -- Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm -- Mason Lohrei
Nikita Zadorov -- Andrew Peeke
Jeremy Swayman
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Alex Steeves, Henri Jokiharju, Jordan Harris
Injured: None
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Justin Sourdif -- Anthony Beauvillier
Aleksei Protas -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Ryan Leonard
Connor McMichael -- Dylan Strome -- Tom Wilson
Brandon Duhaime -- Hendrix Lapierre -- Ethen Frank
Rasmus Sandin -- Matt Roy
Jakub Chychrun -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Martin Fehervary -- Timothy Liljegren
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: David Kampf, Ivan Miroshnichenko, Declan Chisholm, Dylan McIlrath
Injured: None
Status report
Eyssimont, a healthy scratch for a 4-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, replaced Steeves, a forward, on the third line during practice Friday. … The Capitals did not practice Friday following a 2-1 win at the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday in the second of back-to-back games; Washington lost 4-1 at the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday.
