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(3A) MAPLE LEAFS at (2A) BRUINS

Eastern Conference First Round, Game 2

Boston leads best-of-7 series 1-0

7 p.m. ET; ESPN, NESN, SN, TVAS, CBC

Maple Leafs projected lineup

Tyler Bertuzzi -- Auston Matthews -- Max Domi

Matthew Knies -- John Tavares -- Mitch Marner

Nicholas Robertson -- Pontus Holmberg -- Calle Jarnkrok

Connor Dewar -- David Kampf -- Ryan Reaves

Morgan Rielly -- Ilya Lyubushkin

Simon Benoit -- Jake McCabe

Joel Edmundson -- Timothy Liljegren

Ilya Samsonov

Joseph Woll

Scratched: Martin Jones, Noah Gregor, TJ Brodie, Conor Timmins, Mark Giordano, Cade Webber

Injured: William Nylander (undisclosed), Bobby McCann (lower body)

Bruins projected lineup

Danton Heinen -- Pavel Zacha -- David Pastrnak

Brad Marchand -- Charlie Coyle -- Jake DeBrusk

Jakub Lauko -- Morgan Geekie -- Trent Frederic

John Beecher -- Jesper Boqvist -- Pat Maroon

Hampus Lindholm -- Charlie McAvoy

Matt Grzelcyk -- Brandon Carlo

Kevin Shattenkirk -- Andrew Peeke

Jeremy Swayman

Linus Ullmark

Scratched: James van Riemsdyk, Parker Wotherspoon

Injured: Justin Brazeau (upper body), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)

Status report

Nylander, a forward, participated in Toronto’s morning skate Monday, but he did not join line rushes. He also stayed on with projected scratches for extra work, but Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said they will “see how he feels the rest of the day” and make a decision. … Forbort, a defenseman, was recalled from his LTIR conditioning loan with Providence of the American Hockey League on Monday. He participated in Boston’s morning skate but is not expected to return to the lineup. … Bruins coach Jim Montgomery did not name a starting goalie for Monday. Swayman made 35 saves in Game 1, a 5-1 win.

(3M) ISLANDERS at (2M) HURRICANES

Eastern Conference First Round, Game 2

Carolina leads best-of-7 series 1-0

7:30 p.m. ET; MSGSN, BSSO, ESPN2, TVAS2, SN360

Islanders projected lineup

Casey Cizikas -- Bo Horvat -- Mathew Barzal

Simon Holmstrom -- Brock Nelson -- Kyle Palmieri

Anders Lee -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Pierre Engvall

Matt Martin -- Kyle MacLean -- Cal Clutterbuck

Alexander Romanov -- Noah Dobson

Adam Pelech -- Ryan Pulock

Mike Reilly -- Robert Bortuzzo

Semyon Varlamov

Ilya Sorokin

Scratched: Hudson Fasching, Oliver Wahlstrom, Sebastian Aho, Samuel Bolduc, Ruslan Iskhakov

Injured: None

Hurricanes projected lineup

Jake Guentzel -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis

Teuvo Teravainen -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Martin Necas

Jordan Martinook -- Jordan Staal -- Andrei Svechnikov

Jack Drury -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Stefan Noesen

Jaccob Slavin -- Brent Burns

Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce

Dmitry Orlov -- Jalen Chatfield

Frederik Andersen

Pyotr Kochetkov

Scratched: Brendan Lemieux, Tony DeAngelo, Spencer Martin, Scott Morrow, Bradly Nadeau, Jackson Blake

Injured: Jesper Fast (upper body)

Status report

Pageau is expected to play after participating in the morning skate. He missed Game 1 with a lower-body injury. ... The Hurricanes did not hold a morning skate. ... Fast, a forward, will miss his second straight game.

(WC2) GOLDEN KNIGHTS at (1C) STARS

Western Conference First Round, Game 1

9:30 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, BSSW, ESPN, FX-CA, SN360, TVAS

Golden Knights projected lineup

Ivan Barbashev -- Jack Eichel -- Jonathan Marchessault

Chandler Stephenson -- Tomas Hertl -- Mark Stone

Brett Howden -- William Karlsson -- Anthony Mantha

William Carrier -- Nicolas Roy -- Keegan Kolesar

Noah Hanifin -- Alex Pietrangelo

Brayden McNabb -- Shea Theodore

Zach Whitecloud -- Nicolas Hague

Logan Thompson

Adin Hill

Scratched: Michael Amadio, Paul Cotter, Pavel Dorofeyev, Ben Hutton, Alec Martinez

Injured: None

Stars projected lineup

Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Joe Pavelski

Mason Marchment -- Matt Duchene -- Tyler Seguin

Jamie Benn -- Wyatt Johnston -- Logan Stankoven

Sam Steel -- Radek Faksa -- Evgenii Dadonov

Thomas Harley -- Miro Heiskanen

Esa Lindell -- Chris Tanev

Ryan Suter -- Nils Lundkvist

Jake Oettinger

Scott Wedgewood

Scratched: Ty Dellandrea, Craig Smith

Injured: Jani Hakanpaa (lower body)

Status report

Stone will play his first game since sustaining a lacerated spleen Feb. 28. … Pietrangelo will play after having an appendectomy last week. … Carrier is expected to play; he missed the final 11 regular-season games with an undisclosed injury, and Mantha will also play after missing the regular-season finale (undisclosed) on April 18. … Thompson will make his first career start in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. … The Stars held an optional morning skate Monday.

(3P) KINGS at (2P) OILERS

Western Conference First Round, Game 1

10 p.m. ET; CBC, SN, TVAS2, ESPN2, BSSC

Kings projected lineup

Alex Laferriere -- Anze Kopitar -- Adrian Kempe

Trevor Moore -- Phillip Danault -- Viktor Arvidsson

Kevin Fiala -- Blake Lizotte -- Trevor Lewis

Quinton Byfield -- Pierre-Luc Dubios -- Carl Grundstrom

Mikey Anderson -- Drew Doughty

Vladislav Gavrikov -- Matt Roy

Andreas Englund -- Jordan Spence

Cam Talbot

David Rittich

Scratched: Aaron Dell, Arthur Kaliyev, Jacob Moverare

Injured: None

Oilers projected lineup

Adam Henrique -- Connor McDavid -- Zach Hyman

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Leon Draisaitl -- Warren Foegele

Dylan Holloway -- Ryan McLeod -- Corey Perry

Evander Kane -- Sam Carrick -- Mattias Janmark

Mattias Ekholm -- Evan Bouchard

Darnell Nurse -- Cody Ceci

Brett Kulak -- Vincent Desharnais

Stuart Skinner

Calvin Pickard

Scratched: Connor Brown, Ryan Fanti, Sam Gagner, Derek Ryan, Troy Stecher

Injured: None

Status report

Grundstrom draws in on the Kings’ fourth line after being recalled Saturday from a conditioning loan with Ontario of the American Hockey League. …  Kane returns for the Oilers, albeit in a reduced capacity on the fourth line, after sitting out the final week of the regular season with a sports hernia ... Edmonton recalled Fanti, a goalie, on an emergency basis from Bakersfield of the AHL on Monday.

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