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FLYERS (22-15-8) at PENGUINS (21-14-10)

7 p.m. ET; ESPN, SNO, SNE

Flyers projected lineup

Trevor Zegras -- Christian Dvorak -- Travis Konecny

Matvei Michkov -- Sean Couturier -- Carl Grundstrom

Nikita Grebenkin -- Noah Cates -- Owen Tippett

Nicolas Deslauriers -- Rodrigo Abols -- Garnet Hathaway

Travis Sanheim -- Cam York

Jamie Drysdale – Emil Andrae

Nick Seeler -- Noah Juulsen

Samuel Ersson

Aleksei Kolosov

Scratched: Denver Barkey

Injured: Tyson Foerster (arm), Bobby Brink (upper body), Rasmus Ristolainen (upper body), Dan Vladar (undisclosed)

Penguins projected lineup

Rickard Rakell -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust

Egor Chinakhov -- Tommy Novak -- Evgeni Malkin

Anthony Mantha -- Ben Kindel -- Justin Brazeau

Connor Dewar -- Blake Lizotte -- Noel Acciari

Brett Kulak -- Kris Letang

Parker Wotherspoon -- Jack St. Ivany

Ryan Shea -- Connor Clifton

Stuart Skinner

Arturs Silovs

Scratched: Kevin Hayes, Ryan Graves

Injured: Erik Karlsson (lower body), Rutger McGroarty (concussion), Caleb Jones (lower body), Filip Hallander (blood clot)

Status report

Ersson will start after Vladar left a 5-2 loss at the Buffalo Sabres with his injury Wednesday after allowing two goals on five shots. ... Kolosov was recalled from Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League Thursday and will back up Ersson. ... Brink, a forward who has missed four games, was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Tuesday. ... McGroarty practiced Wednesday in a noncontact jersey for the first time since being injured during practice Jan. 6; the forward is expected to miss a sixth straight game.

CANUCKS (16-25-5) at BLUE JACKETS (20-19-7)

7 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, SNP

Canucks projected lineup

Jake DeBrusk -- Elias Pettersson -- Linus Karlsson

Drew O’Connor -- Max Sasson -- Brock Boeser

Liam Ohgren -- David Kampf -- Conor Garland

Arshdeep Bains -- Aatu Raty -- Evander Kane

Zeev Buium -- Tyler Myers

Marcus Pettersson -- Filip Hronek

Tom Willander -- Victor Mancini

Kevin Lankinen

Nikita Tolopilo

Scratched: P.O Joseph, Nils Hoglander

Injured: Thatcher Demko (lower body), Kiefer Sherwood (undisclosed), Marco Rossi (lower body), Filip Chytil (concussion protocol), Teddy Blueger (lower body), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)

Blue Jackets projected lineup

Cole Sillinger -- Adam Fantilli -- Kirill Marchenko

Boone Jenner -- Sean Monahan -- Kent Johnson

Dimitri Voronkov -- Charlie Coyle -- Mathieu Olivier

Danton Heinen -- Brendan Gaunce -- Mikael Pyyhtia

Zach Werenski -- Dante Fabbro

Ivan Provorov – Damon Severson

Erik Gudbranson -- Jake Christiansen

Elvis Merzlikins

Jet Greaves

Scratched: Zach Aston-Reese, Egor Zamula, Dysin Mayo

Injured: Isac Lundestrom (lower body), Brendan Smith (knee surgery), Miles Wood (lower body), Mason Marchment (upper body), Denton Mateychuk (upper body)

Status report

Bains will enter the lineup for Hoglander, a forward, and Willander will replace Joseph, a defenseman. ... Forwards Chytil, Blueger and Sherwood each skated Thursday. ... Gudbranson will return after missing 38 games with a hip injury. … Severson will play after missing a 5-3 win against the Calgary Flames on Tuesday because of illness. ... Defensemen Zamula and Mayo will come out.

SHARKS (23-19-3) at CAPITALS (24-17-6)

7 p.m. ET; MNMT, NBCSCA

Sharks projected lineup

Igor Chernyshov -- Macklin Celebrini -- Collin Graf

William Eklund -- Alexander Wennberg -- Tyler Toffoli

Pavol Regenda -- Michael Misa -- Adam Gaudette

Barclay Goodrow -- Zack Ostapchuk -- Ryan Reaves

Dmitry Orlov -- John Klingberg

Mario Ferraro -- Timothy Liljegren

Sam Dickinson -- Vincent Iorio

Alex Nedeljkovic

Yaroslav Askarov

Scratched: Jeff Skinner, Nick Leddy

Injured: Ty Dellandrea (lower body), Vincent Desharnais (upper body), Philipp Kurashev (upper body), Will Smith (upper body), Shakir Mukhamadullin (upper body)

Capitals projected lineup

Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Ethen Frank

Aliaksei Protas -- Connor McMichael -- Ryan Leonard

Brandon Duhaime -- Nic Dowd -- Anthony Beauvillier

Sonny Milano -- Hendrix Lapierre -- Brett Leason

Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson

Jakob Chychrun -- Matt Roy

Rasmus Sandin -- Dylan McIlrath

Logan Thompson

Charlie Lindgren

Scratched: Declan Chisholm, Trevor van Riemsdyk

Injured: Pierre-Luc Dubois (lower body), Tom Wilson (lower body), Justin Sourdif (upper body)

Status report

Smith will not play after participating in the Sharks' optional morning skate; the forward, who has missed 12 games, could return at the Detroit Red Wings on Friday, coach Ryan Warsofsky said. ... Chychrun will return after missing two games because of illness, Capitals coach Spencer Carbery said. ... Wilson skated but remains day to day; the forward will miss his sixth straight game. ... Sourdif, a forward, did not skate and will miss his second consecutive game after being hit in the mouth with a puck during a 3-2 loss at the Nashville Predators on Sunday.

CANADIENS (26-14-7) at SABRES (25-16-4)

7 p.m. ET; MSG-B, TSN2, RDS

Canadiens projected lineup

Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Alexandre Texier

Juraj Slafkovsky -- Oliver Kapanen -- Ivan Demidov

Zachary Bolduc -- -- Phillip Danault -- Josh Anderson

Sammy Blais -- Joe Veleno -- Brendan Gallagher

Mike Matheson -- Noah Dobson

Lane Hutson -- Alexandre Carrier

Kaiden Guhle -- Arber Xhekaj

Jacob Fowler

Sam Montembeault

Scratched: Jakub Dobes, Jayden Struble, Owen Beck

Injured: Patrik Laine (lower body), Kirby Dach (broken foot), Jake Evans (lower body), Alex Newhook (broken ankle)

Sabres projected lineup

Zach Benson -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch

Noah Ostlund -- Josh Norris -- Josh Doan

Jason Zucker -- Ryan McLeod -- Jack Quinn

Jordan Greenway -- Peyton Krebs -- Beck Malenstyn

Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin

Bowen Byram -- Owen Power

Jacob Bryson -- Zach Metsa

Colten Ellis

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Scratched: Tyson Kozak, Michael Kesselring

Injured: Josh Dunne (middle body), Alex Lyon (lower body), Conor Timmins (broken leg), Jiri Kulich (blood clot), Justin Danforth (lower body)

Status report

Guhle, who was scratched because of load management for a 3-2 overtime loss at the Washington Capitals on Tuesday, will return, replacing Struble, a defenseman. ... The Sabres did not hold a morning skate following a 5-2 win against the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday. … Norris is questionable; he left in the second period Wednesday with an upper-body injury after being cross-checked by Flyers defenseman Nick Seeler. Coach Lindy Ruff said postgame Norris was to be evaluated; if he can’t play, Kozak, a forward, could draw in. … Greenway is expected to be back in the lineup after he was scratched for load management Wednesday.

KRAKEN (21-15-9) at BRUINS (26-19-2)

8 p.m. ET; KHN/Prime, KING 5, KONG, NESN

Kraken projected lineup

Kaapo Kakko -- Matty Beniers -- Jordan Eberle

Jaden Schwartz -- Chandler Stephenson -- Eeli Tolvanen

Berkly Catton -- Shane Wright -- Jared McCann

Ryan Winterton -- Frederick Gaudreau -- Jacob Melanson

Vince Dunn -- Adam Larsson

Ryan Lindgren -- Cale Fleury

Ryker Evans -- Jamie Oleksiak

Joey Daccord

Philipp Grubauer

Scratched: Tye Kartye, Josh Mahura, Ben Meyers

Injured: Matt Murray (lower body), Brandon Montour (upper body)

Bruins projected lineup

Marat Khusnutdinov -- Elias Lindholm -- David Pastrnak

Casey Mittelstadt -- Pavel Zacha -- Viktor Arvidsson

Alex Steeves -- Fraser Minten -- Morgan Geekie

Tanner Jeannot -- Sean Kuraly -- Mark Kastelic

Jonathan Aspirot -- Charlie McAvoy

Nikita Zadorov -- Henri Jokiharju

Mason Lohrei -- Andrew Peeke

Jeremy Swayman

Joonas Korpisalo

Scratched: Jeffrey Viel, Michael Eyssimont, Vladislav Kolyachonok

Injured: Hampus Lindholm (undisclosed), Jordan Harris (ankle)

Status report

Daccord could start after Grubauer made 23 saves in a 3-2 overtime loss at the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday. ... Hampus Lindholm, a defenseman who has been out since Jan. 6, skated with the Bruins in a noncontact jersey Thursday.