Projected lineups, starting goalies for today
Latest line combinations, defense pairs, injury news from NHL.com writers
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(2C) JETS at (3C) AVALANCHE
Western Conference First Round, Game 4
2:30 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, ALT, SN360, SN, TVAS
Avalanche lead best-of-7 series 2-1
Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Gabriel Vilardi
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Sean Monahan -- Tyler Toffoli
Nino Niederreiter -- Adam Lowry -- Mason Appleton
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby -- Vladislav Namestnikov -- Alex Iafallo
Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg -- Neal Pionk
Nate Schmidt -- Logan Stanley
Connor Hellebuyck
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched: Rasmus Kupari, Cole Perfetti, Colin Miller, Collin Delia, David Gustafsson
Injured: Morgan Barron (lower body), Brenden Dillon (hand)
Avalanche projected lineup
Valeri Nichushkin -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Artturi Lehkonen -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Zach Parise
Miles Wood -- Ross Colton -- Joel Kiviranta
Brandon Duhaime -- Yakov Trenin -- Andrew Cogliano
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Samuel Girard -- Josh Manson
Jack Johnson -- Sean Walker
Alexandar Georgiev
Justus Annunen
Scratched: Arvid Holm, Caleb Jones
Injured: Jonathan Drouin (lower body)
Status report
Dillon, a defenseman, will not play because of a cut to his hand sustained during a scrum after the final whistle in a 6-2 loss in Game 3 on Friday. Jets coach Rick Bowness hopes he'll be back for Game 5 in Winnipeg on Tuesday. Stanley will replace Dillon in the lineup. … Jonsson-Fjällby, a forward, was recalled from Manitoba of the American Hockey League on Saturday and will play for Gustafsson. … Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said there was no update on whether Drouin, a forward, will resume skating during the Western Conference First Round. He has not played since the final game of the regular season on April 18.
(1P) Vancouver Canucks at (1WC) Nashville Predators
Western Conference First Round, Game 4
5 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TBS, BSSO, SN, TVAS
Vancouver leads best-of-7 series 2-1
Canucks projected lineup
Pius Suter -- J.T. Miller -- Brock Boeser
Nils Hoglander -- Elias Pettersson -- Ilya Mikheyev
Dakota Joshua -- Elias Lindholm -- Conor Garland
Phillip Di Giuseppe -- Teddy Blueger -- Sam Lafferty
Quinn Hughes -- Filip Hronek
Carson Soucy -- Tyler Myers
Ian Cole -- Nikita Zadorov
Casey DeSmith
Arturs Silovs
Scratched: Mark Friedman, Nils Aman, Noah Juulsen, Vasily Podkolzin, Nikita Tolopilo
Injured: Thatcher Demko (undisclosed)
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg -- Ryan O'Reilly -- Gustav Nyquist
Anthony Beauvillier -- Colton Sissons -- Jason Zucker
Mark Jankowski -- Tommy Novak -- Luke Evangelista
Cole Smith -- Michael McCarron -- Kiefer Sherwood
Ryan McDonagh -- Roman Josi
Jeremy Lauzon -- Alexandre Carrier
Dante Fabbro -- Luke Schenn
Juuse Saros
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Tyson Barrie, Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Cody Glass, Gustavs Grigals, Juuso Parssinen
Injured: Spencer Stastney (upper body)
Status report
The Canucks are expected to use the same lineup they went with in Game 3. ... Stastney is out week to week after getting injured during Game 3. The defenseman briefly left the game after being hit into the boards by Joshua at 4:57 of the first period. He returned later in the first but finished his last shift at 9:20 of the second period.
(1M) Rangers at (2WC) Capitals
Eastern Conference First Round, Game 4
8 p.m. ET; MAX, MNMT, truTV, MSGSN, TBS, MSG, SNP, SNO, SNE, SN360, TVAS
New York leads best-of-7 series 3-0
Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Jack Roslovic
Artemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck -- Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle -- Alex Wennberg -- Kaapo Kakko
Jimmy Vesey -- Barclay Goodrow -- Matt Rempe
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Braden Schneider
Erik Gustafsson -- Jacob Trouba
Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick
Scratched: Zac Jones, Jonny Brodzinski, Chad Ruhwedel, Filip Chytil, Louis Domingue, Adam Edstrom
Injured: Blake Wheeler (lower body)
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Connor McMichael -- T.J. Oshie
Aliaksei Protas -- Dylan Strome -- Tom Wilson
Max Pacioretty -- Hendrix Lapierre -- Sonny Milano
Beck Malenstyn -- Nic Dowd -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin -- Nick Jensen
Alexander Alexeyev -- Dylan McIlrath
Charlie Lindgren
Darcy Kuemper
Scratched: Michael Sgarbossa, Hardy Haman Aktell, Ivan Miroshnichenko, Lucas Johansen
Injured: Vincent Iorio (upper body), Trevor van Riemsdyk (upper body)
Status report
Sandin, who hasn't played since April 7, and Jensen, who hasn't played since April 13, have been working their way back from upper-body injuries. Both wore regular jerseys at the morning skate and Capitals coach Spencer Carbery said he is optimistic they will play. … van Riemsdyk is out after the defenseman was injured on a hit by Rempe in Game 3. … Iorio, a defenseman, skated in a non-contact jersey. … Aube-Kubel returns to the lineup in place of Miroshnichenko.
