KRAKEN (20-14-8) at HURRICANES (27-14-3)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, KHN/Prime, KING 5, KONG
Kraken projected lineup
Jared McCann -- Matty Beniers -- Kaapo Kakko
Jaden Schwartz -- Frederick Gaudreau -- Eeli Tolvanen
Berkly Catton -- Shane Wright -- Ryan Winterton
Tye Kartye -- Ben Meyers -- Jacob Melanson
Vince Dunn -- Adam Larsson
Ryan Lindgren -- Cale Fleury
Ryker Evans -- Jamie Oleksiak
Joey Daccord
Philipp Grubauer
Scratched: Josh Mahura, Oscar Fisker Molgaard, Chandler Stephenson
Injured: Matt Murray (lower body), Brandon Montour (upper body), Jordan Eberle (upper body)
Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Nikolaj Ehlers
Taylor Hall -- Logan Stankoven -- Jackson Blake
Jordan Martinook -- Jordan Staal -- Seth Jarvis
William Carrier -- Mark Jankowski -- Eric Robinson
Jaccob Slavin -- Jalen Chatfield
K’Andre Miller -- Sean Walker
Shayne Gostisbehere – Alexander Nikishin
Brandon Bussi
Frederik Andersen
Scratched: Mike Reilly, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Alexander Nikishin
Injured: Pyotr Kochetkov (lower body), Noah Philp (concussion)
Status report
Eberle, a forward, and Schwartz each will be a game-time decision; Eberle missed a 3-2 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild on Thursday and Schwartz has missed 19 games with a lower-body injury. ... Stephenson, a center, is away from the team tending to a family matter in Seattle. ... Slavin will return after missing 10 games with an upper-body injury; he missed 29 games earlier this season with a lower-body injury. … The Hurricanes reassigned defenseman Joel Nystrom to Chicago of the American Hockey League on Friday.
