Golden Knights at Hurricanes

GOLDEN KNIGHTS (25-15-2) at HURRICANES (27-9-2)

Golden Knights projected lineup
William Carrier -- Chandler Stephenson -- Evgenii Dadonov
Jonathan Marchessault -- William Karlsson -- Mattias Janmark
Jonas Rondbjerg -- Nicolas Roy -- Keegan Kolesar
Michael Amadio -- Brett Howden -- Nolan Patrick
Nicolas Hague -- Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb -- Shea Theodore
Ben Hutton -- Dylan Coghlan
Laurent Brossoit
Robin Lehner
Scratched: None
Injured:Jack Eichel (neck), Max Pacioretty (wrist), Alec Martinez (facial laceration), (upper body), Zach Whitecloud (upper body), Adam Brooks (undisclosed)
COVID-19 protocol:Mark Stone, Reilly Smith
Hurricanes projected lineup
Teuvo Teravainen -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis
Andrei Svechnikov -- Vincent Trocheck -- Martin Necas
Nino Niederreiter -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Steven Lorentz -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Derek Stepan
Jaccob Slavin -- Tony DeAngelo
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Brendan Smith -- Ian Cole
Frederik Andersen
Antti Raanta
Scratched: Ethan Bear, Josh Leivo
Injured: None
COVID-19 protocol: Jordan Martinook
Status report
Pacioretty, a forward, and Eichel, a center, were among the eight players at the Golden Knights' optional morning skate Tuesday. ... Smith, a forward, entered COVID-19 protocol Monday and was replaced by Rondbjerg in a 1-0 win at the Washington Capitals on Monday. … Teravainen will be a game-time decision; he did not play in a 7-4 loss at the New Jersey Devils on Saturday because of a lower-body injury. ... Goalie Jack LaFontaine and forward Stefan Noesen were reassigned to Charlotte of the American Hockey League on Monday.