Golden Knights at Hurricanes

GOLDEN KNIGHTS (39-20-6) at HURRICANES (43-12-8)

Golden Knights projected lineup
Ivan Barbashev -- Jack Eichel -- Jonathan Marchessault
Reilly Smith -- William Karlsson -- Michael Amadio
Paul Cotter -- Chandler Stephenson -- Phil Kessel
Brett Howden - Teddy Blueger -- Keegan Kolesar
Alec Martinez -- Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb -- Shea Theodore
Nicolas Hague -- Zach Whitecloud
Jonathan Quick
Jiri Patera
Scratched: Ben Hutton, Pavel Dorofeyev
Injured:Mark Stone (back), Logan Thompson (lower body), Nicolas Roy (lower body), William Carrier (lower body), Adin Hill (lower body)
Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis
Teuvo Teravainen -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Stefan Noesen -- Paul Stastny -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Jaccob Slavin -- Brent Burns
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Calvin de Haan -- Shayne Gostisbehere
Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov
Scratched: Dylan Coghlan, Derek Stepan
Injured: Antti Raanta (groin), Jalen Chatfield (undisclosed), Ondrej Kase (concussion), Max Pacioretty (torn Achilles)
Status report
Smith missed the Golden Knights morning skate Saturday with an illness, but Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy expects him to play. ... Patera is likely to make his NHL debut at the St. Louis Blues on Sunday. … The Hurricanes did not hold a morning skate Saturday. … Puljujarvi will make his Carolina debut after being acquired in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers on Feb. 28.