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HURRICANES (42-18-6) at BLUE JACKETS (34-21-11)

7 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, FDSNSO

Hurricanes projected lineup

Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis

Taylor Hall -- Logan Stankoven -- Jackson Blake

Nikolaj Ehlers -- Jordan Staal -- Jordan Martinook

William Carrier -- Mark Jankowski -- Eric Robinson

Jaccob Slavin -- Jalen Chatfield

K’Andre Miller -- Sean Walker

Mike Reilly -- Alexander Nikishin

Brandon Bussi

Frederik Andersen

Scratched: Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Nicolas Deslauriers

Injured: Shayne Gostisbehere (lower body), Pyotr Kochetkov (lower body)

Blue Jackets projected lineup

Mason Marchment -- Adam Fantilli -- Kirill Marchenko

Kent Johnson -- Sean Monahan -- Conor Garland

Cole Sillinger -- Charlie Coyle -- Mathieu Olivier

Isac Lundestrom -- Boone Jenner -- Danton Heinen

Zach Werenski -- Damon Severson

Ivan Provorov -- Denton Mateychuk

Dante Fabbro -- Erik Gudbranson

Jet Greaves

Elvis Merzlikins

Scratched: Miles Wood, Dimitri Voronkov, Egor Zamula, Jake Christiansen

Injured: None

Status report

The Hurricanes did not hold a morning skate. … Gostisbehere, a defenseman, will miss a fifth straight game. … Gudbranson is expected to return after missing three games with an upper-body injury; Christiansen, a defenseman, comes out.

BRUINS (37-23-7) at CANADIENS (36-20-10)

7 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN2, NESN

Bruins projected lineup

David Pastrnak -- Fraser Minten -- Marat Khusnutdinov

Casey Mittelstadt -- Pavel Zacha -- Viktor Arvidsson

Tanner Jeannot -- Elias Lindholm -- Morgan Geekie

Michael Eyssimont -- Sean Kuraly -- Mark Kastelic

Jonathan Aspirot -- Charlie McAvoy

Hampus Lindholm -- Mason Lohrei

Nikita Zadorov -- Andrew Peeke

Jeremy Swayman

Joonas Korpisalo

Scratched: Henri Jokiharju, Alex Steeves, Jordan Harris

Injured: None

Canadiens projected lineup

Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Juraj Slafkovsky

Alex Newhook -- Oliver Kapanen -- Ivan Demidov

Alexandre Texier -- Jake Evans -- Zachary Bolduc

Josh Anderson -- Phillip Danault -- Brendan Gallagher

Mike Matheson -- Noah Dobson

Jayden Struble -- Lane Hutson

Kaiden Guhle -- Alexandre Carrier

Jakub Dobes

Jacob Fowler

Scratched: Arber Xhekaj, Joe Veleno, Samuel Montembeault

Injured: Kirby Dach (upper body), Patrik Laine (lower body)

Status report

Defensemen Jokiharju and Harris, Steeves, a forward, and Korpisalo were the only Bruins who took part in an optional morning skate following a 4-3 overtime loss at the New Jersey Devils on Monday. … Dach, a forward, will be out 2-4 weeks after leaving in the first period of a 4-3 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday following a hit by Ducks forward Jeffrey Viel. ... Struble will return after being a healthy scratch Sunday; he will play alongside Hutson, and Guhle will play with Carrier.

ISLANDERS (38-24-5) at MAPLE LEAFS (29-27-12)

7 p.m. ET; TSN4, MSGSN

Islanders projected lineup

Emil Heineman -- Bo Horvat -- Mathew Barzal

Anthony Duclair -- Brayden Schenn -- Simon Holmstrom

Anders Lee -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Calum Ritchie

Ondrej Palat -- Casey Cizikas -- Kyle MacLean

Matthew Schaefer -- Ryan Pulock

Adam Pelech -- Tony DeAngelo

Carson Soucy -- Scott Mayfield

Ilya Sorokin

David Rittich

Scratched: Max Shabanov, Marc Gatcomb, Adam Boqvist

Injured: Kyle Palmieri (ACL), Alexander Romanov (upper body), Semyon Varlamov (knee)

Maple Leafs projected lineup

Matias Maccelli -- John Tavares -- William Nylander

Matthew Knies -- Max Domi -- Easton Cowan

Dakota Joshua -- Bo Groulx -- Nicholas Robertson

Steven Lorentz -- Jacob Quillan -- Calle Jarnkrok

Morgan Rielly -- Philippe Myers

Jake McCabe -- Brandon Carlo

Simon Benoit -- Troy Stecher

Joseph Woll

Anthony Stolarz

Scratched: Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Injured: Auston Matthews (MCL), Chris Tanev (groin)

Status report

The Islanders will dress the same 18 skaters they used in a 3-2 win against the Calgary Flames on Saturday. ... Ekman-Larsson was not at the morning skate because of the birth of his child, but Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube did not rule out the possibility of the defenseman playing.

WILD (38-18-12) at BLACKHAWKS (25-30-11)

7:30 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, FDSNWIX, FDSNNOX, TNT

Wild projected lineup

Kirill Kaprizov -- Ryan Hartman -- Mats Zuccarello

Marcus Johansson -- Robby Fabbri -- Matt Boldy

Yakov Trenin -- Danila Yurov -- Vladimir Tarasenko

Nick Foligno -- Michael McCarron -- Nico Sturm

Quinn Hughes -- Brock Faber

Jonas Brodin -- Jared Spurgeon

Jake Middleton -- Zach Bogosian

Filip Gustavsson

Jesper Wallstedt

Scratched: Daemon Hunt, Jeff Petry, Hunter Haight

Injured: Marcus Foligno (lower body), Bobby Brink (upper body), Joel Eriksson Ek (lower body)

Blackhawks projected lineup

Ryan Greene -- Connor Bedard -- Andre Burakovsky

Tyler Bertuzzi -- Frank Nazar -- Teuvo Teravainen

Andrew Mangiapane -- Ryan Donato -- Ilya Mikheyev

Nick Lardis -- Sam Lafferty -- Landon Slaggert

Alex Vlasic -- Artyom Levshunov

Wyatt Kaiser -- Sam Rinzel

Matt Grzelcyk -- Louis Crevier

Spencer Knight

Arvid Soderblom

Scratched: Ethan Del Mastro

Injured: Oliver Moore (lower body)

Status report

Each team held an optional morning skate. … Eriksson Ek, a forward, is day to day. ... The Wild recalled Haight, a forward, from Iowa of the American Hockey League on Tuesday … Kaiser is available to play after missing a 4-0 loss at the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday because of an upper-body injury.

PREDATORS (29-28-9) at JETS (28-28-10)

8 p.m. ET; TSN3, FDSNSO

Predators projected lineup

Filip Forsberg -- Ryan O’Reilly -- Jonathan Marchessault

Steven Stamkos -- Erik Haula -- Luke Evangelista

Reid Schaefer -- Matthew Wood -- Zachary L’Heureux

Tyson Jost -- Fedor Svechkov -- Ozzy Wiesblatt

Brady Skjei -- Roman Josi

Nicolas Hague -- Justin Barron

Nick Perbix -- Ryan Ufko

Juuse Saros

Justus Annunen

Scratched: Joakim Kemell

Injured: Adam Wilsby (lower body)

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Alex Iafallo

Cole Perfetti -- Adam Lowry -- Gabriel Vilardi

Gustav Nyquist -- Jonathan Toews -- Isak Rosen

Cole Koepke -- Morgan Barron -- Brad Lambert

Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo

Dylan Samberg -- Elias Salomonsson

Haydn Fleury -- Jacob Bryson

Connor Hellebuyck

Eric Comrie

Scratched: Ville Heinola

Injured: Nino Niederreiter (knee), Neal Pionk (undisclosed), Colin Miller (knee), Vladislav Namestnikov (lower body)

Status report

Wilsby remains day to day; the defenseman will miss his eighth straight game. ... Pionk practiced in a noncontact jersey at the morning skate; the defenseman, who has missed 21 games, will join the Jets on their upcoming three-game road trip and begin taking contact, coach Scott Arniel said. There is no timeline for Pionk's return. ... Winnipeg will dress the same 18 skaters it used in a 3-2 win against the St. Louis Blues on Sunday.

SHARKS (32-27-6) at OILERS (33-26-9)

9 p.m. ET; SNW, NBCSCA

Sharks projected lineup

Collin Graf -- Macklin Celebrini -- Will Smith

Pavol Regenda -- Alexander Wennberg -- Kiefer Sherwood

William Eklund -- Michael Misa -- Tyler Toffoli

Barclay Goodrow -- Zack Ostapchuk -- Adam Gaudette

Dmitry Orlov -- John Klingberg

Mario Ferraro -- Nick Leddy

Sam Dickinson -- Vincent Desharnais

Alex Nedeljkovic

Laurent Brossoit

Scratched: Philipp Kurashev, Shakir Mukhamadullin, Ryan Reaves

Injured: Yaroslav Askarov (lower body), Igor Chernyshov (concussion), Ty Dellandrea (lower body)

Oilers projected lineup

Matthew Savoie -- Connor McDavid -- Zach Hyman

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Jason Dickinson -- Jack Roslovic

Vasily Podkolzin -- Josh Samanski -- Kasperi Kapanen

Max Jones -- Adam Henrique -- Trent Frederic

Mattias Ekholm -- Evan Bouchard

Darnell Nurse -- Connor Murphy

Jake Walman -- Spencer Stastney

Connor Ingram

Tristan Jarry

Scratched: None

Injured: Colton Dach (undisclosed), Leon Draisaitl (lower body), Ty Emberson (undisclosed), Mattias Janmark (shoulder), Curtis Lazar (undisclosed)

Status report

Wennberg will be a game-time decision after missing a 7-4 loss at the Ottawa Senators because of an upper-body injury; if Wennberg plays, he would take the place of Kurashev, a forward. ... Leddy will come in for Mukhamadullin, a defenseman ... The Oilers held an optional morning skate ... Draisaitl is expected to miss the remainder of the regular season; the center left after the first period of a 3-1 win against the Nashville Predators on Sunday following a check into the boards from Predators forward Ozzy Wiesblatt.

LIGHTNING (40-21-4) at KRAKEN (31-26-9)

10 p.m. ET; The Spot, HBO MAX, TNT

Lightning projected lineup

Brandon Hagel -- Anthony Cirelli -- Nikita Kucherov

Jake Guentzel -- Brayden Point -- Gage Goncalves

Zemgus Girgensons -- Yanni Gourde -- Pontus Holmberg

Corey Perry -- Nick Paul -- Oliver Bjorkstrand

J.J. Moser -- Darren Raddysh

Victor Hedman -- Erik Cernak

Ryan McDonagh -- Charle-Edouard D'Astous

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Jonas Johansson

Scratched: Scott Sabourin, Declan Carlile

Injured: Dominic James (lower body), Max Crozier (core muscle), Emil Lilleberg (facial fracture)

Kraken projected lineup

Bobby McMann -- Matty Beniers -- Jordan Eberle

Jared McCann -- Chandler Stephenson -- Frederick Gaudreau

Berkly Catton -- Shane Wright -- Kappo Kaako

Ryan Winterton -- Ben Meyers -- Jacob Melanson

Vince Dunn -- Adam Larsson

Jamie Oleksiak -- Brandon Montour

Ryker Evans -- Ryan Lindgren

Philipp Grubauer

Joey Daccord

Scratched: Josh Mahura, Cale Fleury, Matt Murray

Injured: Jaden Schwartz (upper body), Eeli Tolvanen (undisclosed)

Status report

The Lightning held an optional morning skate. ... Lilleberg skated in a noncontact jersey and wore a cage Tuesday; the defenseman continues to progress after sustaining a facial fracture during practice on March 4. … Tolvanen, a forward, will be a game-time decision, according to Kraken coach Lane Lambert; if Tolvanen cannot play, Gaudreau will take his spot on the second line, and Melanson will skate on the fourth line after being a healthy scratch the past two games.

SABRES (41-20-6) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (31-22-14)

10 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, MSG-B

Sabres projected lineup

Zach Benson -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch

Jason Zucker -- Ryan McLeod -- Jack Quinn

Noah Ostlund -- Josh Norris -- Josh Doan

Peyton Krebs -- Sam Carrick -- Beck Malenstyn

Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin

Bowen Byram -- Owen Power

Logan Stanley -- Zach Metsa

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Alex Lyon

Scratched: Michael Kesselring, Josh Dunne, Luke Schenn

Injured: Tanner Pearson (lower body), Colten Ellis (undisclosed), Tyson Kozak (undisclosed), Jordan Greenway (middle body), Conor Timmins (broken leg), Jiri Kulich (blood clot), Justin Danforth (lower body)

Golden Knights projected lineup

Ivan Barbashev -- Jack Eichel – Mark Stone

Pavel Dorofeyev -- Tomas Hertl -- Mitch Marner

Brett Howden -- Colton Sissons  -- Braeden Bowman

Cole Smith -- Nic Dowd -- Keegan Kolesar

Brayden McNabb -- Shea Theodore

Noah Hanifin -- Rasmus Andersson 

Jeremy Lauzon -- Kaedan Korczak

Adin Hill

Akira Schmid 

Scratched: Ben Hutton, Brandon Saad, Reilly Smith

Injured: Carter Hart (lower body), William Karlsson (lower body), Jonas Rondbjerg (lower body)

Status report

Samuelsson could return after missing a 3-2 shootout win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday because of an undisclosed injury. ... Tuch will be a game-time decision; he missed the morning skate because of an illness. ... The Golden Knights will dress the same lineup they used in a 4-0 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.

PANTHERS (33-30-3) at CANUCKS (20-38-8)

10 p.m. ET; SNP, SCRIPPS

Panthers projected lineup

Carter Verhaeghe -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk

Jesper Boqvist -- Anton Lundell -- Mackie Samoskevich

Nolan Foote -- Luke Kunin -- Vinnie Hinostroza

Cole Reinhardt -- Tomas Nosek -- A.J. Greer

Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad

Seth Jones -- Dmitry Kulikov

Donovan Sebrango -- Mike Benning

Sergei Bobrovsky

Daniil Tarasov

Scratched: Niko Mikkola, Eetu Luostarinen, Evan Rodrigues

Injured: Sam Reinhart (undisclosed), Uvis Balinskis (lower body), Brad Marchand (lower body), Aleksander Barkov (knee), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body)

Canucks projected lineup

Jake DeBrusk -- Elias Pettersson -- Drew O’Connor

Liam Ohgren -- Marco Rossi -- Brock Boeser

Max Sasson -- Teddy Blueger -- Linus Karlsson

Nils Hoglander -- Aatu Raty -- Evander Kane

Elias Pettersson -- Filip Hronek

Marcus Pettersson -- Tom Willander

Zeev Buium -- Victor Mancini

Kevin Lankinen

Nikita Tolopilo

Scratched: Curtis Douglas

Injured: P.O Joseph (upper body), Filip Chytil (facial fracture), Thatcher Demko (hip surgery), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)

Status report

Jones will return after missing 26 games with a collarbone injury. ... Foote, the son of Canucks coach Adam Foote, will make his Panthers debut after being recalled from Charlotte of the American Hockey League on Sunday. … Bennett will return after missing a 6-2 loss at the Seattle Kraken on Sunday because of an undisclosed injury. … DeBrusk will move from the fourth to the first line, swapping places with Kane, and Hoglander will play after two games as a healthy scratch in place of Douglas, a forward claimed off waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 6.