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PENGUINS (41-23-16) at CAPITALS (41-30-9)

3 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, MNMT, truTV, TNT, SN360, TVAS

Penguins projected lineup

Egor Chinakhov -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust

Tommy Novak -- Richard Rakell -- Evgeni Malkin

Elmer Soderblom -- Ville Koivunen -- Justin Brazeau

Joona Koppanen -- Kevin Hayes -- Rutger McGroarty

Parker Wotherspoon -- Erik Karlsson

Samuel Girard -- Kris Letang

Ilya Solovyov -- Jack St. Ivany

Stuart Skinner

Arturs Silovs

Scratched: Avery Hayes, Ryan Graves, Jake Livanavage

Injured: Noel Acciari (upper body), Anthony Mantha (lower body), Ryan Shea (upper body), Connor Clifton (upper body), Ben Kindel (upper body), Connor Dewar (lower body), Filip Hallander (blood clot), Blake Lizotte (upper body) 

Capitals projected lineup

Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Anthony Beauvillier

Aliaksei Protas -- Ilya Protas -- Tom Wilson

Connor McMichael -- Justin Sourdif -- Ryan Leonard

Brandon Duhaime -- Hendrix Lapierre -- Ivan Miroshnichenko 

Martin Fehervary -- Timothy Liljegren

Jakub Chychrun -- Trevor van Riemsdyk

Cole Hutson -- Matt Roy

Logan Thompson

Mitchell Gibson

Scratched: Ethen Frank, David Kampf, Declan Chisholm, Dylan McIlrath

Injured: Pierre-Luc Dubois (upper body), Rasmus Sandin (lower body), Charlie Lindgren (upper body)

Status report

Forwards Crosby, Malkin and Rust, and defensemen Karlsson, Letang, and Wotherspoon return after missing a 6-3 loss to the Capitals on Saturday; forwards Acciari, Mantha and Kindel, and defensemen Shea and Clifton are day to day. … Dubois, a forward who left in the second period Saturday after crashing into the boards, and defenseman Sandin, who left in the third period after a check from Brazeau, will each be game-time decision. … Thompson is starting each game of a back-to-back for the first time this season. … Stevenson was recalled from Hershey of the American Hockey League, and goalie Mitchell Gibson was loaned to Hershey. … Lindgren, a goalie, remains day to day.

CANADIENS (47-23-10) at ISLANDERS (43-32-5)

6 p.m. ET; MSGSN, TSN2, RDS

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 -- Lane Hutson

Jayden Struble -- Arber Xhekaj

Kaiden Guhle -- Alexandre Carrier

Jacob Fowler

Jakub Dobes

Scratched: Joe Veleno, Samuel Montembeault

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

Islanders projected lineup

Anders Lee -- Bo Horvat -- Simon Holmstrom

Calum Ritchie -- Mathew Barzal -- Brayden Schenn

Ondrej Palat -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Emil Heineman

Kyle MacLean -- Casey Cizikas -- Marc Gatcomb

Matthew Schaefer --Ryan Pulock

Adam Pelech -- Tony DeAngelo

Carson Soucy -- Scott Mayfield

Ilya Sorokin

David Rittich

Scratched: Anthony Duclair, Adam Boqvist, Isaiah George

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

Status report

Neither team will hold a morning skate after playing Saturday. The Canadiens lost 5-2 to the Columbus Blue Jackets; the Islanders were shut out by the Ottawa Senators, 3-0. … Dobson, a defenseman, is not expected to play after he was injured blocking a shot in the second period Saturday. … Sorokin is expected to make his 13th straight start. … Shabanov, a forward, will likely miss his second straight game after he was injured during a 5-3 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday.

BRUINS (43-27-10) at BLUE JACKETS (40-28-12)

6 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, NHLN, NESN, SNW, SNO, SNE

Bruins projected lineup

Morgan Geekie -- Elias Lindholm -- David Pastrnak

Casey Mittelstadt -- Pavel Zacha -- Viktor Arvidsson

Michael Eyssimont -- Fraser Minten -- Marat Khusnutdinov

Tanner Jeannot -- James Hagens -- Mark Kastelic

Jonathan Aspirot -- Charlie McAvoy

Nikita Zadorov -- Andrew Peeke

Hampus Lindholm -- Mason Lohrei 

Joonas Korpisalo

Jeremy Swayman

Scratched: Alex Steeves, Jordan Harris, Henri Jokiharju, Lukas Reichel, Sean Kuraly

Injured: None

Blue Jackets projected lineup

Isac Lundestrom -- Adam Fantilli -- Kirill Marchenko

Danton Heinen -- Charlie Coyle -- Cole Sillinger

Mason Marchment -- Boone Jenner -- Conor Garland

Kent Johnson -- Sean Monahan -- Miles Wood

Zach Werenski -- Dante Fabbro

Ivan Provorov -- Denton Mateychuk

Jake Christiansen -- Erik Gudbranson

Jet Greaves

Elvis Merzlikins

Scratched: Egor Zamula, Luca Del Bel Belluz, Zach Aston-Reese

Injured: Damon Severson (shoulder surgery), Dmitri Voronkov (hand), Mathieu Olivier (hand)

Status report

Neither team held a morning skate. … Hagens could make his NHL debut; the 19-year-old signed a three-year, entry-level contract on Thursday. Hagens, the No. 7 pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, played six games with Providence of the American Hockey League after his second season at Boston College. … Greaves is expected to start again after he made 20 saves in a 5-2 win at the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.

SENATORS (43-27-10) at DEVILS (41-36-3)

7 p.m. ET; MSGSN2, TSN5, RDSI

Senators projected lineup

Drake Batherson -- Tim Stutzle -- Claude Giroux

Brady Tkachuk -- Dylan Cozens -- Ridly Greig

Nick Cousins -- Shane Pinto -- Michael Amadio

Warren Foegele -- Lars Eller -- Fabian Zetterlund

Jake Sanderson -- Artem Zub

Thomas Chabot -- Jordan Spence

Lassi Thomson -- Nikolas Matinpalo

James Reimer

Linus Ullmark

Scratched: Stephen Halliday, Kurtis MacDermid, Cameron Crotty

Injured: Nick Jensen (lower body), Dennis Gilbert (upper body), Tyler Kleven (upper body)

Devils projected lineup

Timo Meier -- Nico Hischier -- Dawson Mercer

Jesper Bratt -- Jack Hughes -- Connor Brown

Lenni Hameenaho -- Cody Glass -- Nick Bjugstad

Paul Cotter -- Marc McLaughlin -- Brian Halonen

Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton

Brenden Dillon -- Simon Nemec

Dennis Cholowski -- Johnathan Kovacevic

Nico Daws

Jake Allen

Scratched: Evgenii Dadonov, Maxim Tsyplakov

Injured: Luke Hughes (upper body), Arseny Gritsyuk (upper body), Stefan Noesen (knee), Zack MacEwen (upper body), Brett Pesce (lower body), Jacob Markstrom (undisclosed)

Status report

Neither team will hold a morning skate. ... Tkachuk is questionable after he left in the third period of a 3-0 win at the New York Islanders on Saturday. ... Reimer could make his first start in eight games. ... Daws is expected to make his second start of the season and first since a 4-1 win against the Minnesota Wild on Oct. 22.

CANUCKS (23-48-8) at DUCKS (42-32-5)

8 p.m. ET; KTTV, Victory+, SNP

Canucks projected lineup

Liam Ohgren -- Elias Pettersson -- Brock Boeser

Drew O’Connor -- Marco Rossi -- Linus Karlsson

Nils Hoglander -- Teddy Blueger -- Jake DeBrusk

Max Sasson -- Curtis Douglas -- Aatu Raty 

Zeev Buium -- Filip Hronek

Marcus Pettersson -- Tom Willander

Elias Nils Pettersson -- Pierre-Olivier Joseph

Nikita Tolopilo

Kevin Lankinen

Scratched: Victor Mancini, Ty Mueller 

Injured: Evander Kane (undisclosed), Filip Chytil (facial fracture), Thatcher Demko (hip surgery), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)

Ducks projected lineup

Chris Kreider -- Leo Carlsson -- Troy Terry

Alex Killorn -- Mikael Granlund -- Beckett Sennecke

Jeffrey Viel -- Mason McTavish -- Cutter Gauthier

Tim Washe -- Ryan Poehling -- Ian Moore

Jackson LaCombe -- Jacob Trouba

Pavel Mintyukov -- John Carlson

Tyson Hinds -- Drew Helleson

Lukas Dostal

Ville Husso

Scratched: Olen Zellweger, Frank Vatrano 

Injured: Jansen Harkins (hand surgery), Ross Johnston (lower body), Radko Gudas (lower body)

Status report 

Neither team will hold a morning skate. ... Tolopilo is expected to start after Lankinen returned from a three-game absence because of an upper-body injury and made 28 saves in a 4-3 shootout victory at the San Jose Sharks on Saturday. ...  Gauthier returned to practice Saturday; he has missed five games with an upper-body injury and said he plans to play. ... Gudas, a defenseman, practiced in a regular jersey and will be a game-time decision; he has also missed five games.

MAMMOTH (42-31-6) at FLAMES (32-38-9)

9 p.m. ET; SN, Utah16

Mammoth projected lineup

Clayton Keller -- Nick Schmaltz -- Lawson Crouse

Kailer Yamamoto -- Logan Cooley -- Dylan Guenther

JJ Peterka -- Alexander Kerfoot -- Michael Carcone

Liam O’Brien -- Kevin Stenlund -- Brandon Tanev

Mikhail Sergachev -- MacKenzie Weegar

Nate Schmidt -- Dmitri Simashev

Ian Cole -- Sean Durzi

Vitek Vanecek

Karel Vejmelka

Scratched: Nick DeSimone

Injured: Barrett Hayton (upper body), Jack McBain (lower body), John Marino (upper body)

Flames projected lineup

Yegor Sharangovich -- Mikael Backlund – Matt Coronato

Joel Farabee -- Morgan Frost -- Matvei Gridin

Blake Coleman -- Ryan Strome -- Aydar Suniev

Connor Zary -- Tyson Gross -- Martin Pospisil

Yan Kuznetsov -- Zach Whitecloud

Olli Maatta -- Hunter Brzustewicz

Abram Wiebe -- Zayne Parekh

Dustin Wolf

Devin Cooley

Scratched: Victor Olofsson, Adam Klapka, Ryan Lomberg, John Beecher, Brayden Pachal

Injured: Jake Bean (undisclosed), Samuel Honzek (upper body), Jonathan Huberdeau (hip surgery), Joel Hanley (upper body), Kevin Bahl (lower body)

Status report

Neither team will hold a morning skate after each played Saturday. … Marino, a defenseman, did not play in a 4-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, and no update was provided after the game. … Bahl, a defenseman, missed his second straight game Saturday, a 4-1 loss to the Seattle Kraken. … The Flames are carrying four extra forwards and could make some lineup changes on the second of a back-to-back.